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Get roommates, get ready to pay, and don't expect much. There are some great old houses in South of Market, but turnover is rare, and they're all expensive. Th
by quesera 14y ago
Get roommates, get ready to pay, and don't expect much.
There are some great old houses in South of Market, but turnover is rare, and they're all expensive. There are some great/awful new live/work buildings there too, but most of them are condos and all of them are expensive.
Affordability comes in Outer Mission, Excelsior, Outer Richmond, Outer Sunset. Occasionally Potrero Hill toward Cesar Chavez. "Affordability" is relative of course, but if you're finding yourself priced out of the places that everyone talks about and look nice on the map, check prices in the places I listed.
Also, remember that East Bay near BART is closer to South of Market than most of San Francisco city is, time-wise.
- planetguy 14y agoAlso, remember that East Bay near BART is closer to South of Market than most of San Francisco city is, time-wise Depends what part of the East Bay, of course. West Oakland is the closest BART station, but it is in some serious ghetto. Lake Merritt, Berkeley (esp North Berkeley) and Rockridge are your first good options, but they'll take a little longer to get to. My advice would be definitely to check out Rockridge, it's a surprisingly nice part of town.
- quesera 14y agoYep. Sketchiness is proportional to affordability. Actually the Dogpatch area has come a long way in the last decade or so. Not much of a secret any more, and low turnover, but still relatively cheap, easy access to South of Market (or 101), and nicer than many other options. Low walkability, but easy parking...
- bbrian 14y agoAny figures? I live in Dublin, Ireland, and pay €500 ($624) per month for a room in a two bed apartment in the centre of the city. That's cheap for the area -- I live within walking distance of all the bars.
- juiceandjuice 14y agoYou can't get a room share in most of SF for under $700, for SOMA and the Mission you'll be lucky at $850. A studio you might be able to get for $1200-$1500, 1BR $1400-1800, 2BR $2000-$$$$$. This is assuming you don't want to live in Bayview.
- dot 14y agoI think you need to add about 50% to all those prices.
- tsunamifury 14y agoStudio in the in non-sketchy, easy transit, city proper is going to be 1900, 1bd 2000-3000 range easy, 2 bedrooms can quickly get near 4000.
- sjwalter 14y agoYour data seems stale. We moved in 9 months ago, when a studio in the Tenderloin was $1450. We have a "jr" 1 bedroom in Alamo Square for $1900.
- cdr 14y agoI used to rent an entire 3BR house for $700/mo, albeit in one of the more depressed markets in the US. Thinking about moving to SF makes me more than a little queasy.
- joejohnson 14y agoGood estimates for SOMA pricing: Studio: $2000-$2700 1BR: $2500-$3200 2BR: $3100-4000