South San Francisco
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South San Francisco
- grade BOverall Grade
- Town in California
- Rating 3.97 out of 5 130 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade B
- Crime & Safetygrade C+
- Housinggrade D minus
- Nightlifegrade A
- Good for Familiesgrade B
- Diversitygrade A+
- Jobsgrade B minus
- Weathergrade A+
- Cost of Livinggrade D
- Health & Fitnessgrade A
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A
- Commutegrade A minus
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$911,000
National
$229,800Median Rent
$2,279
National
$1,096Area Feel
Urban Suburban Mix
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South San Francisco Rankings
Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C+
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault118.7national 282.7
- Murder1.5national 6.1
- Rape22national 40.7
- Robbery85national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary230national 500.1
- Theft1,692.1national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft363.3national 284
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Working in South San Francisco
Jobs
grade B minus
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$106,005
National
$64,994Top Public Schools Serving South San Francisco
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- grade A+
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- Rating 4.52 out of 5 63 reviews
- grade A+
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- Rating 4.45 out of 5 47 reviews
- grade A+
Lick-Wilmerding High School
- Rating 4.62 out of 5 103 reviews
- grade A+
Urban School of San Francisco
- Rating 4.42 out of 5 59 reviews
- grade A+
French American International School and International High School
- Rating 3.8 out of 5 103 reviews
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My experience being born in SSF and growing up here has been a great privilege. The SSF community is very diverse and welcoming. I've grown up in a mainly hispanic part of the city, which there are so many different cultures that makes South San Francisco complete. Recently, SSF is experiencing gentrification which many people are leaving the city due to the costs of living being so high. So it's been tough trying to keep up with the cities cost with inflation and such. I currently attend South San Francisco High School, I'd say my experience with this school has been good. Overall SSF's education is very average and the districts funding isn't very high so it's been difficult at times. Overall, South San Francisco a.k.a "South City" is a good city to live in, but the costs have been hitting lower income households the hardest.
South City is a safe, convenient and relatively affordable place to live. On a social level, however, it doesn't feel like a tight knit community. The diversity is great (yum), but it seems people don't interact much unless there's a free city event. The different neighborhoods - east of 101 biotech, downtown, Westborough, etc. - don't feel like part of the same city. There's a tug of war between progressives, who want high-density affordable housing, higher business taxes and so forth, and more moderate folks who came here precisely to escape San Francisco style policies. At the moment, the progressives are winning and older residents are cashing out. Their houses are then rented or flipped multiple times, giving a transient/commuter town feel that didn't exist in years past. All in all, it's a city in flux. That could be a pro or a con depending on your willingness to get involved in local politics, your personality, and stage in life.
Pros: clean, barely any homeless people, and it is safe for the most part. The only major crime that has been occurring more frequently are care thefts and break ins, but this is occurring throughout the Bay Area. It is family friendly. The municipal building has many activities and classes for everyone. Commuting is easy.
Cons: there is no nightlife. It is becoming more expensive, as it is everywhere.
Cons: there is no nightlife. It is becoming more expensive, as it is everywhere.