Re:Ask YC: What is the best area in SF Bay Area for startup ...
by DabAsteroid on Monday September 08, 2008 @01:21AM
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SF has a land area of 121 km², and a population density of 6,324.4/km². (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_francisco)
Here is a list of cities with higher population densities:
Delhi 26,276
Kolkata 24,760
Chennai 24,418
Mumbai 22,658
Bangalore 22,426
Hyderabad 21,293
Ahmedabad 19,979
Seoul 17,213
Tokyo 13,682
Wuhan 12,868
Jakarta 12,738
New York City 10,452
Tehran 10,260
Moscow 9,644
Lima 8,544
Yokohama 8,182
Lagos 7,938
São Paulo 7,148
With or without rent control, prices would be high because
If not because of rent-control laws, why does San Francisco supply not follow San Francisco demand? Did you read the William Tucker paper, linked above, that explains why?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_population
Delhi 26,276 Kolkata 24,760 Chennai 24,418 Mumbai 22,658 Bangalore 22,426 Hyderabad 21,293 Ahmedabad 19,979 Seoul 17,213 Tokyo 13,682 Wuhan 12,868 Jakarta 12,738 New York City 10,452 Tehran 10,260 Moscow 9,644 Lima 8,544 Yokohama 8,182 Lagos 7,938 São Paulo 7,148
With or without rent control, prices would be high because
...Because the buildings have been built as high as physically possible? If not that, why are San Francisco buildings so short? New York City has 82 buildings over 600 feet high. San Francisco has 7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Ne... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Sa...
If not because of rent-control laws, why does San Francisco supply not follow San Francisco demand? Did you read the William Tucker paper, linked above, that explains why?