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Brisbane is a small town of 4,692 people in San Mateo County, California. It's about 31 miles from Vallejo, CA and 36 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 71°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $3k a month.
4,692people
$1.2MTypical home
$2,574/moRent
71° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,692
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,570 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 31 mi to Vallejo, CA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,770/mo)
- Median rent $2,574/mo
- Median household income $156k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 71°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,077 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to SFO airport
- 4 mi to SFO (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 30 ft
- Right on the coast
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 135 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,378 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 598 bars within 25 mi
- 1,566 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 61 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 156 museums within 25 mi
- 56 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Mateo County: D+50 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk