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San Francisco Housing Statistics

San Francisco has 420,054 housing units, of which 48,213 were vacant in the 2024 survey, a 11.5% vacancy rate. 63.3% of occupied homes are rented. The median rent is $2,448 and the median owner-reported home value is $1,314,700.

This page is the citywide overview. Each metric below links to a ranking of all 38 neighborhoods, and each neighborhood and supervisor district has its own profile. Sources and method are on the methodology page.

420,054Housing units827,526Population63.3%Renters11.5%Vacancy rate$2,448Median rent+4% vs prior year$1,314,700Median home value-2% vs prior year$139,801Median household income39.6%Rent-burdened renters

How San Francisco's housing costs have moved since 2005

In 2024 dollars, the median rent has risen 36% since 2005, the median home value has risen 13%, and median household income has risen 51%. The dashed line on each chart is the inflation-adjusted series. 2020 is missing because the Census Bureau did not release standard one-year estimates that year.

San Francisco median gross rent, ACS 1-year$0$750$1,500$2,250$3,0002005200820112014201720212024● Nominal○ 2024 dollarsSan Francisco median home value, ACS 1-year$0$500,000$1.00M$1.50M$2.00M2005200820112014201720212024● Nominal○ 2024 dollarsSan Francisco median household income, ACS 1-year$0$50,000$100,000$150,000$200,0002005200820112014201720212024● Nominal○ 2024 dollars

Vacancy and tenure over time

San Francisco vacancy rate and renter share, ACS 1-year0.0%17.5%35.0%52.5%70.0%2005200820112014201720212024● Vacancy rate○ Renter shareSan Francisco housing units, ACS 1-year0112,500225,000337,500450,0002005200820112014201720212024● Housing units

What San Francisco housing costs on the market right now

The Census figures above lag the market by a year or more and describe everyone, including owners who bought decades ago and tenants on rent-controlled leases. For today's prices, Zillow's indexes for August 2026 put the typical San Francisco home at $1,425,000, +13.6% over the past year, and the typical asking rent on a new listing at $4,682 a month, +25.2% over the past year. That asking rent is 89.1% above the $2,476 median that current tenants pay, a gap that rent control and long tenancies keep open.

$1,425,000Zillow typical home value, August 2026+13.6% in 1 yr, +1.8% in 5 yrs$4,682Zillow asking rent, August 2026+25.2% in 1 yr, +45.0% in 5 yrs89.1%Asking rent vs rent paidZillow vs Census medianCastro/Upper MarketHighest asking rent$5,942
Zillow typical home value, San Francisco, 2000 to 2026$0$500,000$1.00M$1.50M$2.00M20002004200820122016202020242026● Typical home valueZillow asking rent, San Francisco, 2015 to 2026$0$1,250$2,500$3,750$5,000201520172019202220242026● Asking rent

Every neighborhood page carries the same Zillow figures next to its Census numbers, and three rankings cover the whole city: current home values, asking rents and the asking rent premium over what tenants pay. Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI and ZORI.

Housing metrics ranked by neighborhood

Every metric has its own ranking page with all 38 neighborhoods, the citywide figure and a chart, 48 rankings in 9 sections.

Rent

What renters pay, what new listings ask, and who is stretched by it.

Median rentRent-burdened householdsSeverely rent-burdened householdsAsking rentAsking rent premiumAsking rent change, 1 year

Home values

What owners say their homes are worth, and what Zillow says they would sell for.

Median home valueCurrent home valueHome value change, 1 year

Income

Household income by neighborhood.

Median household income

Owners and renters

Who owns and who rents.

Renter shareHomeownership rate

Vacancy

How many homes sit empty, and why.

Vacancy rateRental vacancy rateHomeowner vacancy rateVacant homes for rentVacant homes rented but not yet occupiedVacant homes for saleVacant homes sold but not yet occupiedVacant homes for seasonal or occasional useOther vacant homes

Building types

Single-family houses, flats, and apartment buildings of every size.

Single-family homesDetached single-family homesAttached single-family homesHomes in 2 to 4 unit buildingsHomes in 2 unit buildingsHomes in 3 or 4 unit buildingsHomes in 5 to 9 unit buildingsHomes in 10 to 19 unit buildingsHomes in large buildingsHomes in 20 to 49 unit buildingsHomes in buildings with 50 or more units

Year built

When the housing stock was built, decade by decade.

Homes built before 1940Homes built in the 1940sHomes built in the 1950sHomes built in the 1960sHomes built in the 1970sHomes built in the 1980sHomes built in the 1990sHomes built in the 2000sHomes built in the 2010sHomes built in 2020 or laterHomes built since 2010

Households

Household size, overcrowding and turnover.

Average household sizeOvercrowded homesRecent movers

Housing stock

How many homes and people each neighborhood has.

Housing unitsPopulation

Where the numbers come from

Citywide figures on this page are American Community Survey 1-year estimates for San Francisco County, which is the same thing as the city. Neighborhood and district figures across the site are 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, because the Census Bureau only publishes tract-level data on the five-year cycle. The two differ slightly for the same year: the five-year number averages five years of responses. Neighborhood boundaries are the Planning Department's Analysis Neighborhoods. Current market values and asking rents are Zillow Research indexes, refreshed monthly. Details and table numbers are on the methodology page.