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14 Foster City living!LOCAL™ City Guide Where to Live Community Characteristics A Range of Housing at Reasonable Prices Foster City is known to have low crime, good public schools, and well maintained homes and neighborhoods. The median price for single family homes in Q3 2013 was $1,278,000, and the median price for a common interest development in Foster City is $775,000. Affordable (below market rate) housing is available in several rental developments throughout the City. The City also coordinates with HIP Housing to provide a Shared Housing Program. Mix of Housing Types Foster City has a good mix of housing types, with about 38 percent of the units being single family detached units, 20 percent single family attached, 7 percent in structures of two to four units, and 35 percent in structures with five or more units. This is a more diverse mix than neighboring communities, allowing Foster City to accommodate a wide range of household types and facilitating housing for a diverse population. Shopping Centers Foster City currently has eight retail shopping areas: seven neighborhood commercial centers and a more regional- serving retail area along Metro Center Boulevard that includes a Costco Wholesale and Orchard Supply Hardware Store. The seven existing neighborhood commercial centers are located throughout the residential neighborhoods. The centers are intended to provide every City resident with convenience and close access to retail shopping which provides goods and services meeting their everyday needs. SAFE, APPEALING NEIGHBORHOODS ABOUND HERE © Photo by Nikoleta Vicsapiova © Photo by Angela Castillo Photography