Renting in San Mateo, CA

Every rental site's search for San Mateo in one place, what rent usually costs here, and a quick check for a price you were quoted.

What rent costs in San Mateo

Median gross rent by size in San Mateo, CA
Studio$2,307 ±$107
1 bedroom$2,663 ±$122
2 bedrooms$3,424 ±$121
3 bedrooms$3,500 or more
4 bedrooms$3,500 or more
5 or more$3,500 or more
All rentals$3,077 ±$100

Median gross rent (rent plus the utilities the renter pays): half of rentals cost less, half more. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 (public domain). The ± is the Census' 90% margin of error.

Is a rent fair?

Compare a price from any site with the middle rent in San Mateo.

Within the Census' margin of the middle rent reads as typical; well below it can mean a scam, so never pay before you have seen the place.

Apartments in San Mateo, on every site

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