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San Francisco is Second-Densest City in America, Report Shows

New York is still No. 1, but San Francisco is right behind, according to Smart Growth America.

By Jeremy Raff and Rachel Dornhelm

If you bike around Alamo Square, stroll through Chinatown, hit tennis balls in Hayes Valley or enjoy a car-less commute, you already know what new a report by Smart Growth America confirms: The Bay Area’s density correlates with better health indicators, more economic mobility and fewer transportation costs.

San Francisco is the second-densest city in the country, after only New York.

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