Neighborhood Profile

Central Business District

San Mateo, CA | San Mateo County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
65.4
National rank: #2,386 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
70.1
Score
Value Opportunity
51.6
Score
Momentum
77.4
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationSan Mateo, CA
CountySan Mateo County
National rank#2,386 of 14,967
State rank#193 of 1,814
City rank#8 of 33
County rank#18 of 82
National percentile84.1
National bandTOP_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$1,655,157
Year-over-year home value change2.6%
Month-over-month home value change0.92%
Home value to income ratio9.53
Median household income$173,740
Bachelor's degree or higher64.6%
Civilian unemployment rate3.2%
Homeownership rate51.3%
Housing vacancy rate10.6%
Rent burden 30% or higher38.1%

How to read this profile

  • Ranks are always shown with denominators.
  • Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
  • Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
  • Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers

Questions About Living in Central Business District

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Central Business District?

Central Business District is ranked #8 of 33 eligible neighborhoods in San Mateo; #193 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #2,386 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Central Business District one of the best neighborhoods in San Mateo?

Central Business District has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 65.4 and a city ranking of #8 of 33 eligible neighborhoods in San Mateo.

How much are homes worth in Central Business District?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Central Business District is approximately $1,655,157.

Are home values rising or falling in Central Business District?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 2.6% year over year and 0.92% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Central Business District?

Central Business District has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 77.4. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Central Business District?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $173,740.

How affordable is Central Business District relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 9.53. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Central Business District primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 51.3%.

What is the unemployment rate in Central Business District?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.2%.

How educated are residents of Central Business District?

Approximately 64.6% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Central Business District face high rent burden?

Approximately 38.1% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.

How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Central Business District?

The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.

Governed ranking context

How this neighborhood ranks

HMDA Mortgage Intelligence

Neighborhood Mortgage Market

FULL_OR_NEAR_FULL

Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.

Activity year2024
Estimated applications29
Estimated originations19
Home-purchase applications18
Origination rate64.5%
Home-purchase share60.0%
Average application loan$820,075
Total application loan amount$23,935,346
National application rank#9,348 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 16.6% YoY; originations 18.6% YoY
Mortgage methodology

HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.