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Home / Explore / San Francisco, CA

California · CITY & NEIGHBORHOOD GUIDE

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San Francisco.

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The housing picture

2020–2024 American Community Survey · San Francisco city, California

Median owner-occupied home value

$1,394,500± $20,642 margin of error

Estimated by homeowners; not a current sale price.

Median monthly gross rent

$2,476± $30 margin of error

Contract rent plus applicable utility and fuel costs.

Population

830,235Controlled to an independent population estimate; a sampling margin of error is not applicable.

Residents within the Census place boundary.

Housing units

414,602± 403 margin of error

Occupied and vacant housing units.

Occupied housing units

363,970± 1,953 margin of error

Homes occupied by owners or renters.

Owner-occupied housing units

139,057± 2,183 margin of error

Occupied homes in which the owner lives.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year ↗. Retrieved Sep 28, 2026. Place ID: 0667000. Dollar amounts are in 2024 dollars. Survey estimates describe a period, not a live housing market.

View the Census data tables

2020–2024 ACS five-year estimates. Dollar amounts are in 2024 dollars; published margins of error use a 90% confidence level. These downloadable source tables cover all Census geographies.

  • Home value · B25077 ↗
  • Gross rent · B25064 ↗
  • Population · B01003 ↗
  • Housing units · B25001 ↗
  • Occupied housing and tenure · B25003 ↗

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Explore San Francisco, one address at a time.

Local resources reviewed Sep 27, 2026.

Use the block and lot to connect planning records

SF Planning's Property Information Map accepts an address, block/lot, planning application or building permit number. Its property tabs bring together zoning, historic-preservation records, permit history, complaints and appeals. Keep the parcel identifier when moving between those records.

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Check the actual Muni line and stop

SFMTA's rider guide points to individual route and stop pages for service status, planned reroutes, alternatives and accessibility information. Review the line and stop you expect to use, plus Travel & Transit Updates for construction or events, when evaluating a routine trip.

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Questions about San Francisco

Are the Sanborn maps in San Francisco's Property Information Map current building records?

No. SF Planning says those maps are no longer updated and should be used for historical context. Its permitting-history and building-permit tabs are separate resources for researching later work.

Source: sfplanninggis.org ↗

What is the median home value in San Francisco?

The 2020–2024 ACS estimate for the median value of owner-occupied homes in San Francisco is $1,394,500 in 2024 dollars. This describes owner-reported values over a five-year period. For a purchase or sale today, request recent comparable transactions for the specific neighborhood and property type.

What is the median rent in San Francisco?

The 2020–2024 ACS median monthly gross rent for San Francisco is $2,476 in 2024 dollars. Gross rent includes contract rent and applicable utility and fuel costs. It is a historical survey estimate, not today's asking rent or a quote for an individual property.

Does this describe a specific neighborhood?

These figures cover San Francisco city, California. City boundaries, ZIP codes, school attendance areas, and named neighborhoods can differ. Use a property's address to check the details that matter to you; a city-wide median will not describe every block or home.

How can I compare San Francisco with another place?

Use the city comparison to view figures from the same ACS release side by side. Then compare current property choices, your actual commute, and address-specific conditions. Differences between survey estimates can fall within their margins of error; the comparison does not rank which place is best.

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