 The
City of San Francisco--Many BU recent grads live in Russian
Hill, the Marina, the Mission, Pacific Heights, the Richmond,
Portrero Hill, and Nob Hill. These areas have a higher concentration
of apartments, restaurants, and general activity, and some
have rental agencies where you pay $60 or so and get to browse
through choice apartment listings on a walk-in basis. Parking
in SF can be tricky, and you can expect to pay $100 or more
for a parking space in your building. SF is full of microclimates,
and by the way don't expect much sun in the summertime--our
summers arrive in October.
North
Bay--Sausalito would definitely
be the best, with the bay views and cute bungalos. Sometimes
Golden Gate Bridge traffic can make this commute horrific,
as there is no BART line extending up to the North Bay.
Other choice areas in which to live are San Rafael and Mill
Valley. The North Bay gets a little more rain than the rest
of the Bay Area.
South
Bay--Santa
Clara, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Cupertino, Campbell, Palo
Alto, Menlo Park. All of these areas are good places to
live, and you'll find rents vary greatly throughout the
area. Many grads who work in technology find this area to
be fun and lively, and full of career minded professionals.
The South Bay is very multi-cultural and has beautiful weather
almost year-round.
East
Bay--Berkeley
and Walnut Creek are easily accessible to SF by BART or
car. Rents are affordable, as are housing prices (relatively).
Pleasanton/San Ramon are a little farther out, but are good
places to live if your job is in Fremont or nearby. Weather
can be a little hotter/colder the farther you go east.
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