Best PlacesShoreview, San Mateo, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Shoreview, San Mateo, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Shoreview, San Mateo ranks 1,382nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods 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 Shoreview, 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.
Shoreview, San Mateo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Shoreview, San Mateo ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 240 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Household income$127,170 median, better than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Shoreview, San Mateo ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,233 a month, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Shoreview, San Mateo
A household needs to earn about $291,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Shoreview, San Mateo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $127,170, 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 Shoreview, San Mateo's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 Shoreview, San Mateo
Shoreview, San Mateo's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Shoreview, San Mateo.
Who works in Shoreview, San Mateo, and how
Work in Shoreview, San Mateo centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Shoreview, San Mateo
Shoreview, San Mateo has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 14 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Shoreview, San Mateo and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Shoreview, San Mateo, month by month
Shoreview, San Mateo sees roughly 240 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 Shoreview, San Mateo
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 Shoreview, San Mateo
Schools across Shoreview, San Mateo average an A−, better than 83% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- College Park ElementaryA+ · 85% proficient
- Foster City ElementaryA+ · 79% proficient
- North Shoreview MontessoriA · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Shoreview, San Mateo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Shoreview, 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 Shoreview, San Mateo against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Shoreview, San Mateo
Is Shoreview, San Mateo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Shoreview, San Mateo ranks 1,382nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, clean air, and population health, and lowest on childcare costs and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Shoreview, San Mateo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,102,221. The overall cost of living runs about 47% above the national average. Set against a $127,170 median income, cost of living beats 65% of neighborhoods.
Is Shoreview, San Mateo safe?
Shoreview, San Mateo is safer than 44% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $527 per resident a year.
Compare Shoreview, San Mateo with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Shoreview, San Mateo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Shoreview, 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.
Shoreview, San Mateo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Shoreview, San Mateo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Shoreview, San Mateo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Shoreview, San Mateo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Shoreview, San Mateo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Shoreview, 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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