Rent in Kendall Square is ridiculous, but you're comparing the city of San Francisco (46.9 sq miles of land) to a small neighborhood in a much smaller city (Cam

Rent in Kendall Square is ridiculous, but you're comparing the city of San Francisco (46.9 sq miles of land) to a small neighborhood in a much smaller city (Cambridge is 6.43 sq miles of land). Also, while Kendall Square has its fair share of technology companies, it doesn't really compare to SF/SV in terms of sheer numbers.