San Mateo vs Redwood City
San Mateo, CA compared with Redwood City, CA · 6 miles apart
San Mateo has 103,337 residents to Redwood City’s 82,178. San Mateo comes out ahead on homeownership, bachelor's degree +, price to income. Redwood City does better on median household income, median rent, average commute.
| San Mateo, CA | Redwood City, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 103,337 | 82,178 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 8,528 | 4,250 |
| Median household income | $153,504 | $157,814 |
| Median home value | $1,618,700 | $1,801,700 |
| Median rent | $3,077 | $2,968 |
| Homeownership | 49.9% | 48.6% |
| Average commute | 26.1 min | 24.3 min |
| Median age | 38.3 | 37.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 57.8% | 54.4% |
| Poverty rate | 8.2% | 6.3% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 4.1% |
| Price to income | 10.5× | 11.4× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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