San Francisco

POPULATION

815,201

MED. HOUSEHOLD INCOME

$126,187

MED. HOME VALUE

$1,238,021

One of the world’s favorite cities to visit has even more layers to explore for the people lucky enough to live here. There is no city in America like San Francisco, with its iconic Golden Gate Bridge and cable cars taking passengers up and down hilly streets. Yet beneath the tourist spots there are beautiful residential neighborhoods including Bernal Heights, Hayes Valley, Noe Valley, North Beach, the Richmond, Sunset, and Mission Districts, and the Castro, each providing a distinct vibe for its residents.

San Francisco boasts fantastic schools, three professional sports teams, stunning architecture, vibrant public squares, and gorgeous green spaces for hiking, bicycling, and enjoying spectacular views. Only seven miles from north to south and east to west, San Francisco is easy to get around on foot or with public transportation.

The city known for its phenomenal restaurants, historic neighborhoods, and vibrant nightlife is a dream for residents who get to discover a hidden gem every day.

 

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The Community

People from all over the world make up San Francisco’s population of around 875,000, creating a city rich with culture, diversity, and inclusivity. There is a true sense of community in every neighborhood, where residents describe their neighbors as open, authentic, and respectful.

Due to job opportunities at major tech companies like Twitter, Salesforce, and Square, San Francisco is ranked #2 in Best Cities for Young Professionals in America. Tech workers hold meetups every week to get to know each other, so if you are new in town, you will make friends with similar interests in no time.

Parents will appreciate San Francisco Unified’s great elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as the many private and alternative options. College students have phenomenal choices here, with UCSF, USF, San Francisco State, University of the Pacific, and Wharton’s West Coast campus right in the city.

San Francisco residents love their sports teams, shopping, and the great outdoors, so you will see your neighbors cheering on the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center, perusing the shops at the Ferry Building Marketplace, and hiking the trails through eucalyptus trees to the top of Mount Sutro.

 

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The Culture

San Francisco culture is a nuanced blend of artistic, tech-savvy, upscale, bohemian, and sporty elements. Public art is everywhere, from building murals and famous sculptures to the beautifully painted Hidden Garden Steps in the Inner Sunset District.

The city’s proximity to Silicon Valley brings tech startups, major companies, and technological innovation, and shoppers are drawn to the high-end department stores in Union Square and the boutiques on Maiden Lane. Retro and vintage seekers visit The Haight for its thrift stores, consignment shops, and afternoons spent flipping through the vinyl at the iconic Amoeba Music.

Sports fans abound in San Francisco, cheering on the 49ers, Golden State Warriors, and Giants, as well as neighborhood soccer matches and high school football games. Renowned as a city for serious foodies, you can find every delectable cuisine under the sun - Italian, Thai, Central American, Chinese, Malaysian, Iraqi, Peruvian, and so many more.

San Francisco’s North Beach is also the home of Caffe Trieste, the first espresso house on the West Coast, where Francis Ford Coppola wrote the screenplay for The Godfather. Sip a cappuccino while listening to opera on the jukebox and you’ll feel right at home in this old-world Italian neighborhood.

Wherever you live in San Francisco, Golden Gate Park is a very popular spot on the weekends, with people exploring its walking paths, Japanese gardens, windmills, lake, and waterfalls for a relaxing day spent enjoying nature.

 

 

Lifestyle

Pick up a vanilla latte at Sightglass Coffee or The Butterfly Joint Cafe and take a stroll around Golden Gate Park, where the roads are closed on Sundays for bicyclists and pedestrians. Enjoy a savory Korean brunch at Surisan, tucked away from the bustle of Fisherman’s Wharf, then peruse the galleries at the San Francisco Art Institute.

Take the kids to the Children’s Creativity Museum, the Walt Disney Family Museum, or to the Exploratorium, the interactive science museum on Pier 15. Creatives get inspired writing at Caffe Trieste’s tables and browsing the stacks at City Lights Books, where the Beat poets and writers of the 60’s gathered.

Join a local tech meetup, play minigolf at Urban Putt, or walk the California Coastal Trail to Marshall’s Beach to watch the sunset. Amazing dinner options are endless in San Francisco, where you can eat fish tacos on the roof at El Techo, seafood at Sotto Mare, ramen at Marufuku, or Mediterranean with a movie in the background at Foreign Cinema.

Nightlife is just as infinite, with great amazing craft cocktails and dancing at hotspots Raven Bar, Hawthorn, and Butter. For a local vacation, the Napa and Sonoma Valleys, the Santa Cruz Redwoods, Lake Tahoe, and Yosemite National Park are just a few hours away.

 

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BALBOA HIGH SCHOOL

8/10

LAFAYETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

9/10

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