San Francisco is the second most densely populated major city in the United States, with a 2006 estimated population of 744,041. The land within the city limits roughly forms a seven by seven mile square (11 by 11 km), with more than 50 hills dotting the landscape. But what makes San Francisco actually famous is its chilly summer fog, an eclectic mix of Victorian and modern architecture and its peninsular location surrounded on three sides by the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. It is, in short, a dream city with the San Francisco apartments being a great option for those on the lookout for great homes. The cross-cultural character of San Francisco is evident in the neighbourhoods that are filled with businesses and civic institutions catering to new arrivals. It offers a great nightlife to those who like stepping out of their apartments on the weekends. For those with a more cultural bent of mind, the city’s War Memorial and Performing Arts Centre features some of the longest operating performing arts companies in the United States. And for a relaxing day out, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park is the place to go. The fact that the city is accustomed to high standards of living is obvious from the lavishly maintained San Francisco apartments. The great wealth and opportunity generated by the Internet revolution has drawn many highly educated and high-income workers and residents to the city. So much so that even the poorer neighborhoods have now become gentrified. And a real estate tip for those looking out for apartments: ‘property values in the city have escalated to among the highest in the nation’.