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San Mateo, CA vs Manteca, CA

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I have lived in San Mateo since 2013. It has seen tremendous growth, lots of new restaurants which have become progressively more high-end though there is ample  More

I'm a native of California. I have lived in the southern part of the state and the northern part of the state for most of my life. I have spent the last 29 years in  More

San Mateo has a diverse mix of people, a pleasant climate, a very pleasant downtown park with lots going on, and pretty much whatever you need handy. It's not far to  More

South of 209 is a fantastic place to live. It has 2 good elementary schools (necessity for young population), new bay area folks coming to live in and around the  More

I just moved to this City from Southern CA for work close by. Given the other over-inflated prices of housing in Northern CA and the Bay Area in particular, Manteca is  More

Manteca is a small  More