Good God, that’s shocking, David. Fewer school-age children percentagewise than any other U.S. citizen. I guess it’s the insanely high house prices. As one of my Redfin blogger colleagues said, that bubble’s made of steel.

David, as always, that’s a very practical analysis. Yes, kid-friendly places – I’m thinking Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito and lotsa the ‘burbs like Walnut Creek, Danville, Orinda – would not be optimal for closets.

But in SF, as you say, there hardly are any children, right? Could one of our SF mavens weigh in on this – I’m thinking maybe it’s a bit more neighborhood-specific?

I added a second closet to our master and took some space from another BR, but the BR was smallish anyway, and clearly never going to be more than a kid’s bedroom or upstairs office or guest room, so I think it’ll help the value.

The two areas where you can waste space expensively would be the closet and the bathroom. Both should provided the space you need, but not much more. Do you entertain in your closet? Throw parties in your bathroom?

Nobody likes a cramped closet, but it’s people with more money than sense who are going to ensure their clothes have a room as big as their child’s. (Think I’m kidding? I saw one house where an entire bedroom — a big one — had been turned into a professionally designed closet.)

Me? I’d much rather have the square footage added to the kitchen or living room, where I actually spend most if my time. And those quartz and concrete countertops look mighty nice….