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San Mateo is a mid-size city of 103,105 people in San Mateo County, California. It's about 33 miles from San Jose, CA. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.6M and rent runs about $3k a month.
103,105people
$1.6MTypical home
$3,077/moRent
75° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 103,105
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,497 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to San Jose, CA
- 33 mi to San Jose, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.6M (≈$10k/mo)
- Median rent $3,077/mo
- Median household income $154k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°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 (167 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,487 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to SQL airport
- 5 mi to SFO (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation -3 ft
- Right on the coast
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 136 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,708 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 591 bars within 25 mi
- 1,689 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 65 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 165 museums within 25 mi
- 54 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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