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Harbor Bay/Bay Farm Alameda, CA

Imagine taking a ferry boat across scenic San Francisco Bay to your office in downtown San Francisco. If you rent an apartment or condo in the Harbor Bay/Bay Farm neighborhood in Alameda, this can become your daily commute. Hang out with the locals on the Bay Farm Island canal walk for some exercise and the impressive views of the San Francisco skyline. Visit local restaurants on Bay Farm Island Drive, such as Angel Fish or the China Villa. Drive across the 125-foot drawbridge to the island of Alameda for more restaurants, such as Burma Superstar and the Mama Papa Lithuania Restaurant, roughly two miles away in the city's downtown core. Swim or kayak at Crown Memorial State Beach in Alameda and visit the marine exhibits at the Crab Cove Visitor Center on the western end of the beach. Do some serious shopping at Alameda South Shore Center, less than a mile from the Bay Farm Island Bridge.

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

40 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Very Bikeable

Bikeability

80 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

70 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

40 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

50 / 100

Limited Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

30 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

10 / 100

Few to No Nightlife Options Nearby

Nightlife

10 / 100

Very Noisy

Quiet Score

30 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Crown Memorial State Beach
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline
  • Crab Cove Visitor Center
  • Oakland Museum of California
  • Jack London Square

Airports

  • Metro Oakland International
  • San Francisco International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.