July 2009
San Francisco #10 Top City Worldwide
Ever wonder who makes up San Francisco? Thinking of moving here? Here are a few of the statistics...
Population: 809,000 2nd most densely populated city in US (after New York) and there are an estimated 120,000 dogs in this city which means roughly 14% of San Franciscans have a canine best friend.
51% are male 49% are female (and only 16% are gay/lesbian - but it can feel like a lot more to the single women around here). We do have, and proudly so, the highest percentage of same sex-households of the 50 largest US cities.
13% are 14 years old & under
San Francisco has the lowest % of children of any large US cities.
72% are 15 to 65
15% are over 65
53% are Caucasian (non-Hispanic)
32% Asian American
14% Hispanic American
7% African-American
46% speak other than English at home
26% speak Asian language at home
12% speak Spanish at home
7% speak other Indo-European language
37% born in California
27% in another US state
6% born outside of US
16% are not US citizens
54% registered as Democrats
11% as Republicans
4% as Green
28% Decline to State
Travel and Leisure magazine just ranked us #10 of the Worlds Top Cities Overall...but I have to say having lived in Sydney for several years (which ranked #11) and SF I'm gonna have to say Sydney almost has us beat - just on the weather, a bigger prettier bay, and a lot more trees - but I suppose I did settle back here to my hometown so. Back to SF being #10 but it's a really close call.
What Costs How Much Where in San Francisco
2009 Home Sales as Reported to MLS by June 22, 2009
The below charts track year to date sales by property type and neighborhood by number of sales; low, high and median sales price; average days on market (how long it took the home to be designated "pending sale"); and average sales price to original list price (that percentage of original list price buyers ended up paying). An asterisk signifies a confidential sale -- thus the final asking price is shown, not the actual sales price.
Market activity in SF increased substantially these past 3 months -- of course, spring is usually the most active time of the year -- though median prices generally continued to decline. Buyers are out in increasing numbers but continue to cherry pick those homes they consider the best values, and those they do purchase are selling, on average, at much higher discounts to the original list price than a year ago.
As always with general statistics, many aspects of value are not reflected below: curb appeal, condition, views, outdoor space, parking, rooms built without permit, quality of location within the neighborhood, and so forth. Thus, how the following statistics apply to any particular home and its value is unknown. Note the huge disparity that often appears between the low and high price for a particular property type in the same neighborhood: it sometimes runs in the multi-millions of dollars. With real estate, the devil's always in the details.
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All data from sources deemed reliable but subject to error and omission, and not warranted. 6/26/09
