Yes, clearly much of the appeal of Beverly Hills is the proximity to wealth. I don't think that's nearly as applicable to San Francisco, given that the proximi

Yes, clearly much of the appeal of Beverly Hills is the proximity to wealth. I don't think that's nearly as applicable to San Francisco, given that the proximity to wealth is countered by the proximity to homeless encampments. I will concede that for some portion of people, the prestige of living in San Francisco is a part of the draw. There are other factors that are probably more important for a lot of people, though. Comparing to Houston, San Francisco is literally 5 times as densely populated, which changes the feel of the city drastically. Houston is larger in terms of population, but it's also massively sprawled. That sprawl drives down the price of homes but also makes much of the city feel like the suburbs (probably; I have not visited). Houston also spends >100 days/year at >90F, which makes it not comparable to a coastal city for people who do highly value temperate weather.