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San Francisco has the lowest percentage of kids of any major U.S. city. 13% under 18 vs 21% in NY and 23% in Chicago. This was particularly eye opening: “For e
by zaroth 6y ago
San Francisco has the lowest percentage of kids of any major U.S. city. 13% under 18 vs 21% in NY and 23% in Chicago.
This was particularly eye opening: “For every 100 apartments in the city sold at market rates, the San Francisco school district expects to enroll only one additional student, the report said.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/us/san-francisco-children.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/us/san-francisco-children...
- DidISayTooMuch 6y agoI have lived here for 10+ years, rarely see kids play out. Every other city I have lived, it's common to see a bunch a kids and teenagers.
- mensetmanusman 6y agoAll of these trends are temporary. Once the current residents die, either new singles move in, or maybe families if the city makes policy choices that are friendly.
- redis_mlc 6y agoThe most important reason that I've heard of is that SF won't let you choose a school close to your neighborhood, so you can end up with kids in multiple schools across town, or in schools you don't like.