Atwater, CA vs Burlingame, CA

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Atwater

63.7

#1742 nationally

Burlingame

66.4

#1542 nationally

Burlingame leads in crime level (5.0 vs 19.5). Burlingame leads in median household income ($165,940 vs $64,195). Burlingame leads in walk score (70 vs 41).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Atwater, CA	Burlingame, CA
WhereAtHome Score	63.7 (#1742)	66.4 (#1542)
Population	32,052	29,910
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$425,295	$2,817,833
Median Household Income	$64,195	$165,940
Average Commute	28.2 min	31.5 min
Walk Score	41	70
Crime Level	19.5	5.0
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	119	N/A
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+4.4	D+50.3