Fatima

I live in the Outer Sunset. My kids and I occasionally walk to the beach which takes about 10 minutes from our house. There are nice coffee houses such as Andytown on Lawton & 43rd Ave., Java Beach on Juday & 48th Ave. and the one on Sloat Blvd. My kids attend Sunset Elementary School and A.P. Giannini Middle School which are next door to each other with the Ortega Library in between them. This is a wonderful neighborhood for families.

As far as the weather, we do get the sun (believe it or not).....it's just a little moody from time to time. If you're a runner/jogger/walker, the fresh brisk air is perfect so you're not running on a smoldering hot weather. Golden Gate Park is walking distance as well, and you can smell the lovely eucalyptus as you walk through it.

It's pretty diverse here. There's a lot of Asian families in this area. Irving Street, Noriega Street and Clement Street (in the Richmond District) are like mini-Chinatown, so you don't need to go all the way to Chinatown for your Asian food and shopping.

At night time, you can get the "riff-raff" from the beach, so lock your doors and close your windows, but for the most part is a quiet neighborhood.

Most houses are attached, so you're basically sharing walls. You'll hardly see any lawns because it's mostly cemented - which is a drag; however, the City has been doing their best to beautify the sidewalks with planting trees and flowers. A 2 bedroom/1 bath single family home would probably be $2,600 per month at its lowest. This neighborhood used to be cheapest, but there are bidding wars for fixer uppers for a $1M, which really sucks!