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Most of the people I know in the Bay Area are leaving SF and headed to either the Peninsula or East Bay when they have kids. Most people I know with kids are in
by almost_usual 7y ago
Most of the people I know in the Bay Area are leaving SF and headed to either the Peninsula or East Bay when they have kids. Most people I know with kids are in the Peninsula. I do know a couple in their 40s with kids in the city. They did the opposite, went from the Peninsula to the city years ago (before the city became very expensive).
I’d argue it’s a lifestyle decision more than anything else. Each couple or family has their own reasoning about why they moved. The attitude in the city is much more keep to yourself. Suburbs are gossipy and people tend to pay attention to everything.
I would argue there are much more ‘mega wealthy’ people outside of the city.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoIs it really fair to call the peninsula suburban? I guess south and east of San Jose, but the Bay Area is heavily urbanized and pretty dense.
- nitrogen 7y agoThere are lots of houses and open space south of SF.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoBut it is mostly classified as urban, officially at least, until you get quite away from SF or hit the hills.
- adrianN 7y agoI wouldn't call large parts of SF itself urban because the density is so low.
- hkmurakami 7y agoYes. Other than some corridors like El Camino, the industrial or office zones, or the various downtown areas, most of the peninsula are suburbs.
- closeparen 7y agoThe El Camino corridor, an almost-continuous strip mall, is as quintessentially suburban as it gets.
- hkmurakami 7y agoSome parts are pretty built up with mixed use mid rises these days. Agreed that it needs to get developed much more.