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Overcrowded Homes by Neighborhood in San Francisco

Chinatown has the highest share of overcrowded homes in San Francisco at 22.9%, and Seacliff the lowest at 0.0%, a spread of 22.9 points. The citywide figure is 6.0%, and 15 of 38 neighborhoods sit above it.

Occupied homes with more than one person per room. For related figures, see the San Francisco housing overview, and the methodology for how the numbers are built.

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Map of San Francisco neighborhoods shaded by share of overcrowded homes, darkest where it ranks highest
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All 38 neighborhoods ranked

#NeighborhoodOvercrowded homesvs city
1Chinatown22.9%+16.9 pts
2Outer Mission14.3%+8.3 pts
3Bayview Hunters Point12.9%+6.9 pts
4Portola12.9%+6.9 pts
5Visitacion Valley12.9%+6.9 pts
6Tenderloin (incl. Civic Center)12.1%+6.1 pts
7Excelsior11.7%+5.7 pts
8Mission Bay9.8%+3.8 pts
9Treasure Island9.4%+3.4 pts
10Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside8.9%+2.9 pts
11South of Market (incl. SoMa)8.8%+2.8 pts
12Mission8.6%+2.6 pts
13Western Addition (incl. NoPa, Alamo Square, Fillmore)8.4%+2.4 pts
14North Beach (incl. Telegraph Hill)6.8%+0.8 pts
15Lakeshore6.3%+0.3 pts
16Financial District/South Beach (incl. Rincon Hill, Embarcadero)6.0%+0.0 pts
17Nob Hill5.4%-0.6 pts
18Potrero Hill (incl. Dogpatch)5.4%-0.6 pts
19Sunset/Parkside4.1%-1.9 pts
20Bernal Heights4.0%-2.0 pts
21Japantown3.9%-2.1 pts
22Twin Peaks (incl. Diamond Heights)3.6%-2.4 pts
23Outer Richmond3.4%-2.6 pts
24Hayes Valley3.3%-2.7 pts
25Lone Mountain/USF3.0%-3.0 pts
26Inner Richmond2.8%-3.2 pts
27Pacific Heights2.7%-3.3 pts
28Castro/Upper Market (incl. Duboce Triangle, Eureka Valley)2.0%-4.0 pts
29Glen Park2.0%-4.0 pts
30Russian Hill1.8%-4.2 pts
31Marina (incl. Cow Hollow)1.7%-4.3 pts
32Noe Valley1.7%-4.3 pts
33Inner Sunset1.6%-4.4 pts
34West of Twin Peaks (incl. Forest Hill, St. Francis Wood, Miraloma Park)1.4%-4.6 pts
35Haight Ashbury (incl. Cole Valley)1.3%-4.7 pts
36Presidio1.3%-4.7 pts
37Presidio Heights0.3%-5.7 pts
38Seacliff0.0%-6.0 pts
San Francisco6.0%

Overcrowded homes across the city

Overcrowded homes by San Francisco neighborhood
  1. Chinatown22.9%
  2. Outer Mission14.3%
  3. Bayview Hunters Point12.9%
  4. Portola12.9%
  5. Visitacion Valley12.9%
  6. Tenderloin12.1%
  7. Excelsior11.7%
  8. Mission Bay9.8%
  9. Treasure Island9.4%
  10. Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside8.9%
  11. South of Market8.8%
  12. Mission8.6%
  13. Western Addition8.4%
  14. North Beach6.8%
  15. Lakeshore6.3%
  16. Financial District/South Beach6.0%
  17. Nob Hill5.4%
  18. Potrero Hill5.4%
  19. Sunset/Parkside4.1%
  20. Bernal Heights4.0%
  21. Japantown3.9%
  22. Twin Peaks3.6%
  23. Outer Richmond3.4%
  24. Hayes Valley3.3%
  25. Lone Mountain/USF3.0%
  26. Inner Richmond2.8%
  27. Pacific Heights2.7%
  28. Castro/Upper Market2.0%
  29. Glen Park2.0%
  30. Russian Hill1.8%
  31. Marina1.7%
  32. Noe Valley1.7%
  33. Inner Sunset1.6%
  34. West of Twin Peaks1.4%
  35. Haight Ashbury1.3%
  36. Presidio1.3%
  37. Presidio Heights0.3%
  38. Seacliff0.0%

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Occupied homes with more than one person per room. Figures are five-year American Community Survey estimates for 2020-2024, summed or pooled from the census tracts that make up each neighborhood. Rates are computed from summed counts, so small neighborhoods carry wider margins of error than large ones. Neighborhoods with fewer than 500 homes are left out.

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