Cost of living in San Mateo County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $3,697 a month.
That HUD number covers San Mateo County, California, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $2,574
- 1 bed
- $3,003
- 2 bed
- $3,697
- 3 bed
- $4,832
- 4 bed
- $5,439
This county is in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 115.6 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- San Mateo · 103,105 people
- Daly City · 101,964 people
- Redwood City · 82,447 people
- San Bruno · 42,307 people
- Pacifica · 37,261 people
- Menlo Park · 32,727 people
- Burlingame · 30,525 people
- San Carlos · 29,614 people
- East Palo Alto · 29,069 people
- Belmont · 27,337 people
- Millbrae · 22,689 people
- North Fair Oaks · 13,100 people
- Half Moon Bay · 11,391 people
- Hillsborough · 11,099 people
- Atherton · 6,993 people
- El Granada · 5,232 people
- Woodside · 5,126 people
- Broadmoor · 4,586 people
- Portola Valley · 4,305 people
- Emerald Lake Hills · 4,235 people
- West Menlo Park · 3,634 people
- Montara · 2,917 people
- Moss Beach · 2,683 people
- Highlands · 2,450 people
- Colma · 1,636 people
- Baywood Park · 1,580 people
- Ladera · 1,297 people
- La Honda · 1,269 people