Rich Block, Poor Block: How Do Neighborhoods in San Mateo Compare?

Drive through San Mateo 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 the blocks south of North El Camino Real in the San Mateo Park area, which report median incomes of $66,000 a year.

Over by Poplar Creek Golf Course households make about $94,000 annually.

The homes near San Mateo High School have annual incomes of $96,000.

Down in South San Mateo, near Laurelwood Park, the median incomes climbs to $133,000 a year.

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.