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About Belmont
City in California, United StatesBelmont 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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Housing in Belmont
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
Safety in Belmont
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.
Health in Belmont
Health Grade A+
Healthier than 98% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with California
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 9 are too close to call.
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Schools in Belmont
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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.
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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