San Mateo vs South San Francisco
San Mateo, CA compared with South San Francisco, CA · 7 miles apart
San Mateo has 103,337 residents to South San Francisco’s 64,941. San Mateo comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +. South San Francisco does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| San Mateo, CA | South San Francisco, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 103,337 | 64,941 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 8,528 | 7,056 |
| Median household income | $153,504 | $136,578 |
| Median home value | $1,618,700 | $1,188,800 |
| Median rent | $3,077 | $2,802 |
| Homeownership | 49.9% | 59% |
| Average commute | 26.1 min | 25.6 min |
| Median age | 38.3 | 43.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 57.8% | 40.8% |
| Poverty rate | 8.2% | 6.7% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 2.8% |
| Price to income | 10.5× | 8.7× |
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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