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Related: About this forumSan Francisco’s median rent hits a ridiculous $4,225
We already knew the rent was too damn high, even before we published a report this February showing not only that the median for a one bedroom apartment in the city had jumped to $3,460, but that even formerly cheaper neighborhoods were now among the pricey. (To check out a map of the citys crazy rents by nabe, go here.)
Apparently though, they werent high enough. According to Zillow, the new median rent in San Francisco is $4,225 a month. Zillows data compose the Zillow Rental Index (ZRI). This index shows rents up 16% year-over-year (YOY) this April, and take into account all types of rentals in San Francisco proper, from single family homes to condos to in-laws.
Metro metrics
The whole Bay Area, in fact, shows a rental market on fire. Increased rents in Oakland (up 21.6% YOY); Berkeley (up 30.9% YOY); Emeryville (up 29.5 YOY); San Jose (up 14% YOY) and even Daly City (up 201.1% YOY) make the San Francisco Metropolitan region the fastest growing rental market in the USA.
How high is too high?
http://blog.sfgate.com/ontheblock/2015/06/02/san-franciscos-median-rent-hits-a-ridiculous-4225/
Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)for a a year. 4 bedrooms, 3 bath, 2600 sq ft. The rent on that SF apartment is more that my annual salary.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)That is exactly what they want.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)And the homeless.
olddots
(10,237 posts)The bubble will break again but this time humans will break it not a fire or earth quake .
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)We moved to San Diego around 1980 and got a one bedroom apartment in a nice area for $125 a month.
Saw a while back a new studio was going for $1,600.
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PasadenaTrudy
(3,998 posts)Follow vanishingsf on Facebook. It is a must if you live there.
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Vanishing-SF-documents-effects-of-6311828.php
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)$2,500 for 600 sq. ft. in a sub-divided Victorian. Lovely neighborhood, but still...
They are saving for a home but it can be very expensive to purchase on the peninsula.