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The area has a lot going for it: exceptional arts and cultural activities, plenty of history and sense of place, a strong commercial and financial core; and all the education and services anyone could want. The climate is one of the most unusual in the world, and the area is among the most ethnically and socially diverse in the country. Read More about San Francisco. The downtown area is dense, as one may expect, but the residential areas to the south are as tightly packed as any city in the United States.

The result: San Francisco has the highest living and housing costs in the country. The Cost of Living Index is twice the national average, and the median home price is extraordinary. Many residents live in outlying areas, but these areas are still expensive and require long, difficult commutes.

Residential communities lie mostly across the tightly packed southern hills and ridges in the city itself and in Daly City and South San Francisco, north across the Golden Gate in Marin County, east across the Bay Bridge and south along the peninsula in such places as San Mateo, Redwood City and Menlo Park.

CalTrain has taken over the old Southern Pacific rail commute facilities; this route is a lifeline for these peninsula communities.

There are plenty of career opportunities for high-paid professionals, but there is a lot of job competition. The economy, high prices and crowding may deter some, but those tolerant of these issues and prepared for a fascinating urban lifestyle among some of the best cultural amenities on the planet will love San Francisco.

The northern end of the peninsula containing downtown San Francisco is built up, giving way to lushly vegetated coastal mountains to the south. A long, narrow, mostly built-up plain extends along the east bay side of the peninsula toward San Jose. A similar topography extends north from the Golden Gate into Marin County. Geographic and strong marine influences result in the unusual climate.

This is due to differences between ocean and inland temperatures and the resulting pressure gradient bring heavy sea fogs and low, ocean-born stratus clouds inland with strong sea breezes. The area probably has greater variability in temperature, cloudiness, and sunshine than any other similarly sized urban area in the country. In certain locations, hills block the fog; in others, it pours in freely, at times covering the entire area including San Jose 50 miles south.

Although there is almost no summer rain, fogs often produce a chilly drizzle. Winter temperatures are mild and consistent across the area. Eighty percent of precipitation occurs November through March. Snow may occur in the surrounding coastal mountains but melts quickly. Lizbeth R. Gordon, Gordon Real Estate. Erin Thompson, Compass. Tim A. Brown, Keller Williams San Francisco. Priya Agrawal, Compass. Gerald W. Guay, Compass.

Tracy I. Dearman, City Real Estate. Jeffrey A. Silver, Coldwell Banker Realty. Adam D. Filly, Compass. Pat Rock, Corcoran Global Living. Coldwell Banker Realty. Steven L. Minchen, Compass.

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