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Burlingame is a small city of 30,525 people in San Mateo County, California. It's about 36 miles from Vallejo, CA and 36 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $3k a month.
30,525people
$2.0MTypical home
$2,785/moRent
72° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,525
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,949 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to San Jose, CA
- 36 mi to Vallejo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $2,785/mo
- Median household income $174k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°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
- 65 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 (163 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,916 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to SFO airport
- 2 mi to SFO (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 0 ft
- Right on the coast
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 137 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,387 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 582 bars within 25 mi
- 1,569 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 64 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 158 museums within 25 mi
- 53 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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