Burlingame, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Burlingame () is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. It is located on the San Francisco Peninsula and has a significant shoreline on San Francisco Bay. The city is named after diplomat Anson Burlingame. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 31,386.

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How Burlingame ranks

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#23Most new homes in CA #41Best schools in CA #35Rent easiest to afford in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code94010, 94011

Area code650

Living in Burlingame

Housing in Burlingame

$2.81M▲ 10.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Burlingame home is worth about $2,812,000, up 10.6% in a year, 268% above the California typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market11

Sale-to-list107.8%

Sold in May27

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Safety in Burlingame

C

Safety Grade C

Burlingame reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 70% report less. Within California, it does better than 50% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000

Burlingame 1.6

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Burlingame 19.5

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Burlingame

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A

School Grade A

The public schools Burlingame’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 89% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#41Best public schoolsof 574 in CA

DistrictBurlingame ElementarySchools14

McKinley Elementary AElementary · Grades K–5 · 541 students Lincoln Elementary A+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 415 students Washington Elementary AElementary · Grades K–5 · 410 students Franklin Elementary A+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 357 students Roosevelt Elementary AElementary · Grades K–5 · 311 students Hoover Elementary A+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 227 students

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.