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Working in San Francisco, California

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San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the fourth-most populous city in California and the 17th-most populous in the United States, with a population of 826,079 in 2025. Among U.S. cities with a population of 200,000 or more, San Francisco is ranked first by per capita income, second by population density, and sixth by aggregate income as of 2024. Some 4.6 million residents live in the city's metropolitan statistical area, which is the 13th-largest in the United States. Around 9.2 million live in the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland combined statistical area, the fift

California is a U.S. state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, and Nevada and Arizona to the east; it also shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With over 39 million residents across an area of 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the largest U.S. state by population and third-largest by

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National unemployment rate in US: 4.2% — via World Bank

National job openings rate: 4.6% — via BLS JOLTS

Private-sector wage growth (year over year): 3.3% — via FRED

National quits rate: 1.9% — via FRED (BLS JOLTS)

Weekly initial unemployment claims: 208,000 — via FRED

GDP per capita in US: $90,027 — via World Bank

Consumer price inflation in US: 2.9% (annual) — via World Bank

Real GDP growth in US: 2.2% (annual) — via World Bank

Average hours worked per year in US: 1,800 — via OECD

Unemployment rate in California: 5.3% — via U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Cost of living in California: 10.7% above the national average — via BEA

Minimum wage in California: $16.90/hr — via FRED

Real GDP per capita in California: $86,110 — via FRED

Home prices in California (year over year): +1.8% — via FRED

Recent seismic activity: 2 earthquakes (M4.5+) within 200km in the last 6 months — largest M5.6 near 11 km N of Redwood Valley, CA. via USGS

Nearby green space: 9 parks within 1.5km — closest is Union Square. via OpenStreetMap

Nearest public transit: Post Street & Powell Street (transit stop, 63m). via OpenStreetMap

Nearby history: Four Fifty Sutter Building, listed 2009 (167m away) — via National Register of Historic Places

Typical climate: average high 67°F / low 51°F year-round (summers around 72°F, winters around 45°F) — via NOAA 1991-2020 Normals

Walkability: Most walkable — via EPA National Walkability Index

Typical rent nearby: $2,977/mo · $3,604/mo — via HUD Fair Market Rents

• Elevation 38m (125 ft)

Source: Wikipedia (state)