Best PlacesMarina Lagoon, San Mateo, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marina Lagoon, San Mateo, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Marina Lagoon, San Mateo ranks 1,292nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Marina Lagoon, San Mateo
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Marina Lagoon, San Mateo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Marina Lagoon, San Mateo ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Household income$161,636 median, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 243 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Marina Lagoon, San Mateo ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$2,233 a month, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Marina Lagoon, San Mateo
A household needs to earn about $356,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marina Lagoon, San Mateo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $161,636, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Marina Lagoon, San Mateo's effective rate of 0.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Marina Lagoon, San Mateo
Marina Lagoon, San Mateo's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Marina Lagoon, San Mateo.
Who works in Marina Lagoon, San Mateo, and how
Work in Marina Lagoon, San Mateo centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 22%
Life in Marina Lagoon, San Mateo
The coast is about 15 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Marina Lagoon, San Mateo, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Marina Lagoon, San Mateo, month by month
Marina Lagoon, San Mateo sees roughly 243 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 77 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs April through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 51° | 45° |
| April | 68° | 58° | 50° |
| July | 77° | 66° | 58° |
| October | 75° | 63° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Marina Lagoon, San Mateo
San Francisco International sits about 7 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 26.5 million passengers in 2025, with 193 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Marina Lagoon, San Mateo
Schools across Marina Lagoon, San Mateo average an A−, better than 86% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Foster City ElementaryA+ · 79% proficient
- Nesbit ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- George Hall ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Abbott MiddleC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marina Lagoon, San Mateo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marina Lagoon, San Mateo measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Marina Lagoon, San Mateo against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Marina Lagoon, San Mateo
Is Marina Lagoon, San Mateo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marina Lagoon, San Mateo ranks 1,292nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, high incomes, and the weather, and lowest on noise and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Marina Lagoon, San Mateo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,385,775. The overall cost of living runs about 57% above the national average. Set against a $161,636 median income, cost of living beats 75% of neighborhoods.
Is Marina Lagoon, San Mateo safe?
Marina Lagoon, San Mateo is safer than 46% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $501 per resident a year.
Compare Marina Lagoon, San Mateo with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marina Lagoon, San Mateo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marina Lagoon, San Mateo represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Marina Lagoon, San Mateo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marina Lagoon, San Mateo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marina Lagoon, San Mateo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marina Lagoon, San Mateo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marina Lagoon, San Mateo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marina Lagoon, San Mateo detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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