Best PlacesMillbrae Meadows, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Millbrae Meadows, 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.
Millbrae Meadows ranks 695th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Millbrae Meadows
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.
Millbrae Meadows' strengths and weaknesses
Where Millbrae Meadows ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 212 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Household income$181,413 median, better than 99% of towns
- BikingBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of towns
Where Millbrae Meadows ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,233 a month, better than only 1% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Short commute37.4 minutes each way, better than only 9% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Millbrae Meadows
A household needs to earn about $313,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Millbrae Meadows home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $181,413, 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 Millbrae Meadows' effective rate of 0.55%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Millbrae Meadows
Millbrae Meadows runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Millbrae Meadows.
Who works in Millbrae Meadows, and how
Work in Millbrae Meadows centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 45%
- Work from home 53%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Millbrae Meadows
The coast is about 5 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Millbrae Meadows, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Millbrae Meadows, month by month
Millbrae Meadows sees roughly 212 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 74 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs April through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 53° | 46° |
| April | 68° | 57° | 49° |
| July | 74° | 62° | 56° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Millbrae Meadows
San Francisco International sits about 5 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 Millbrae Meadows
Schools across Millbrae Meadows average an A−, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ortega ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ingrid B. Lacy MiddleA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Terra Nova HighA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Millbrae Meadows school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Millbrae Meadows 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 Millbrae Meadows against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Millbrae Meadows
Is Millbrae Meadows a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Millbrae Meadows ranks 695th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, high incomes, and biking, and lowest on childcare costs and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Millbrae Meadows expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,238,900. The overall cost of living runs about 54% above the national average. Set against a $181,413 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Millbrae Meadows safe?
Yes, Millbrae Meadows is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $303 per resident a year.
Compare Millbrae Meadows with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Millbrae Meadows. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Millbrae Meadows 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.
Millbrae Meadows detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Millbrae Meadows: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Millbrae Meadows: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Millbrae Meadows: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Millbrae Meadows: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Millbrae Meadows 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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