The median home value in San Mateo, CA is $1,678,255 as of 2026-06-30, up 2.35% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$1,678,255
Year-over-Year
+2.35%
Population
99,929
San Mateo ranks #43 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 119.3% above the state's city median of $765,350. It sits in San Mateo County, where the county-wide median is $1,595,764.
San Mateo police recorded a violent crime rate of 243 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,883 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in San Mateo is $1,678,255. That's up 2.35% from a year earlier. That is about 119.3% above the typical county in California.
Homes in San Mateo are more expensive than San Mateo County as a whole, where the median is $1,595,764 — a difference of about 5.2%.
San Mateo police reported 243 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 99,929. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.
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