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Best places to live in Greater San Mateo

21 places with 536,764 residents within about 25 km of San Mateo, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is San Mateo, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1San Carlos (California)
    California, 29,931 residents    62
  2. 2Menlo Park
    California, 33,449 residents    61
  3. 3Stanford (California)
    California, 13,809 residents    59
  4. 4Belmont (California)
    California, 27,218 residents    58
  5. 5Palo Alto (California)
    California, 66,853 residents    57
  6. 6Redwood City
    California, 85,288 residents    57
  7. 7San Mateo
    California, 103,536 residents    56
  8. 8East Palo Alto
    California, 29,662 residents    55
  9. 9Foster City
    California, 33,477 residents    55
  10. 10Portola Valley
    California, 4,594 residents    55

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For retired couples

  1. 1Menlo Park
    California, 33,449 residents    83
  2. 2San Carlos (California)
    California, 29,931 residents    82
  3. 3Stanford (California)
    California, 13,809 residents    81
  4. 4Belmont (California)
    California, 27,218 residents    80
  5. 5Redwood City
    California, 85,288 residents    79
  6. 6East Palo Alto
    California, 29,662 residents    78
  7. 7Palo Alto (California)
    California, 66,853 residents    78
  8. 8Half Moon Bay
    California, 12,657 residents    77
  9. 9El Granada
    California, 5,467 residents    77
  10. 10Portola Valley
    California, 4,594 residents    76

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For remote workers

  1. 1San Carlos (California)
    California, 29,931 residents    67
  2. 2Menlo Park
    California, 33,449 residents    66
  3. 3Stanford (California)
    California, 13,809 residents    66
  4. 4Palo Alto (California)
    California, 66,853 residents    65
  5. 5Belmont (California)
    California, 27,218 residents    64
  6. 6Redwood City
    California, 85,288 residents    64
  7. 7East Palo Alto
    California, 29,662 residents    63
  8. 8San Mateo
    California, 103,536 residents    61
  9. 9Half Moon Bay
    California, 12,657 residents    60
  10. 10Atherton
    California, 7,167 residents    60

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For commuters

  1. 1San Mateo
    California, 103,536 residents    83
  2. 2Foster City
    California, 33,477 residents    80
  3. 3Millbrae
    California, 22,795 residents    79
  4. 4Burlingame (California)
    California, 30,459 residents    79
  5. 5San Carlos (California)
    California, 29,931 residents    78
  6. 6Belmont (California)
    California, 27,218 residents    77
  7. 7Redwood City
    California, 85,288 residents    76
  8. 8Hillsborough (California)
    California, 11,451 residents    76
  9. 9Highlands-Baywood Park
    California, 4,027 residents    75
  10. 10Palo Alto (California)
    California, 66,853 residents    74

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For single professionals

  1. 1San Mateo
    California, 103,536 residents    76
  2. 2Redwood City
    California, 85,288 residents    73
  3. 3Foster City
    California, 33,477 residents    71
  4. 4Palo Alto (California)
    California, 66,853 residents    70
  5. 5San Carlos (California)
    California, 29,931 residents    70
  6. 6Burlingame (California)
    California, 30,459 residents    68
  7. 7Millbrae
    California, 22,795 residents    68
  8. 8Menlo Park
    California, 33,449 residents    68
  9. 9Belmont (California)
    California, 27,218 residents    67
  10. 10Hillsborough (California)
    California, 11,451 residents    65

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Stanford (California)
    California, 13,809 residents    28
  2. 2Millbrae
    California, 22,795 residents    27
  3. 3San Carlos (California)
    California, 29,931 residents    27
  4. 4Menlo Park
    California, 33,449 residents    27
  5. 5Palo Alto (California)
    California, 66,853 residents    26
  6. 6Foster City
    California, 33,477 residents    26
  7. 7San Mateo
    California, 103,536 residents    24
  8. 8Burlingame (California)
    California, 30,459 residents    24
  9. 9Redwood City
    California, 85,288 residents    24
  10. 10Belmont (California)
    California, 27,218 residents    24

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Towns in Greater San Mateo