San Mateo County, California — cities by momentum

All states·California·San Mateo County

17 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

17
Cities tracked
671,531
Combined population
$1,908,757
Median home (county)
6
Rising / Hot

San Mateo County, California has 17 tracked cities with a combined population of 671,531. The median home value across these cities is $1,908,757.

The highest-momentum city in the county is Atherton, with a composite score of 69 (Rising) — median home $8,203,578, +9.4% year over year.

The most affordable city tracked here is East Palo Alto at $1,037,416.

Atherton

pop 7,022
69
Rising$8,203,578 · +9.4%

Millbrae

pop 23,321
68
Rising$2,066,580 · +4.9%

Menlo Park

pop 33,040
66
Rising$2,867,595 · +5.2%

Burlingame

pop 30,885
64
Rising$2,797,065 · +5.3%

San Carlos

pop 29,403
62
Rising$2,476,617 · +3.0%

Belmont

pop 27,132
62
Rising$2,359,209 · +2.4%

Hillsborough

pop 11,171
61
Stable$5,422,424 · +7.6%

Redwood City

pop 82,982
56
Stable$1,894,827 · +1.3%

South San Francisco

pop 64,660
55
Stable$1,238,304 · +1.1%

San Bruno

pop 42,035
55
Stable$1,308,474 · +0.1%

San Mateo

pop 103,006
54
Stable$1,692,590 · +1.0%

Foster City

pop 32,657
54
Stable$1,908,757 · -0.3%

Half Moon Bay

pop 11,324
54
Stable$1,560,030 · +0.2%

Woodside

pop 5,123
54
Stable$3,983,811 · +2.8%

Daly City

pop 101,418
48
Stable$1,134,511 · -0.2%

Pacifica

pop 37,056
46
Cooling$1,277,575 · -1.9%

East Palo Alto

pop 29,296
34
Cooling$1,037,416 · -3.1%

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
60° / 41°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
82° / 60°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
258
~71% of year
Annual precip
22″ rain
8″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Very low
Wildfire
Very high
Earthquake
Very high
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.