East Bay Neighborhoods and Walkability
Hi there!
My husband and I are looking to buy a house soon. I lived in San Francisco previously and now we live in Temescal, Oakland and love the neighborhood. I don’t drive, so walkability is really important to us.
We’ve been primarily looking in Temescal and Rockridge, but have been considering opening up our search to include south and central Berkeley to give ourselves more options (and possibly throwing the city into the mix — although most of our lives are in the East Bay now, but it definitely has more options for us). I find south Berkeley in particular charming, but I’m worried I might feel stuck without a car and feel far from San Francisco.
We’re also hoping to start a family soon, so that’s another factor in our decisions process.
I’m curious to hear from others with experience with those neighborhoods (south and central Berkeley); particularly those who made the move from SF to Berkeley. How did the change in lifestyle feel to you? Did walkability factor into your home buying decision?