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Old 06-29-2014, 07:58 AM
 
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My new job is in Redwood City, where can I live that is trendy, hip and cool but still a short commute (30-45 minutes). I'm moving from New York. I'm looking for a studio under 2k per month. I am also a female in my early 30s.

I would love suggestions as to where to live in the Bay area that is not a long commute but where I would live around other young professionals.
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Old 06-29-2014, 09:17 AM
 
Location: Mokelumne Hill, CA & El Pescadero, BCS MX.
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Redwood City? I know, crazy, right?
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Old 06-29-2014, 09:21 AM
 
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I don't have to live in Redwood City, I am looking for places nearby.
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Old 06-29-2014, 03:58 PM
 
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No suggestions?!
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Old 06-29-2014, 04:43 PM
 
Location: San Francisco, CA
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If a tiny apartment is all you're looking for, you can probably find something suitable in just about any area of the peninsula around RWC. San Carlos, Belmont, San Mateo, Burlingame to the north... Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Mountain View to the south. My personal preference is somewhere around Menlo Park and Palo Alto as both have nice town centers, and the commute is fine to RWC. Burlingame would be my preferred location to the north, but the commute is longer. Redwood City actually has quite a nice, large town area as well. All these places work fine. You can get small studios probably for $1,750 to $2,000. Less if you're willing to be in a less desirable area, like right next to a busy road (El Camino).
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Old 06-29-2014, 05:15 PM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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Redwood City and San Mateo are full of young professionals, the former is currently getting more "hip and trendy" as apartment and condo towers rise in downtown. Crossing bridges is no fun in the bay area, so your choices for where to live as a young person who wants access to "cool" is limited. If you lived in SF, it would be at least a 45-55 minute commute including getting to/from Caltrain - driving would suck more depending on what time you needed to be at work. If you lived in downtown San Jose, it would be easier to access Caltrain, but downtown San Jose is decidedly more sterile, not really my definition of New York Cool. I'd choose either downtown Redwood City or San Mateo, personally. All of the smaller cities surrounding are very old and conservative.
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Old 06-29-2014, 06:31 PM
 
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Thanks!
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Old 06-29-2014, 09:53 PM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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San Mateo seems a bit more fun to me. But these areas close to Redwood City are all pretty suburban. And pricey.
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Old 06-30-2014, 11:48 AM
 
Location: Kihei, Maui
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San Mateo seems a bit more fun to me. But these areas close to Redwood City are all pretty suburban. And pricey.
This is a really key point since the OP is coming from NY. If you're talking about "hip and cool" from a Manhattan point of view, the only place you're going to find that is in San Francisco.

The South Beach/SOMA area might work really well for you as it's filled with young people and you can walk to the Cal Train station at 4th and Townsend.

Oakland is sort of the Brooklyn of the Bay Area in that it's up and coming and many consider it even hipper and cooler, but the commute if going to be outside the range you're looking for.
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Old 06-30-2014, 12:43 PM
 
Location: Eureka CA
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You should live as close to your job as possible. The awfulness of commuting on the peninsula is beyond description. You'll soon tire of it.
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