I live in South San Jose, but when I was single I thought it would be fun to live in San Francisco. You could live there and walk to restaurants, night clubs, and shopping.
I didn't work in San Francisco, and I never wanted a long commute. I had friends that lived up there and enjoyed it.
However, I would never buy a place in a city, and I would never live in a city like that.
I would actually like to move to a much smaller place and have a large lot.
I like having neighbors, but not as close as they are right now. I like not having lots of traffic. My kids can play in the street, and I don't have to worry about them getting hit by cars. I also live near an undeveloped hill that has deer that are fun to watch. We also live near a bike/walking path that is connnected to lots of parks. It's loads of fun.
One of my 10 year old twin daughters loves San Francisco, and the other one would love to live in a small town where she can walk everywhere.
The tioga daughter moved from a rural village in upstate NY to San Jose. Her brother who had moved to LA then Florida followed her to San Jose. They both love it. I believe she lives in Meadow something now that she has a new place. She found a job and appears to be settled. I have never been out to visit, guess I don't know the way to San Jose yet.