Buying vs Renting in the Same Neighborhood: A Block-by-Block Comparison
Most rent-versus-buy analyses miss the neighborhood entirely, comparing citywide medians as if San Francisco were all one unanimous zone. It isn’t. The math on a Hayes Valley two-bedroom differs meaningfully from a Marina two-bedroom, a Nob Hill co-op, or a Cow Hollow flat. Neighborhood-level analysis is the only real way to figure out where to…