Most Expensive Cities in The Bay Area (San Francisco, Irvine: condos, income)

[18Montclair]

Average Price for all housing units as of Feb. 27, 2008 according to trulia.com

San Rafael, CA(Pop 55,000) $900,000
El Granada, CA(Pop 5,000) $911,000
Kensington, CA(Pop 5,000) $925,000
Redwood City, CA(Pop 90,000) $931,000
Berkeley, CA(Pop 102,000) $957,000
Belmont, CA(Pop 25,000) $965,000
Santa Cruz, CA(Pop 54,000) $982,000
San Ramon, CA(Pop 44,000) $991,000
Lafayette, CA(Pop 18,000) $1.051 Million<<<I think this the biggest bargain-about 400K off what it should be.
San Carlos, CA(Pop 27,000) $1.067 Million
Napa, CA(Pop 72,000) $1.106 Million
Millbrae(Pop 22,000) $1.117 Million
Greenbrae, CA(Pop 1,000) $1.125 Million
San Francisco, CA(Pop 800,000) $1.206 Million
Half Moon Bay, CA(Pop 12,000) $1.228 Million
Pleasanton, CA(Pop 70,000) $1.253 Million
Burlingame, CA(Pop 30,000) $1.292 Million
Sausalito, CA(Pop 7,000) $1.361 Million
Cupertino, CA(Pop 50,000) $1.402 Million
Danville, CA(Pop 52,000) $1.454 Million
Montara, CA(Pop 5,000) $1.559 Million
Orinda, CA(Pop 18,000) $1.574 Million
Menlo Park, CA(Pop 30,000) $1.603 Million
Larkspur, CA(Pop 12,000) $1.630 Million
Piedmont, CA(Pop 11,000) $1.678 Million
Mill Valley(Pop 11,000) $1.774 Million
Nicasio, CA(Pop 1,000) $1.968 Million
Los Gatos, CA(Pop 28,000) $2,011 Million
Alamo, CA(Pop 20,000) $2.158 Million
Saratoga, CA(Pop 30,000) $2.362 Million
Calistoga, CA(Pop 5,000) $2.427 Million
Stinson Beach, CA(Pop 1,000) $2.449 Million
Palo Alto, CA(Pop 60,000) $2.539 Million
Los Altos, CA(Pop 27,000) $3.126 Million
Diablo, CA(Pop 2,000) $3.253 Million
Portola Valley(Pop 6,000) $3.558 Million
Kentfield, CA(Pop 6,000) $3.670 Million
Woodside, CA(Pop 5,000) $3.929 Million
St. Helena, CA(Pop 6,000) $4.345 Million
Monte Sereno, CA(Pop 4,000) $4.362 Million
Tiburon, CA(Pop 7,000) $4.742 Million
Los Altos Hills, CA(Pop 6,000) $4.798 Million
Belvedere, CA(Pop 3,000) $5.081 Million
Hillsborough, CA(Pop 10,000) $5.528 Million
Ross, CA(Pop 3,000) $5.747 Million
Atherton, CA(Pop 7,000) $7.303 Million

Anyone else notice how expensive Danville, San Ramon and Pleasanton have gotten?

[18Montclair]

Some outta town places for comparison

Montecito, CA $7.164 Million
Alpine, NJ $6.931 Million
Bridgehampton, NY $6.552 Million
Aspen, CO $6.320 Million
Rancho Santa Fe, CA $4.838 Million
Beverly Hills, CA $4.569 Million
Malibu, CA $3.970 Million
Paradise Valley, AZ $3.737 Million
Greenwich, CT $3.607 Million
Rolling Hills, CA $3.568 Million
Southampton, NY $3.340 Million
Corona Del Mar, CA $3.236 Million
Palm Beach, FL $2.909 Million
Mercer Island, WA $2.767 Million
Zephyr Cove, NV $2.733 Million
La Jolla, CA $2.611 Million
Kenilworth, IL $2.488 Million
Wailea, HI $2.439 Million
Coto De Caza, CA $2.127 Million
Harrison, NY $2.107 Million
Newport Beach, CA $2.045 Million
Manhattan Beach, CA $1.944 Million
Potomac, MD $1.784 Million
Santa Monica, CA $1.546 Million
Miami Beach, FL $1.076 Million
Honolulu, HI $1.054 Million
Irvine, CA $1.012 Million
Bellevue, WA $935,000
Scottsdale, AZ $929,000

[Joe_Ryder]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

Anyone else notice how expensive Danville, San Ramon and Pleasanton have gotten?

Yes. I remember, and it wasn't that long ago, when people moved out there because they couldn't afford to live near civilization. Way back when rocks were soft, those areas were good places to ride dirt bikes. Who woulda thunk woods and farmland out in the middle of nowhere would ever be worth anything? But I suppose my neighborhood was out in the boonies at one time.

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by Joe_Ryder

Yes. I remember, and it wasn't that long ago, when people moved out there because they couldn't afford to live near civilization. Way back when rocks were soft, those areas were good places to ride dirt bikes. Who woulda thunk woods and farmland out in the middle of nowhere would ever be worth anything? But I suppose my neighborhood was out in the boonies at one time.

When I was a kid, I used to work with my Dad(He's a retired landscaper) and we worked in Blackhawk when homes there were $500,000-true story.

Back in 1989, My folks even almost bought a house off of Sycamore Valley but opted out cause the staggering price tag of $300,000(in prime Danville) seemed too much for them.

[sonarrat]

Are you serious? Pleasanton is more expensive than San Francisco? How on earth did that happen?

[skeeter85]

Originally Posted by sonarrat

Are you serious? Pleasanton is more expensive than San Francisco? How on earth did that happen?

The price is per housing unit - most housing units in Pleasanton are single family homes, most in SF are condos. That would be my guess. A single family home in SF will still cost more than one in Pleasanton.

[Mr Bigman]

Why is their so many rich people?

These homes run an average of 1 million. who has that kind of money?

Hey, if our econemy is that bad, folks in the bay aren't suffering from Bushes policies.

[sonarrat]

Originally Posted by Mr Bigman

Why is their so many rich people?

These homes run an average of 1 million. who has that kind of money?

Hey, if our econemy is that bad, folks in the bay aren't suffering from Bushes policies.

That's just based on recent transactions. Not everyone, by far, bought their homes at these ridiculous prices.

[Mr Bigman]

Is it true the bay is home to the richest people on planet earth?

It seems alot of folks in the Bay Area have very nice cars and homes so they must have lots of money cuz the average income for these cities is rich mans money.

I consider 6 figures to be rich so im going on that.

[gizmo980]

Originally Posted by Mr Bigman

Is it true the bay is home to the richest people on planet earth?

It seems alot of folks in the Bay Area have very nice cars and homes so they must have lots of money cuz the average income for these cities is rich mans money.

I consider 6 figures to be rich so im going on that.

Well, around here 6 figures isn't always RICH - comfortable, perhaps, but it's really not that much for us. But yes, per capita, we do have a lot of wealthier people. This partly has to do with Silicon Valley, where a huge number of dot-com millionaires make their homes... and we also just have a higher average salary, since our cost-of-living is higher. An income of $50K will get you a cushy life in some places, but here it's just barely enough to pay rent.