San Mateo is nearly as expensive as SF, boring for anyone under 40, and impossible to navigate without a car. (Some of us would rather walk 20 minutes than driv

San Mateo is nearly as expensive as SF, boring for anyone under 40, and impossible to navigate without a car. (Some of us would rather walk 20 minutes than drive 20 minutes.) I strongly considered moving there, but I couldn't find anywhere worth living near San Mateo downtown for the price that I could find somewhere in SF, and my job provides a bus from SF anyways. I think it comes down to suburban living versus urban living. There are people who prefer each.