Austin, TX 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.

Austin

68.3

#1322 nationally

Burlingame

66.4

#1542 nationally

Burlingame leads in median household income ($165,940 vs $91,461). Burlingame leads in walk score (70 vs 42). Austin leads in average commute (26.8 min vs 31.5 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Austin, TX	Burlingame, CA
WhereAtHome Score	68.3 (#1322)	66.4 (#1542)
Population	967,862	29,910
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$504,148	$2,817,833
Median Household Income	$91,461	$165,940
Average Commute	26.8 min	31.5 min
Walk Score	42	70
Crime Level	Moderate	5.0
School Rating	7.2	N/A
Cost of Living Index	129	N/A
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+39.3	D+50.3