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Burlingame vs Coronado

450 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.9× in Coronado) and average commute (13 min in Coronado).

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Burlingame, CAHomes around $2.81MCalifornia · 30,525 people
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Coronado, CAHomes around $2.56MCalifornia · 19,015 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Burlingame places higher on 15 of 25 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,430 more a month in Burlingame

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Burlingame$15,920/mo
Typical home $2.81M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.50%+ · or rent about $2,785/mo · Housing →
Coronado$14,480/mo
Typical home $2.56M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.50%+ · or rent about $3,257/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,430 a month, about $17,200 a year, between Burlingame and Coronado.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BurlingameCoronado
Snow a year0″0″
January low45°F49°F
July high69°F74°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)90th80th
Outdoors & history
BurlingameCoronado
Trails2 mi14 mi
Conserved land4.6%9%
Settled—1890
National Register places44
Archive photos33
Famous people born here2535
Community
BurlingameCoronado
Library hours a week59 hrs64 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

450 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Burlingame ↔ Coronado450 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BurlingameCoronado
People
Population 30,525Highest 19,015Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +9%Highest CA: +6.1% +6.8%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 41.2±1Lowest 9% above CA 42±3Highest 11% above CA
Coronado and Burlingame are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.4%±2Highest CA: 22% 17.8%±2Lowest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 16.3%±1.7Lowest CA: 15.7% 22.1%±2Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 64.2%Lowest CA: 37.1% 65.5%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±1.3Lowest CA: 7.6% 6.2%±1.8Highest CA: 7.6%
Coronado and Burlingame are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $174,000±$12kHighest 76% above CA $134,534±$12kLowest 36% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $2,000,001 172% above CA $2,000,001 172% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,785±$120Lowest 37% above CA $3,257±$172Highest 60% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+ at least 95% above CA $10,000+ at least 95% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.4%±5.8Lowest CA: 55.3% 61.7%±8.1Highest CA: 55.3%
Below poverty line 7.1%Highest CA: 12% 4.7%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 48.2%Lowest CA: 55.9% 54.6%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 19 yrs older than CA 1974Highest 2 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 7% above CA 18 minLowest 37% below CA
Work from home 27.9%±2.8Highest CA: 17.2% 18.6%±3Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 10.1%Lowest 14.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.22Highest 1.51Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Francisco (21%)San Diego (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CoronadoFew work in Burlingame
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.6%Lowest 9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miLowest 13.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 13Lowest 16Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 97.2Highest 43.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #41 of 574 in CA#39 of 574 in CA
School district Burlingame Elementary · San Mateo Union HighCoronado Unified
High school in town Burlingame HighCoronado High
Students per teacherat that high school 19.6Highest 18.0Lowest
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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