That's a great guide, but it's missing some crucial details, I think.
The Mission looks seedier the further north you go, but the crime rate is actually higher in the south. Don't live on Capp St. in the Mission; it's known for stabbings and prostitution. In the 'loin, once you get above Geary, things get nicer rapidly (as it's between the Tenderloin and Nob Hill, it gets the appellation "Tendernob"), but I wouldn't live south of Sutter St.
Hunters' Point in the far southeast is about the worst place in the city to be or be near, but I'm told Silver Terrace (between 101 and 280) isn't too bad.
30th St. is not the southern end of the city. There are (from West to East):
Lake Merced (far from everything)
Park Merced (just south of the central Sunset, not TOO bad a walk from the L streetcar)
Ocean View, Stonestown, and Ingleside (I don't know anything about them other than that the K and M streetcars run there)
West of Twin Peaks/West Portal (nice area at the end of the Eureka Tunnel, kinda like Noe Valley, but with decent public transit)
Balboa Park (has BART and freeway access, but not a great neighborhood)
Excelsior/Outer Mission (like the Mission, but less convenient, worse food, and whiter)
Mission Terrace and Cayuga Terrace (like a suburban subdivision in the middle of the south of the city, but more convenient to food. The J runs right next to it)
Glen Park (north of Mission Terrace, it has BART, 280, and is slightly less seedy than Balboa Park; technically it has the J too, but that's really kind of a stretch since you have to walk over 280 to get there. The northern parts of Glen Park run into the south end of Noe Valley)
Silver Terrace (see above)
Hunters' Point (see above)
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That's a great guide, but it's missing some crucial details, I think.
The Mission looks seedier the further north you go, but the crime rate is actually higher in the south. Don't live on Capp St. in the Mission; it's known for stabbings and prostitution. In the 'loin, once you get above Geary, things get nicer rapidly (as it's between the Tenderloin and Nob Hill, it gets the appellation "Tendernob"), but I wouldn't live south of Sutter St.
Hunters' Point in the far southeast is about the worst place in the city to be or be near, but I'm told Silver Terrace (between 101 and 280) isn't too bad.
30th St. is not the southern end of the city. There are (from West to East):
Lake Merced (far from everything) Park Merced (just south of the central Sunset, not TOO bad a walk from the L streetcar) Ocean View, Stonestown, and Ingleside (I don't know anything about them other than that the K and M streetcars run there) West of Twin Peaks/West Portal (nice area at the end of the Eureka Tunnel, kinda like Noe Valley, but with decent public transit) Balboa Park (has BART and freeway access, but not a great neighborhood) Excelsior/Outer Mission (like the Mission, but less convenient, worse food, and whiter) Mission Terrace and Cayuga Terrace (like a suburban subdivision in the middle of the south of the city, but more convenient to food. The J runs right next to it) Glen Park (north of Mission Terrace, it has BART, 280, and is slightly less seedy than Balboa Park; technically it has the J too, but that's really kind of a stretch since you have to walk over 280 to get there. The northern parts of Glen Park run into the south end of Noe Valley) Silver Terrace (see above) Hunters' Point (see above)