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San Francisco, CA is a great place to live. It has its pros and cons like any city, but with a quality of life rating of 7/10 and an overall value of 7/10, it’s no surprise why so many people choose to live here.
This rating is a weighted average of commute time, crime rate, population, median salary, and more.
7/10
This score adds annual household income and cost of living to the city rating.
7/10
Compared to New York, San Francisco has a similar population density. San Francisco is perfect for those who like the fast paced city environment.
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San Francisco, CA is a great place to live. It has its pros and cons like any city, but with a quality of life rating of 7/10 and an overall value of 7/10, it's no surprise why so many people choose to live here.
Population density is a way of determining how crowded an area is. San Francisco has a population density of 16,869, with 787,686 current residents.
Out of the 787,686 current residents, 51% are male and 49% are female. 41% of the residents are married and 59% are single.
As for living in San Francisco, the air quality is 57% and the weather, on average, is 71% sunny, 20% rainy, and 0% snowy. The average temperature is 57°F.
Whether you're looking to buy or rent a home in San Francisco, you should know that 32.4% of homes are owned while 61.2% of homes are rented, and 6.5% of homes are vacant. The median price of a home is 676,660, the median age of homes is 65 years, the annual home appreciation is -7.69% and the annual property tax is 5.04%.
When looking at the community of San Francisco, it's important to determine the crime rate. San Francisco's crime rate is 7 total number of crimes reported per 100,000 total population. The average age of residents in San Francisco is 41 years and the breakdown of political affiliations is 84.16% Democratic, 13.66% Republican, and 2.18% Independent.
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When looking at San Francisco, it's important to understand employment statistics. 10% of residents are unemployed in San Francisco (which does not include the percentage of residents who are no longer in the labor force). Of the employed San Francisco residents: 19.9% work in the management and business field, 14.4% are in the customer service field, 25.5% are in the sales field, 4.2% of employed residents work in the construction field, and 7.5% work in production. When it comes to education, the ratio of teachers to students is 1:18. The percentage of residents who have graduated high school is 81%, 6% of residents have an associate's degree, 28% of residents have a bachelor's degree, and 16% have a graduate degree.
If you plan on commuting to work in San Francisco, you should be aware that the average commute time is 34 minutes, compared to the national average commute time of 26 minutes. When it comes to commuting, residents of San Francisco have a few different options. 41% of commuters use their own cars, 11% of commuters carpool, 31% of commuters use the transit system, and 5% of residents work from home.
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