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Millbrae is a small city of 22,689 people in San Mateo County, California. It's about 36 miles from San Francisco, CA. Summer highs average 71°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.9M and rent runs about $3k a month.
22,689people
$1.9MTypical home
$3,272/moRent
71° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,689
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,941 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 36 mi to San Francisco, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.9M (≈$12k/mo)
- Median rent $3,272/mo
- Median household income $163k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 70 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
- Low violent crime (223 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,369 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to SFO airport
- 2 mi to SFO (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 89 ft
- Right on the coast
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 139 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,080 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 569 bars within 25 mi
- 1,455 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 62 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 151 museums within 25 mi
- 52 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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