Living in San Mateo

San Mateo Apartments for Rent

San Mateo has an average Walk Score of 68 with 97,207 residents.

San Mateo has some public transportation and is somewhat bikeable.

The most walkable San Mateo neighborhoods are Downtown, North Central and Hayward Park.

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San Mateo is Somewhat Walkable

Some errands can be accomplished on foot.

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Some errands can be accomplished on foot in San Mateo.

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San Mateo Neighborhoods

Rank #	Name	Walk Score	Transit Score	Bike Score	Population
1	Downtown	96	46	80	4,890
2	North Central	81	41	73	11,312
3	Hayward Park	81	43	82	8,881
4	Northwest Heights	70	40	57	15,705
5	Beresford Park	70	42	50	7,343
6	Hillsdale	69	44	75	11,070
7	Sugarloaf	61	38	36	13,283
8	Shoreview	60	32	73	14,251
9	Western Hills	48	26	25	1,930
10	Marina Lagoon	42	35	75	8,650

Eating & Drinking

There are about 371 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in San Mateo.

People in San Mateo can walk to an average of 5 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

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San Mateo has Some Transit

A few nearby public transportation options. Find San Mateo apartments for rent on Redfin.

Public Transit Routes

San Mateo has some public transportation and about 17 bus and 5 rail lines.

Transit Time

The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from San Mateo on public transit.

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Center Park

Center Park rest area

San Mateo is Bikeable

Some bike infrastructure.

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Northeast Hillsdale, San Mateo

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