BroadmoorCA
A town of 4,586.
Is Broadmoor a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Broadmoor grades B+ overall, 114th among California's 841 graded towns. The median household earns $167K. Residents are healthier than 81% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $1.3 million, 9.2 years of the San Francisco metro’s $136K median household income. Broadmoor’s median rent is $3,501 a month, above both the California town median ($1,895 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Broadmoor is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 88% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 23 of California’s 1,064 towns do worse.
What makes Broadmoor stand out
Where Broadmoor beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
99% of working residents leave Broadmoor for work
Where Broadmoor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Broadmoor grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Broadmoor is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for hazard risk (better than 7%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary and 207 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Broadmoor. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi MuseumAlcatraz Federal Penitentiary
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaChase Center
Big draw8 mi GardenPresidio of San Francisco
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaOracle Park
Big draw8 mi LandmarkLombard Street
Big draw11 mi MuseumUSS HornetPhoto credits
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: druchoy, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Chase Center: Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Presidio of San Francisco: Robert Campbell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oracle Park: User Coasttocoast on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lombard Street: The original uploader was Y6y6y6 at English Wikipedia., Public domain · USS Hornet: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Broadmoor: who provides what
Broadmoor is unincorporated, so San Mateo County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Broadmoor.
Broadmoor fares better on crime within California than nationally, has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and has less tooth loss than most of California.
Broadmoor faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 89% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Broadmoor.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Broadmoor’s schools rank ahead of 62% of California districts
Its public schools are run by the Jefferson Elementary school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Franklin IntermediateLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 497 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Broadmoor’s grade for health is an A−
Its widest gap with California is tooth loss: 4.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 10.6% statewide. Against the 1,783 U.S. towns with household incomes like Broadmoor’s, it is less healthy than 81%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
22% of Broadmoor adults have obesity. Broadmoor beats the California average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 17% of Broadmoor adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Broadmoor | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 29% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Broadmoor | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.7% | 10.6% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Broadmoor stands out in California and nationally: a smaller share of its residents live below the poverty line
Broadmoor has 294 jobs for its 1,981 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
2.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Broadmoor. Jobs based in Broadmoor grew to 294 in 2023, 57 more than in 2013. 0.9% of working residents work locally in Broadmoor.
| Broadmoor | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $167,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical July afternoon in Broadmoor is cooler than in most of California or the rest of the country
January nights average 45.1°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 67.4°.
The July high in Broadmoor is 67°F. Broadmoor has warm winters and cool summers. The January low in Broadmoor is 45°F.
| Broadmoor | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 67°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 45°F | 40°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
An age mix much like California’s
The median household earns $167,396, against $99,122 across California, one input to its A+ for jobs and income.
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the California average. 46% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Broadmoor | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 46% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 16% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 94% are men (CA 51%).
| Broadmoor | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.6% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.6% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.8% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.7% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.8% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.5% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 32.7% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.9% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,600, single groups can be off by several points
Less crime per resident in Broadmoor than in 57% of U.S. towns
At 15.5 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 85% of California’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 63 to 34 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Broadmoor’s violent crime rate is 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Broadmoor | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.6 per 1,000 residents | 13.4 | 9.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The median home in Broadmoor sells for about $1.38M
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Broadmoor
Colleges nearby
19 within 15 miles of the center of Broadmoor
About 6 of every 100 Broadmoor residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Broadmoor
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Broadmoor is a census-designated place (CDP) in an unincorporated area of San Mateo County, California, United States. The enclave is entirely surrounded by Daly City. The population was 4,411 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 348 ft
- Area code
- 650
Questions about Broadmoor
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Broadmoor, CA a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Broadmoor grades B+ overall, better than 65% of U.S. towns and #114 of 841 in California. It grades A− for health, B for safety and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Broadmoor, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,255,000, 65% above the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.