San Francisco is definitely one of the most iconic cities in the United States, the beautiful scenarios in this marvelous city is the reason why lots of movies have been filmed here and tourist love to come a visit. You should know that it San Francisco is consider the second most expensive city in the country and your income is important in the decision you made when living here.
Along with that San Francisco offers really good job opportunities, especially in areas related with technology; since huge companies like Google, LinkedIn and Facebook, are located here and are great choices if you are looking to work in this specific area receiving great pay for it.
Apart from that, weather in this city is almost perfect all year long, and it has unique quality when summer comes and encounters the ocean air, creating a dense fog covering most parts of the city, and allowing are locators and tourist to admire this wonderful show.
What to know before moving to San Francisco
If you are considering moving to San Francisco, you should know that this is one of the most populated cities in the country, and because of that the vast of cultures that live here will allow you to enrich and learn from each one of them, enjoying the beauty of this city. Besides that, this is a place that loves food; there are all kind of restaurants and lots of options on where to go and eat that you could go out and eat each day without repeating a place.
Another thing that it’s important for you to know is that traffic in San Francisco is always really crowded and finding a parking area is almost an impossible task to achieve, which is why most people prefer to take a public transportation than having to go through all those difficulties. Besides that, this is city that has earthquake activity, and even though is not that currently, if you have never experienced this kind of movements, it might
probably get a little scary.
Other than that, here is where you will have plenty of options to practice different kind of sports, especially all of those that are outdoors, like camping, hiking, surfing and more.
And last but not least you may also visit all plenty of museums that are around the city, for example the California Academy of Sciences, the Aquarium of the Bay, among others.
Cost of living in San Francisco
The best way of knowing how expensive is living in San Francisco, checking out the Tax Rates that this place has; and according to California Department of Tax and Fee Administration the rate goes between 8.5% and 9.75% in Sales Tax, and the Property Tax rate is .68%.
A good way to understand this, is heading to a restaurant or a simple café, where a basic lunch can cost up to $20 dollars, and daily utilities are from $150 to $200 per month, or perhaps a basic diner in a restaurant may cost up to $70 dollars, which is more expensive than other places around the country.
Now if you want to avoid all vehicle expenses, it is predominant that you consider living in this city without one, and start using other transportation options like bicycles, scooters, ferry, or even walking if distance are not too far or if you just want to appreciate all beautiful scenarios around the city.
Housing market in San Francisco
Buying a house in San Francisco is a top challenge; the average price of a median house is around $900,000 dollars, that’s right! Almost 1 million! So it can’t be a surprise that this place is really expensive, however you may also find cheaper houses depending on the neighborhood you decide to live at.
And if you are not looking for a house to buy, there is always the option of renting one, where the average is around $3,000 dollars per month, for a two bedroom apartment or even $4,000 for a three bedroom. Although you may also find more affordable choices in neighborhoods like Outer Sunset, Glen Park, Inner Richmond or Outer Mission.
Always look for the options that fit all your necessities which mean that is close to your work, school or the places you frequently go to, this will help you to stay much more comfortable and start perceiving your neighborhood as your new home instantly.
Types of move to San Francisco we offer
Home relocation
Keep in mind that making the decision of moving to a different home in a complete new place is not always so easy, which is why we have the mission of helping things get as easiest and smooth as thy can be, leaving all that stress of not knowing how to start with all that packing and moving process.
Go ahead and choose for the specific service moving option, and we will take care of every little detail of moving, storing, packing, shipping, and much more, keeping happy customers with our top quality moving services.
Office move
You should always have someone to trust all your possessions, and here we are for you, consistently aware of reducing the risk of disturbance, making this moving process as smooth as possible, let us prove you why we are one of the most reliable company in moving services, no matter how far your new location is.
We are also ready to deal with all kind of storage, keeping perfectly order, and always giving you the best solution to protect it from any kind of possible danger, making moving much more effective and practical.
Commercial move
Let us demonstrate how our moving experts will help you go through all various choices achieving your’ moving with the best expectations, keeping the memory of having a great experience and wonderful order in every item that needs to be relocated.
We are more than ready to deal with every type of moving tasks effectively and maintaining your storage needs ideally, for all your entire team; and of course keeping it time effectively to improve your moving process in the best way that you could possibly imagine.
Car shipping
Don’t forget that it is always important to trust the best company your most appreciate possessions, which is why you can definitely make sure that we will take care of every detail until your vehicle reaches its destination; and keeping it safe in every type of circumstance.
This service is perfect if you are moving from a long distance place, and you want to keep your vehicle in prefect conditions, so when you get to your new home your car will just as it was before leaving your previous location.
Keep in mind that we are here for you and we will be during the all process of moving until you have reached your moving goal.