Growth rates of city property and suburb properties.

[Robert Fisher]

It would seem city properties (for example those in SF or Silicon Valley) increase in value more than the surrounding suburb properties (for example, Sonoma, Contra Costa counties).  But I wonder if that's just from isolated periods of market activities and in the long run the average growth rates are similar?

There should be a periodic "spill over" effect when city property prices becomes too unaffordable, no?  Thus leading to suburb prices catching up.

Are there any analysis on this?

[Jay Hinrichs]

closer to employment centers and higher paying jobs.  seems like the shorter the commute the higher the prices.. then you have schools  big factor in the Bay  AREA