Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 58/100
C
Median home value$2,000,000+
San Francisco $1,140,700
Median rent$2,785/mo
San Francisco $2,474/mo
Cost-burdened households36%
San Francisco 38%
Burlingame
San Mateo County30,525 residents2 school districts
67
C+
Suburbgrade score
9th of 59 San Francisco suburbs. Strong on amenities and schools, held back by commute & transport.
67
San Francisco median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Burlingame is like to live in, by category
Bars show Burlingame against San Francisco. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 76/100
B
Within-state proficiency95th pct
San Francisco median 73rd pct
Student–teacher ratio21.1
San Francisco median 21.7
Graduation rate93%
San Francisco median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 71/100
B−
Housing cost index107
San Francisco 100
Eff. tax rate0.56%
San Francisco 0.73%
Local sales tax9.63%
San Francisco median 9.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 54/100
C−
Mean commute30.7 min
San Francisco 31.0 min
Under 30 minutes50%
San Francisco 52%
Transit stops / sq mi7.5
San Francisco median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 85/100
A−
Restaurants & cafés156
San Francisco median 64 · within 2 miles
Groceries9
San Francisco median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks59
San Francisco median 59 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 62/100
C
Median household income$174,000
San Francisco $136,027
Unemployment5.7%
San Francisco 5.7%
Professional occupations64%
San Francisco 56%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Burlingame on commute & transport
Burlingame's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Menlo Park14 mi from BurlingameB+ 64 C+ North Fair Oaks12 mi from BurlingameB+ 63 C+ San Carlos8 mi from BurlingameB 74 B Mill Valley24 mi from BurlingameB 68 B− Redwood City10 mi from BurlingameB− 61 C East Palo Alto15 mi from BurlingameB− 54 C− Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Burlingame
Is Burlingame, CA a good place to live?
Burlingame scores 67 out of 100, 9th of 59 San Francisco suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Burlingame expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $2,000,000+, 75% above the San Francisco median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.56%. $2,785/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Burlingame?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Burlingame sit at the 95th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 21.1 student–teacher ratio. Burlingame is served by San Mateo Union High and Burlingame Elementary. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Burlingame?
The mean commute is 30.7 min, with 50% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 28% working from home. Transit density is 7.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Burlingame?
Within two miles there are 9 groceries, 156 restaurants and cafés and 59 parks, which grades A− on amenities.
Are the homes in Burlingame old or new?
The median home in Burlingame was built in 1957 — older than the San Francisco median of 1968. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 52% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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