Back to the Suburbs: Bay Area Edition

Suburban home prices are rising faster than urban ones

Home prices have soared since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, but a rising tide has not lifted all boats: home prices in the suburbs and exurbs have risen far faster than city cores. Of the 50 largest U.S. metros, San Francisco’s 37-point urban-exurban gap is the second widest in the country (second only to New York City). The map below shows the cu…