San Mateo vs Foster City

San Mateo and Foster City on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

68B−

C+66

San Mateo ahead by 2Editorial weights

Category by category

C−HousingC+

Foster City +9 pts

B−SchoolsB−

San Mateo +2 pts

C+Cost of livingB−

Foster City +6 pts

B−CommuteC

San Mateo +9 pts

AAmenitiesC

San Mateo +29 pts

C+EmploymentB−

Foster City +6 pts

—Residents—

not comparable yet

Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$1.62MMedian home value$1.84M

$3,077Median rent$3,501

26.1 minMean commute29.4 min

$154kMedian household income$199k

0.67%Effective property tax0.62%

83rd pctWithin-state proficiency86th pct

186Restaurants & cafés36

103,105Population32,792

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.