:) It is not about me liking it, but data just doesn't back it up. Here's data from US Census for San Mateo County https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table

:) It is not about me liking it, but data just doesn't back it up. Here's data from US Census for San Mateo County https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sanmateocountycalifornia/PST045216 https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sanmateocountyc... Key facts: Median Household income is $93,000 and Poverty Rate is 8.4% Based on this, I would say your observation should be reversed. Extreme wealth surrounding pockets of poverty (which is rapidly being gentrified, eg. EPA)