WhereDoIMove?

West · California · pop 810K

San Francisco, CA

Fit score

Fair match

at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.

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After estimated taxes in CA, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,131, while estimated essentials run about $5,371/mo — roughly $240 short.

Expect summer highs near 68°F, winter lows around 46°F, and about 259 sunny days a year.

There's plenty to do — roughly 42 restaurants, arts, and recreation spots per 10k residents.

Tradeoff: home prices run high relative to local incomes, so buying may take longer than elsewhere.

AFFORD 45HOUSIN 23JOBS 50SAFETY 33CLIMAT 100AMENIT 94

The San Francisco fit print

Est. monthly cost

$5,371/mo

Typical rent

$3,050/mo

Home value ÷ income

9.5×

Score breakdown

Affordability
45
Housing
23
Jobs
50
Safety
33
Climate
100
Amenities
94

The data behind the score

Money (Census ACS · HUD)

Median gross rent
$2,200/mo
HUD fair market rent (2BR)
$3,050/mo
Median home value
$1,300,000
Median household income
$137,000
Population
810,000

Work (BLS)

Unemployment rate
3.9%
Job growth (1yr)
-0.3%

Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)

Violent crime rate
660
Property crime rate
4,900

Climate (NOAA normals)

Avg. summer high
68°F
Avg. winter low
46°F
Sunny days / year
259
Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
≈0/yr
Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
≈1/yr
Unhealthy air days
≈8/yr
Annual rain
23"
Annual snow
0"

Community & access (approx.)

2024 county margin
D+66
Int'l airport
≈13 mi
Walkability
87/100
Disaster risk
78/100
Buying instead of renting? California's effective property tax runs about 0.75% of home value per year (≈$813/mo on the median $1,300,000 home). Our affordability score is rent-based, so this isn't double-counted.
A citywide number is an average. Rent, safety, and everything else vary block by block — treat these figures as a starting point and research specific neighborhoods before committing.

Data vintage: sample-approx-2024. Sources & methodology — this deployment is running the bundled sample dataset; figures are approximate.

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