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San Francisco is a big city of 830,235 people in San Francisco County, California. It's part of the San Francisco, CA area. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.4M and rent runs about $2k a month.
830,235people
$1.4MTypical home
$2,476/moRent
72° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
207Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 830,235
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17,784 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the San Francisco, CA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.4M (≈$8,794/mo)
- Median rent $2,476/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 207 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 158 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (486 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,932 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 18% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 28% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to SFO airport
- 37 mi to SFO (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 30% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation -144 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 165 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of California districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Francisco County: D+65 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk