Equivalent of Logan circle in SF?

[Anonymous]

Moving to SF soon and looking for help narrowing down neighborhoods. I’m single, female (so safety is a priority, but also walkable cafes/restaurants) and late 20’s. What neighborhoods would you recommend that feel like Logan circle in DC - walkable, decent selection of restaurants and coffee shops, relatively safe (though not as residential/safe as Georgetown, Cleveland park, etc.)?

I’ve heard marina is too much like navy yard and that’s it. Thanks!!

[Anonymous]

Hmm. Maybe Inner Richmond. I always loved living there and the shops on Clement St.

[Anonymous]

Noe Valley, parts of SoMa, Duboce Park, parts of Castro, parts of Hayes Valley, Lower Haight, North Beach.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the suggestions! I’ll try to read up about all of those.

[Anonymous]

Logan Circle peaked like 10 years ago... odd choice.

[Anonymous]

Not now tons of outdoor eating/drinking, plus a safer atmosphere. I've never had an issue here but had two friends mugged/assaulted at 4pm by H st and another held up at gunpoint in Columbia Heights in the past year. Unfortunately crime during Covid has radically changed safety (at least for women) in different neighborhoods.

Also any recommendations for Oakland would be helpful!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not now tons of outdoor eating/drinking, plus a safer atmosphere. I've never had an issue here but had two friends mugged/assaulted at 4pm by H st and another held up at gunpoint in Columbia Heights in the past year. Unfortunately crime during Covid has radically changed safety (at least for women) in different neighborhoods.

Also any recommendations for Oakland would be helpful!

In Oakland, consider Rockridge, Temescal, the area around Piedmont Avenue, and also the Lake Merritt/Grand Lake area. Where is your office going to be?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not now tons of outdoor eating/drinking, plus a safer atmosphere. I've never had an issue here but had two friends mugged/assaulted at 4pm by H st and another held up at gunpoint in Columbia Heights in the past year. Unfortunately crime during Covid has radically changed safety (at least for women) in different neighborhoods.

Also any recommendations for Oakland would be helpful!

In Oakland, consider Rockridge, Temescal, the area around Piedmont Avenue, and also the Lake Merritt/Grand Lake area. Where is your office going to be?

Thank you!! I'm a consultant, so will mainly just be expensing ubers to SFO. Also considering buying, but it seems like the gap between mortgage/rent for an equivalent space in SF is huge and I don't feel comfortable buying my first house knowing I could never rent it out if I move (also obviously don't know the area well). HHI is 250 and I would buy through a friend who would pass through her fee, so no closing costs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not now tons of outdoor eating/drinking, plus a safer atmosphere. I've never had an issue here but had two friends mugged/assaulted at 4pm by H st and another held up at gunpoint in Columbia Heights in the past year. Unfortunately crime during Covid has radically changed safety (at least for women) in different neighborhoods.

Also any recommendations for Oakland would be helpful!

In Oakland, consider Rockridge, Temescal, the area around Piedmont Avenue, and also the Lake Merritt/Grand Lake area. Where is your office going to be?

Thank you!! I'm a consultant, so will mainly just be expensing ubers to SFO. Also considering buying, but it seems like the gap between mortgage/rent for an equivalent space in SF is huge and I don't feel comfortable buying my first house knowing I could never rent it out if I move (also obviously don't know the area well). HHI is 250 and I would buy through a friend who would pass through her fee, so no closing costs.

Ok, I just left the Bay Area after 7 years due to being sick of the high cost of living among other things. If you have to go to SFO frequently, rockridge has very easy BART access to SFO without having to change trains. It’s a very expensive neighborhood to buy in however, but everything is expensive everywhere.

You could also look in berkeley (Elmwood is a nice neighborhood, though there are lots of nice neighborhoods there)

[Anonymous]

I also recommend Noe Valley — cute neighborhood, sunny, bougie, close to the Mission / transit but much safer feeling than the Mission, and easy access to SFO via 280 or Bart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hmm. Maybe Inner Richmond. I always loved living there and the shops on Clement St.

OMG yes!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I also recommend Noe Valley — cute neighborhood, sunny, bougie, close to the Mission / transit but much safer feeling than the Mission, and easy access to SFO via 280 or Bart.

... and hugely expensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hmm. Maybe Inner Richmond. I always loved living there and the shops on Clement St.

When I lived in the bay area nobody wanted to be anywhere near Richmond or Sunset. Times sure have changed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I also recommend Noe Valley — cute neighborhood, sunny, bougie, close to the Mission / transit but much safer feeling than the Mission, and easy access to SFO via 280 or Bart.

... and hugely expensive.

The mission has changed over the past 30-40 years. It's currently full of bespoke cheese shops, french bakeries, and high-end chocolatiers. I think there may still be a few taquerias.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hmm. Maybe Inner Richmond. I always loved living there and the shops on Clement St.

When I lived in the bay area nobody wanted to be anywhere near Richmond or Sunset. Times sure have changed.

Curious as to why that is.