San Carlos
- A+Overall Grade
- Suburb of San Francisco, CA
- 54 reviews
- Public SchoolsA
- Crime & SafetyNG
- HousingC+
- NightlifeA
- Good for FamiliesA+
- DiversityA-
- JobsA-
- WeatherA+
- Cost of LivingD+
- Health & FitnessA+
- Outdoor ActivitiesA
- CommuteB+
Real Estate
Median Home Value
$1,240,800
National
$184,700Median Rent
$2,043
National
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San Carlos Rankings
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Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
NG
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Residents
Working in San Carlos
Jobs
A-
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$152,521
National
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San Carlos Reviews
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Equidistant from SF, South and East Bays opening up a lot more job options compared to the rest of the bay, Beautiful downtown with wide range of restaurants. Johnston's Saltbox, Pazzo, Cusinett, My Breakfast House, Susie Cakes, Boba guys, Red Hot Chilli Pepper are some of my favorites!
Extremely safe, residential neighborhoods with great schools. White Oaks Elementary and Central Middle School both have 10/10 ratings.
Strong community feel. Neighbors are super friendly and helpful. Charming homes with distinctive styles. Trader Joe's, Lucky (supermarket), Home Depot, Tesla Supercharger are all close by. Many local book stores with lots of weekend activities for kids. Sunday farmers' market is something to look forward too.
Extremely safe, residential neighborhoods with great schools. White Oaks Elementary and Central Middle School both have 10/10 ratings.
Strong community feel. Neighbors are super friendly and helpful. Charming homes with distinctive styles. Trader Joe's, Lucky (supermarket), Home Depot, Tesla Supercharger are all close by. Many local book stores with lots of weekend activities for kids. Sunday farmers' market is something to look forward too.
We scouted for homes in pretty much every neighborhood from SF to Cupertino before deciding on this one. While South Bay was too far for my spouse working in the city, anywhere further up from SC would have been too far from Cupertino, where I work. Traveling to Sunnyvale or Cupertino is reverse traffic making the drive easier. Short drive to Milbrae and take BART after or take Caltrain to SF.
From bars to restaurants to book stores to Boba guys, the charming downtown has everything we need.
The area is full of trees. While South bay tends to get super hot and SF tends to get cold and windy, SC and RWC have great weather all through the year. San Carlos additionally has great schools with 10/10 ratings which is a huge plus. The youth center, Nextdoor community for the area are super helpful and active.
Real estate is expensive, but historical data shows a plateau in home prices during housing market crash while homes in other neighborhoods show a dip.
From bars to restaurants to book stores to Boba guys, the charming downtown has everything we need.
The area is full of trees. While South bay tends to get super hot and SF tends to get cold and windy, SC and RWC have great weather all through the year. San Carlos additionally has great schools with 10/10 ratings which is a huge plus. The youth center, Nextdoor community for the area are super helpful and active.
Real estate is expensive, but historical data shows a plateau in home prices during housing market crash while homes in other neighborhoods show a dip.
San Carlos is okay. We moved here from the East Bay just short of one year ago to work at a nearby university. I miss the East Bay (and before that Marin and before that San Francisco). It's good for small children, but it seems a bit small-townish for our growing kiddos and a bit dull. The schools are good, not stellar. The nearby high schools in the town or Belmont definitely have issues. It's halfway between San Jose and SF, so on paper that's a plus...just try to scoot around the traffic. Lamorinda, Danville, Berkeley, event parts of Oakland and all of Piedmont are better places to live, IMO. And the houses are Brady-Bunch-cute updated but the housing bubble will burst soon and they will come down to a more affordable price point. That will make the town even more attractive!