Fact text

  • Millbrae's name is a mash-up of a wealthy landowner's surname and a Scottish word meaning 'rolling hills' or 'hill slope.'
  • The Portolà expedition actually camped overnight right near what is now Millbrae's western border back in 1769, essentially the world's earliest known local campout.
  • Millbrae's early railroad, the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad, was the direct ancestor of today's Caltrain commuter line.
Your
Millbrae
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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22998
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Total Population
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$
126319
Median Income
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$
1528900
Median Home
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20
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Millbrae
ranks for retirees?
33
/ 100

A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.

Tax
8
Affordability
1
Healthcare
69
Climate
64

Results

Millbrae

Suitability Breakdown

Retirement tax planning
01 - Taxes

Retirement Tax Treatment

Tax
8

California taxes retirement income but leaves Social Security benefits untouched, a meaningful break for retirees drawing from multiple income sources.

State sales tax here runs about

7

%.

Source · Tax Foundation
8
7
Retirement tax planning
02 - Income

Annuity Rates Available Here

Affordability
1

Fixed annuity rates reach up to

7

% on 5-year terms, with most landing between

5

% and

5

%.

Source · Cannex
1
Retirement tax planning
03 - Healthcare

Hospital Access & Quality

Healthcare
69

The area has

6

Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a

4

/5 CMS quality rating.

Source · CMS Hospital Compare
4
Retirement tax planning
04 - Climate

Weather & Comfort

Climate
64

A

Mild

climate — summers peak near

72

°F, winters dip to about

45

°F, with roughly

0

″ of snow a year.

Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Mild
Retirement tax planning
05 - Risk

Natural Disaster Risk

Risk
Relatively High

FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.

Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively High

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