Welcome to San Mateo

This is a guide to moving to and living in San Mateo ,CA

  San Mateo, California is wonderful place to live. With its eastern perimeter touching the shores of the majestic San Francisco Bay and its wooded areas highlighted by towering, ancient Red Wood trees, it is a natural wonderland. It is also part of the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, which is a city world renowned as a multi-cultural mecca. Opportunities abound in San Mateo in both lifestyle choices and business opportunities.

  People are drawn and move to San Mateo for many reasons. Residents enjoy the plethora of opportunities that San Mateo has to offer. It boasts neighborhoods of tremendous affluence as well as housing which is more affordable.

  It has a solid public school system and host many private schools at all grade levels. Public education is also supported in San Mateo by its public libraries.

  There are quite a few parks open to the public throughout San Mateo County. To the North you’ll find: Coyote Point, Coyote Point marina, Crystal Springs, Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Junipero Serra, Sanchez Adobe, San Bruno Mountain, San Mateo Fishing Pier, San Pedro Valley Park. Mid-county parks include: Edgewood Park, Flood Park, Huddart Park, Woodside Store, Wunderlich Park, and to the south side of the county you’ll find: Heritage Grove, Memorial Park, Pescadero Creek, and Sam McDonald. Each park offers its own blend of potential activities, among them are camping, fishing, boating, horseback riding, hiking, cycling, family picnics and more.

  In San Mateo you can stay in fashion. The shopping opportunities abound at the Hillsdale Shopping Center; alone it hosts more than 140 retail stores for men, women, children. It has most of the top retail names for apparel and a large variety of specialty and novelty stores throughout the center. Of course shopping is hard work and really stimulates the appetite. At the Hillsdale Shopping Center, you will not be disappointed. There are four or five restaurants to keep the active shopper going.

  Downtown San Mateo also provides an array of shopping opportunities characterized more by boutiques and specialty stores than the larger retail chain stores. The downtown shopping experience is also complemented by some very nice dining venues. This experience is much more quaint and embodies the personality and spirit of the city .

  The Peninsula (San Mateo County) is located 25 miles south of the city San Francisco. This gives San Mateo residents easy access to an International Airport, a major job center (renowned for its financial district) not to mention silicon valley, and many other opportunities including but not limited to 3 professional sports franchises: San Francisco Forty-Niners football team, San Francisco Giants baseball team, and the Oakland Raiders.

  For many San Mateo residents, recreational life revolves around the harbor at Oyster Point Marina and Pillar Point Harbor.

  There’s also a museum at Coyote Point. There, children (and Adults) can view and learn about the local wildlife including bobcats, river otters, foxes and others. Audiences for the shows they put on also learn about their environmental needs. By the way, it's a wonderful place to host a child's birthday party.

  The city of San Mateo has a population of 92,482. Other suburbs surrounding it are: Foster City, Burlingame, Hillsborough, and Belmont. The area is beautiful landscaped in part by towering Red Woods, and meeting the shores of the scenic San Francisco Bay.

  The city of San Mateo is currently producing 58,450 jobs. The mean household income is $84,500 which is about double the national mean. High income generally point to lots of disposable income and with all the retail in the San Mateo, the sales tax revenues generated are appreciable.

  The people of San Mateo have received more education than the national average. Sixty three percent of the residents have attended college giving rise to a well educated, well trained work force. The primary industries of San Mateo are finance, insurance, and real estate.

  Furthermore, San Mateo is situated strategically between 3 major freeways making it the link between San Francisco to the north, San Jose to the south and the East Bay to the east.

  The city has two newspapers: The San Mateo County Times and New Choice, both of which can also be found online.

  In terms of social programs, arts, entertainment, and child/ adolescent development programs the city has a well developed and broad based infrastructure.

  In short, San Mateo has something for everyone. It is a first-class city. It is very progressive in its views and in its vision. It is technologically on par with just about anywhere. If you’d like more information on the city, or on the housing market, please fill out a "relocation package" request form.