Just how crowded is San Francisco?
Caught this first on MetrobloggingSF, which links back to the source, SFCityscape…
Turns out SFCityscape did a little number crunching from the US Census Bureau’s data, and put together a nice map showing where the majority of people live in San Francisco.
Not surprisingly, the highest density is in the Tenderloin, Chinatown, and Nob Hill. I would say that in short-order South Beach should pass most of these higher-density neighborhoods as the high rises get fully-occupied.
Another interesting comparison is to look at the density from this map against the price per square foot map that Zillow published back at the end of May. Currently, a lot of the highest prices per square foot come in the less-dense parts of town. And I think this will shift a bit towards SOMA/South Beach as those communities become more stable and the services/parks/restaurants fill in.
SF Population Density [Metroblogging SF]
Density Chart [SFCityscape]
Interesting Price/Sqft Maps [SFHomeBlog]
Image from SFCityscape
Related to this; I was reading the other day that Paris city limits are rouhgly the same in sq. miles to San Francisco yet Paris has a population of 2.1 million to Sf at 800k.
By global standards SF is not very dense at all.
Anonymous at August 31st, 2006 at 6:36 pm ( )Matt -
Since this is “A San Francisco Real Estate Blog” – do you realize that by continuing to ignore the elephant in the room that every single day your blog risks becoming less relevant?
sf jack at August 31st, 2006 at 6:49 pm ( )Well, Jack, I assume you are referring to the fact that I’m not reprinting every sensational story about how the market is crashing…
In my world (and my clients’ world) things are just fine. I helped them make good decisions in the past, and I continue to help them make good decisions now. I have listings that sell just as quickly as in 2005 (my last listing sold in only 3 days with multiple offers) and my clients are finding great deals from sellers who made mistakes in presentation or in their choice of agent.
And I don’t do any business in the high rise market, so I don’t have clients who are worried about square footage lawsuits.
What I am providing (as I have always said) is information for current and future homeowners on issues that pertain to the neighborhoods they live in, and the city they love.
As for the relevance of my blog, I don’t see anyone else complaining that I’m not jumping on the apocolyptic bandwagon. Besides, I don’t think things in San Francisco are bad enough to worry about it…
Unless you made some stupid decisions when you bought or hired the wrong agent when you sold. Then you are likely in for a reality check.
Matt Lanning at August 31st, 2006 at 8:10 pm ( )Matt -
I meant perspective such as this:
“I have listings that sell just as quickly as in 2005 (my last listing sold in only 3 days with multiple offers) and my clients are finding great deals from sellers who made mistakes in presentation or in their choice of agent.”
That’s useful – and relevant (in the “old days”, sellers couldn’t make a mistake if they tried).
Many know the market is changing around here (note that I didn’t say: “crashing”) and so having someone who can realistically assess what is going on could be very valuable. It could also make one’s blog very relevant, as compared to so many others who are busy denying what is occurring.
At least that’s what I’m looking for…
sf jack at August 31st, 2006 at 9:17 pm ( )Fair enough. I’m actually out of town till 9/7, but blogging from the road… Hence my less-than-usual post count. But I’ll be back at it full-speed on the 7th.
Thanks, as always, for reading.
Matt Lanning at August 31st, 2006 at 9:20 pm ( )