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Great, thanks for this. Yeah, I must say, it's hard to stomach paying these amounts when you can pay half the rent just across the way. What's the commute lik

Great, thanks for this. Yeah, I must say, it's hard to stomach paying these amounts when you can pay half the rent just across the way. What's the commute like? WIll definitely take a look around there when we arrive. Thanks for the tip.

jophde 13y ago
Around Lake Merritt in Oakland is nice, particularly Adam's Point and Grand (Northern Shore). It's a little far from the BART but definitely walkable. It does get more ghetto the closer you get the BART stations though, at least on Oakland. If I had a family and needed to get to SF easily I would strongly consider Rockridge. It's a bit more highbrow than the rest of Oakland so it won't be much cheaper but you will get what you pay for. It has it's own BART station too. Berkeley is cool too but it's a college town. Any of the East Bay BART stations will get you any where in the city in about 15 mins and it won't be crowded since it's a reverse commute. The only downside of living is the East Bay is that BART closes at 12:30ish. If you see yourself being out later than that it's about a $40-60 cab fare back. There is a late bus, but I have never ridden. I have heard mixed things about it but I just always assumed it would be a disaster. I will so though, if money were no object I would live in San Francisco. You will probably be slightly envious. It's just a much better city in my opinion.
- joebeetee 13y ago
  Great, thanks so much for the reply. Yes, a few people have said that we should check out the East Bay. It makes sense financially, so we'll definitely take a look around. However, I'd love to live in the city if we can. Part of me thinks, we're moving all that way, let's get the full SF experience. I've heard that having a car isn't common in SF itself and is really expensive. What do you think?
  - jophde 13y ago
    You shouldn't have one in the city. It will be about $150-$300 to park it. It's really not faster to get around SF in a car either. I usually just walk most places. It's really not that big of a place area wise. Parking in the East Bay is pretty cheap. I was paying $75 a month. Having a car is very nice if you want to explore the rest of California. Zip Cars and rentals can be a bit expensive. Especially if you are trying to do a weekend trip to Tahoe. If I was living in SF I would probably get a car and park it somewhere else that is near the BART for much less.

jophde 13y ago

Around Lake Merritt in Oakland is nice, particularly Adam's Point and Grand (Northern Shore). It's a little far from the BART but definitely walkable. It does get more ghetto the closer you get the BART stations though, at least on Oakland. If I had a family and needed to get to SF easily I would strongly consider Rockridge. It's a bit more highbrow than the rest of Oakland so it won't be much cheaper but you will get what you pay for. It has it's own BART station too. Berkeley is cool too but it's a college town. Any of the East Bay BART stations will get you any where in the city in about 15 mins and it won't be crowded since it's a reverse commute. The only downside of living is the East Bay is that BART closes at 12:30ish. If you see yourself being out later than that it's about a $40-60 cab fare back. There is a late bus, but I have never ridden. I have heard mixed things about it but I just always assumed it would be a disaster. I will so though, if money were no object I would live in San Francisco. You will probably be slightly envious. It's just a much better city in my opinion.

joebeetee 13y ago
Great, thanks so much for the reply. Yes, a few people have said that we should check out the East Bay. It makes sense financially, so we'll definitely take a look around. However, I'd love to live in the city if we can. Part of me thinks, we're moving all that way, let's get the full SF experience. I've heard that having a car isn't common in SF itself and is really expensive. What do you think?
- jophde 13y ago
  You shouldn't have one in the city. It will be about $150-$300 to park it. It's really not faster to get around SF in a car either. I usually just walk most places. It's really not that big of a place area wise. Parking in the East Bay is pretty cheap. I was paying $75 a month. Having a car is very nice if you want to explore the rest of California. Zip Cars and rentals can be a bit expensive. Especially if you are trying to do a weekend trip to Tahoe. If I was living in SF I would probably get a car and park it somewhere else that is near the BART for much less.