Neighborhood Vibe Ranking — San Mateo

Updated June 22, 2026

See how neighborhoods in San Mateo compare on liveliness and vibe. Rankings are based on measured data aggregated across each neighborhood boundary. How neighborhood vibe is measured →

Full San Mateo Neighborhood Vibe Ranking

City average:5.61— scores above this beat the city average
NeighborhoodScoreCity Rankvs. City Avg
B-Delaware Strip7.2#1+1.6 ↑
Central Business District7.2#2+1.6 ↑
San Mateo Heights6.8#3+1.2 ↑
Northeast Hillsdale6.8#4+1.2 ↑
Aragon6.8#5+1.2 ↑
San Mateo Village6.7#6+1.1 ↑
Hayward Park6.7#7+1.1 ↑
Bay Meadows6.6#8+1.0 ↑
Twenty-Fifth Ave6.5#9+0.9 ↑
East San Mateo6.5#10+0.9 ↑
San Mateo Park6.4#11+0.8 ↑
Baywood6.4#12+0.8 ↑
Westshore6.3#13+0.7 ↑
Fiesta Gardens6.2#14+0.6 ↑
Central6.2#15+0.6 ↑
Los Prados6.2#16+0.6 ↑
Edgewater Isle6.2#17+0.6 ↑
North Central6#18+0.4 ↑
Baywood Knolls5.7#19+0.1 ↑
North Shoreview5.7#20+0.1 ↑
Southeast Hillsdale5.7#21+0.1 ↑
Bridgepointe5.7#22+0.1 ↑
Foothill Terrace5.5#23-0.1 ↓
Lauriedale5.5#24-0.1 ↓
Sunnybrae5.4#25-0.2 ↓
Northwest Hillsdale5.3#26-0.3 ↓
Nineteenth Avenue5.1#27-0.5 ↓
Mariners Island4.9#28-0.7 ↓
South Shoreview4.8#29-0.8 ↓
Southwest Hillsdale4.7#30-0.9 ↓
Country Club Heights4.5#31-1.1 ↓
Parkside4.5#32-1.1 ↓
Laurelwood3.2#33-2.4 ↓
College Heights2.6#34-3.0 ↓
Baywood Park2.5#35-3.1 ↓
Shoreline Park1.6#36-4.0 ↓

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