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About Belmont

City in California, United States
1926Established
28,335Population
4.6 sq miArea
43 ftElevation

Belmont is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. It is in the San Francisco Bay Area, on the San Francisco Peninsula about halfway between San Francisco and San Jose, on the northern edge of California’s Silicon Valley. It was originally part of Rancho de las Pulgas, for which one of its main roads, the Alameda de las Pulgas, is named. The city was incorporated in 1926. Its population was 28,335 at the 2020 census. Ralston Hall is a historic landmark built by Bank of California founder William Chapman Ralston on the campus of Notre Dame de Namur University, and is also home to Notre Dame High School. It was built around a villa formerly owned by Count Leonetto Cipriani, an …

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ZIP code94002
Area code650
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Housing in Belmont

$2.25M▲ 4.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Belmont home is worth about $2,251,000, up 4.9% in a year, 195% above the California typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market19
Sale-to-list104.7%
Sold in May21
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Safety in Belmont

B−

Safety Grade B-

Belmont reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 51% report less. Within California, it does better than 75% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000
Belmont 1.4
California 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Belmont 12.8
California 18.2
U.S. 15.5
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Health in Belmont

A+

Health Grade A+

Healthier than 98% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with California

22better than CA·1worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 9 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

San Mateo Medical CenterSan Mateo · 1.1 mi · ER
Ron Robinson Senior Care CenterSan Mateo · 1.1 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Belmont · CMS · HRSAHealth in Belmont →

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School Grade A

The public schools Belmont’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 91% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#197Best public schoolsof 574 in CA
DistrictBelmont-Redwood Shores ElementarySchools14

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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