Hi 🐠! I’m relocating from Chicago to The Bay Area later this month, and am wondering what neighborhoods are relatively more affordable and safer to live in. Currently we are considering the following cities:
Fremont, Union City, San Mateo, San Jose. Work is in Menlo Park. Married with no kids.

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San Mateo is nice bc it’s right between SF and Menlo Park, plus quick access to the bridge to Oakland and also an easy drive to Half Moon Bay.

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Thanks a lot everyone. We are switching focus to Mountain View and Sunnyvale now given it’s a lot closer to work.

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I live in Novato and absolutely love the north bay. It’s beautiful and possibly less crowded than east and South Bay. If you love nature and being outdoors, that’s the place to be. Marin County in general is pretty safe. Plus The fog doesn’t make it to Novato!

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I actually live on the border of San Mateo and Burlingame. Both are great towns with lots to do in my opinion!

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Live in Daly City. Everything is accessible.

all that fog though

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Consider Redwood City if you plan on going into the office frequently. San Mateo is not bad either. San Jose is a long commute, Fremont/union city even more so.

Foster City, Burlingame, Millbrae, and Campbell

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New in San Diego and want to explore the city? Me too 😂 comment bellow. I’ll send a message 🙌

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