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LA's inner 47 square miles has a higher population density than San Francisco. It's not as suburban as you think.
No it doesnt. SF 47 is more urban than LAs and that includes golden gate park and the Presidio. Weighted density makes the gap for SF way larger. SF is far denser than any section of LA, big parks and all and weighted density makes it laughable to even compare the 2
No it doesnt. SF 47 is more urban than LAs and that includes golden gate park and the Presidio. Weighted density makes the gap for SF way larger. SF is far denser than any section of LA, big parks and all and weighted density makes it laughable to even compare the 2
You can draw a 47 square miles that includes as much greenspace as SF has and have about the same population density. A core 47 square mile area that includes downtown LA can also include Elysian Park, Los Angeles State Historic Park, and the vast Griffith Park along with smaller parks.
No it doesnt. SF 47 is more urban than LAs and that includes golden gate park and the Presidio. Weighted density makes the gap for SF way larger. SF is far denser than any section of LA, big parks and all and weighted density makes it laughable to even compare the 2
Core LA has a ~15 sq mile tract that has something like 415k in it. So no SF is not "far denser than any" section of LA lol
Perhaps it's an intentional thing on part of Hollywood elite, to be able to keep prices down "enough" that some creatives are still able to exist there (not doing a great job, but it's at least cheaper than SF). And would likely go up if it's reputation was that of an urban utopia. A lotta people hate LA.
Also it really is sprawled out quite a bit outside of that core area-and that matters, and not just to perceptions, but to reality. This transit map is pretty decent by North American standards... but is it decent for a Greater Region of 18 Million People? This matters... because especially now, the creative class and global rich are pricing most out of those core neighborhoods honestly...
Also... LA's dense urban housing doesn't seem to take on a distinctive look in popular media, and it really isn't shot there in movies or if it is.. it's like Compton or South Central LA in some crime film, typically.
Perhaps it's an intentional thing on part of Hollywood elite, to be able to keep prices down "enough" that some creatives are still able to exist there (not doing a great job, but it's at least cheaper than SF). And would likely go up if it's reputation was that of an urban utopia. A lotta people hate LA.
Also it really is sprawled out quite a bit outside of that core area-and that matters, and not just to perceptions, but to reality. This transit map is pretty decent by North American standards... but is it decent for a Greater Region of 18 Million People? This matters... because especially now, the creative class and global rich are pricing most out of those core neighborhoods honestly...
Also... LA's dense urban housing doesn't seem to take on a distinctive look in popular media, and it really isn't shot there in movies or if it is.. it's like Compton or South Central LA in some crime film, typically.
But LA does get way more representation of lifestyles than 99.9% of places on earth so gotta take the good with the bad in that case. You get to seee white LA, Latin LA, Black LA ,Rich LA, poor LA, apartment LA....actor LA, police LA, gang LA, business La, surfer LA. Anyone who wants can see a lot of LA.
# Zip Code City Population People / Sq. Mile National Rank
1. 94108 San Francisco, California 13,716 53,134.47 #48
2. 90057 Los Angeles, California 43,986 49,226.28 #54
3. 94109 San Francisco, California 56,322 46,521.46 #64
4. 94102 San Francisco, California 28,991 44,719.24 #71
5. 94133 San Francisco, California 26,827 40,117.97 #77
6. 90020 Los Angeles, California 42,383 38,325.38 #84
7. 90005 Los Angeles, California 43,014 37,531.55 #87
8. 95502 Eureka, California 170 35,496.45 #91
9. 93216 Delano, California 4,412 35,347.59 #93
10. 90006 Los Angeles, California 62,765 32,438.11 #107
11. 94110 San Francisco, California 74,633 31,343.73 #111
12. 90029 Los Angeles, California 41,697 30,784.98 #117
13. 94115 San Francisco, California 33,115 29,461.94 #121
14. 90017 Los Angeles, California 20,689 27,934.61 #123
15. 94117 San Francisco, California 38,738 27,861.23 #125
16. 90011 Los Angeles, California 101,214 23,239.51 #159
17. 94123 San Francisco, California 22,903 22,681.01 #165
18. 91205 Glendale, California 41,381 22,571.62 #166
19. 94114 San Francisco, California 30,574 22,377.49 #167
20. 90004 Los Angeles, California 67,850 22,118.18
San Francisco core 47 is denser than LA fore 47 by a substantial amount. Just look up recent numbers. Also to be even more fair, why dont you calculate the large green areas in SF that have nothing built on it. SF is the only city outside NYC that has census tracts over 100k ppsm. Nothing in LA comes close. Weighted density makes the lead for SF even more insane. LA is a suburban city which is why I love it. We have front yards, back yards, side yards, aren't built to the curb and dont have loud public transportation everywhere. We certainly donr feel like a small town but we feel like a big one. SF feels insane to me with its density like NYC makes me feel while LA has big town vibe
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