city of san mateo
california
OVERVIEW
AVG DAYS ON MARKET
21
MEDIAN PRICE
$1,380,000
A bridge over a pond in Central Park.
Aerial view across highway 101 and San Mateo, facing northeast towards Coyote Point Park.
San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, about 20 miles south of San Francisco, and 31 miles northwest of San Jose. It has a Mediterranean climate, and is known for its rich history. The city is generally shielded from the Pacific Ocean by the Montara Mountain block of the Santa Cruz Mountains, but two gaps in the mountains (the San Bruno Gap, between Montara Mountain and San Bruno Mountain; and the Crystal Springs Gap, near where State Route 92 meets State Route 35, west of the College of San Mateo) can channel ocean weather, resulting in gusty afternoon winds that bring fog toward San Mateo in the late afternoon through early morning in the summer.
San Mateo had an estimated 2019 population of 104,430. The city has a total area of 15.9 square miles, of which, 12.1 square miles are land and 3.8 square miles are covered by water.
The best-known natural area is Coyote Point Park, a rock outcropped peninsula that juts out into the San Francisco Bay. The early Spanish navigators named it la punta de San Mateo. Crews of American cargo ships carrying grain in the bay renamed it Big Coyote. Sailors had a penchant for naming promontories at the edge of San Francisco Bay after the coyote; across the bay in Fremont are the Coyote Hills, part of Coyote Hills Regional Park.
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The variety of natural habitats includes mixed oak woodland, riparian zones, and bayland marshes. One endangered species, the California clapper rail, was sighted feeding on mudflats by the Third Avenue bridge in San Mateo. The marsh areas are also likely habitat for the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse, which inhabits the middle and high zones of salt and brackish marshes, as well as for the endangered marsh plant, Point Reyes bird's beak.
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Aerial view of the city of San Mateo
Downtown San Mateo
Sugarloaf Mountain
Junipero Serra Campus
Notre Dame's Taube Center
Residents are zoned for schools in the San Mateo Foster City School District and San Mateo Union High School District. Elementary schools comprise Preschool, K-5, Middle and Magnet schools. There is a private, PreK-8 school and three public high schools: San Mateo, Aragon, and Hillsdale. There are also three private high schools: one all-male Catholic high school, Junípero Serra, one all-female Catholic high school, Notre Dame, and the Nueva Upper School. There is also the Carey School.
The city is home to the College of San Mateo, a community college. The campus of over 10,000 students is located on 153 acres in the western foothills of the city.
recreation
Bicycling
Walking
Shopping
Fishing
Boating
Wind surfing
Neighborhoods
communities
San Mateo Park
Downtown
Eastern Addition
Bowie Estate
Shoreview
19th Ave Park
Sunnybrae
Hayward Park
Baywood
Aragon
Homestead
Foothill Terrace
Baywood Knolls
Parkside
Harbortown & Mariner’s Isle
Edgewater Isle
Lakeshore
Las Prados
Fiesta Gardens
Beresford Manor
San Mateo Terrace
Park Western Subd
Hillsdale
San Mateo Village
Laureldale
Westwood Knolls
San Mateo Knolls
Laurelwood & Sugarloaf
San Mateo Woods
Bayridge
Baywood Park
Highlands
famous for...
Its rich history
Hillsdale Mall
Rejuvenated, bustling downtown
Bay Meadows
Japanese Tea Garden
Central Park
Saturday morning Farmer's Market
Tom Brady
you'll love it here if you...
Love suburban areas
Want to be close to the city
MILITARY
Coast Guard Island to the east
Travis AFB to the northeast
Camp Parks to the east
upper education
College of San Mateo
5 largest employers
San Mateo Medical Center
San Mateo-Foster City School District
Sony Entertainment
Motif Inc.
Plateau Systems
tourist attractions
CuriOdyssey
Coyote Point Park
Central Park
stay
TRANSPORTATION
San Francisco International Airport
San Carlos Airport
Half Moon Bay Airport
San Mateo Harbor District
CalTrain
BART
SamTrans
state & national parks
Central Park
Beresford Park
Martin Luther King Jr Park
Joinville Park
Ryder Park
Parkside Aquatic Park
Seal Slough
Coyote Point
San Mateo maintains more than 15 parks throughout the city.
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Central Park is the largest and hosts many community park functions that serve downtown residents. It has a Japanese tea garden, a rose garden, and a mini train. Beresford Park is another large park that offers bocce ball and a skate plaza.
Martin Luther King Jr Park and Joinville Park swimming pools while Ryder Park boasts a water play structure. Parkside Aquatic Park located on Seal Slough has beach swimming and volleyball. Many of these parks have picnic areas with grills, children's play areas, basketball and tennis courts, and baseball diamonds.
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Coyote Point Park is near the border with Burlingame. It is a 670-acre regional county park known for its ideal location for windsurfing and sailing. It is also home to CuriOdyssey: a hands-on science museum and small native animal zoo.
Rose Garden at Central Park
Central Park children's train
Japanese Friendship Garden