Rich Block, Poor Block: How Do Neighborhoods In San Carlos Compare?

Drive through San Carlos and you might notice that some neighborhoods are more affluent than others. But just how wide is the disparity between different parts of town?

A new data-based website, Rich Blocks, Poor Blocks provides some answers to that question. The site uses U.S. census information compiled from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey to show median household income and monthly rents by census tract.

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The highest neighborhoods are in the central and south part of San Carlos, which report median incomes between $113,000 and $115,000 a year.

Neighborhoods along Highway 101 average $113,000 each year.

Nearby, near San Carlos City Hall, households make about $93,000 annually.

The homes near Burton Park have annual incomes of $88,000.

The range for median household income in California is $28,000 to $125,000 a year. The statewide middle-class income range is $53,264 to $68,300.

To see the data mapped out census tract by census tract, visit the Rich Block, Poor Blocks website.

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