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Best places to live in Greater San Francisco

41 places with 1,553,746 residents within about 40 km of San Francisco, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is San Francisco, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Pacifica
    California, 39,260 residents    56
  2. 2Kentfield
    California, 6,485 residents    56
  3. 3Tiburon
    California, 9,214 residents    55
  4. 4Santa Venetia
    California, 4,292 residents    55
  5. 5Lucas Valley-Marinwood
    California, 6,094 residents    55
  6. 6Fairfax (California)
    California, 7,626 residents    54
  7. 7Tamalpais Valley
    California, 7,000 residents    54
  8. 8San Anselmo
    California, 12,653 residents    54
  9. 9Moss Beach
    California, 3,103 residents    54
  10. 10Broadmoor
    California, 4,176 residents    54

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For retired couples

  1. 1Moss Beach
    California, 3,103 residents    79
  2. 2Montara
    California, 2,909 residents    78
  3. 3Kentfield
    California, 6,485 residents    78
  4. 4Santa Venetia
    California, 4,292 residents    77
  5. 5Pacifica
    California, 39,260 residents    77
  6. 6Tiburon
    California, 9,214 residents    77
  7. 7Fairfax (California)
    California, 7,626 residents    77
  8. 8Lucas Valley-Marinwood
    California, 6,094 residents    76
  9. 9Belvedere (California)
    California, 2,121 residents    76
  10. 10Tamalpais Valley
    California, 7,000 residents    75

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For remote workers

  1. 1Parkside (California)
    California, 16,874 residents    63
  2. 2Bayview-Hunters Point
    California, 34,835 residents    63
  3. 3Pacifica
    California, 39,260 residents    62
  4. 4Tiburon
    California, 9,214 residents    59
  5. 5Daly City
    California, 106,562 residents    58
  6. 6South San Francisco
    California, 67,271 residents    58
  7. 7Fairfax (California)
    California, 7,626 residents    58
  8. 8Kentfield
    California, 6,485 residents    58
  9. 9Lucas Valley-Marinwood
    California, 6,094 residents    57
  10. 10Tamalpais Valley
    California, 7,000 residents    57

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For commuters

  1. 1Daly City
    California, 106,562 residents    83
  2. 2San Francisco
    California, 827,526 residents    80
  3. 3South San Francisco
    California, 67,271 residents    79
  4. 4Bayview-Hunters Point
    California, 34,835 residents    77
  5. 5Broadmoor
    California, 4,176 residents    77
  6. 6San Bruno
    California, 43,185 residents    76
  7. 7Parkside (California)
    California, 16,874 residents    75
  8. 8Pacifica
    California, 39,260 residents    74
  9. 9Vallejo
    California, 121,692 residents    74
  10. 10Brisbane
    California, 4,717 residents    73

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For single professionals

  1. 1San Francisco
    California, 827,526 residents    80
  2. 2Daly City
    California, 106,562 residents    79
  3. 3Bayview-Hunters Point
    California, 34,835 residents    74
  4. 4South San Francisco
    California, 67,271 residents    74
  5. 5Parkside (California)
    California, 16,874 residents    70
  6. 6San Bruno
    California, 43,185 residents    70
  7. 7Pacifica
    California, 39,260 residents    65
  8. 8Vallejo
    California, 121,692 residents    63
  9. 9San Rafael (California)
    California, 59,162 residents    61
  10. 10Larkspur
    California, 12,417 residents    57

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Bayview-Hunters Point
    California, 34,835 residents    25
  2. 2South San Francisco
    California, 67,271 residents    24
  3. 3Daly City
    California, 106,562 residents    24
  4. 4Parkside (California)
    California, 16,874 residents    24
  5. 5San Bruno
    California, 43,185 residents    24
  6. 6Pacifica
    California, 39,260 residents    23
  7. 7Broadmoor
    California, 4,176 residents    22
  8. 8San Francisco
    California, 827,526 residents    22
  9. 9Larkspur
    California, 12,417 residents    22
  10. 10San Anselmo
    California, 12,653 residents    21

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Towns in Greater San Francisco