Livermore has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,385 vs $2,977 in San Mateo (25% lower). Livermore has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,912 vs $3,604 in San Mateo (24% lower). Livermore scores 381.9 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 400.0 in San Mateo.

Livermore has a vacancy rate of 3.3% compared to 6.3% in San Mateo. San Mateo has a median home value of $1,563,200 vs $1,038,600 in Livermore (51% higher). Livermore has a single-family homes of 81.2% compared to 51.0% in San Mateo.

Livermore has a poverty rate of 4.4% compared to 7.9% in San Mateo. Livermore has a unemployment rate of 3.4% compared to 4.3% in San Mateo. San Mateo: 59,457 vs Livermore: 47,154 for labor force.

San Mateo has a property crime clearance of 21.9% compared to 8.4% in Livermore. San Mateo has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 0.98 compared to 2.90 in Livermore. Livermore has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.49 compared to 0.74 in San Mateo.

San Mateo has a bachelor's degree or higher of 42.1% compared to 35.8% in Livermore. San Mateo has a high school diploma or higher of 51.0% compared to 46.0% in Livermore.

San Mateo has a population of 103,555, about 1.2x the size of Livermore (85,870). San Mateo skews younger with a median age of 38.0 vs 40.5.

San Mateo: 4.8 vs Livermore: 3.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5). San Mateo: 5 vs Livermore: 4 for with emergency services.

San Mateo has a public transit of 6.1% compared to 2.4% in Livermore. Livermore has a bicycle of 1.0% compared to 0.7% in San Mateo. Livermore has a drive alone of 64.7% compared to 58.5% in San Mateo.