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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. Every row links to that neighborhood's full housing profile, and the method behind the numbers is on the methodology page. This is one of the rankings in the San Francisco housing overview.
All 38 neighborhoods ranked
| # | Neighborhood | Overcrowded homes | vs city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinatown | 22.9% | +16.9 pts |
| 2 | Outer Mission | 14.3% | +8.3 pts |
| 3 | Bayview Hunters Point | 12.9% | +6.9 pts |
| 4 | Portola | 12.9% | +6.9 pts |
| 5 | Visitacion Valley | 12.9% | +6.9 pts |
| 6 | Tenderloin | 12.1% | +6.1 pts |
| 7 | Excelsior | 11.7% | +5.7 pts |
| 8 | Mission Bay | 9.8% | +3.8 pts |
| 9 | Treasure Island | 9.4% | +3.4 pts |
| 10 | Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside | 8.9% | +2.9 pts |
| 11 | South of Market | 8.8% | +2.8 pts |
| 12 | Mission | 8.6% | +2.6 pts |
| 13 | Western Addition | 8.4% | +2.4 pts |
| 14 | North Beach | 6.8% | +0.8 pts |
| 15 | Lakeshore | 6.3% | +0.3 pts |
| 16 | Financial District/South Beach | 6.0% | +0.0 pts |
| 17 | Nob Hill | 5.4% | -0.6 pts |
| 18 | Potrero Hill | 5.4% | -0.6 pts |
| 19 | Sunset/Parkside | 4.1% | -1.9 pts |
| 20 | Bernal Heights | 4.0% | -2.0 pts |
| 21 | Japantown | 3.9% | -2.1 pts |
| 22 | Twin Peaks | 3.6% | -2.4 pts |
| 23 | Outer Richmond | 3.4% | -2.6 pts |
| 24 | Hayes Valley | 3.3% | -2.7 pts |
| 25 | Lone Mountain/USF | 3.0% | -3.0 pts |
| 26 | Inner Richmond | 2.8% | -3.2 pts |
| 27 | Pacific Heights | 2.7% | -3.3 pts |
| 28 | Castro/Upper Market | 2.0% | -4.0 pts |
| 29 | Glen Park | 2.0% | -4.0 pts |
| 30 | Russian Hill | 1.8% | -4.2 pts |
| 31 | Marina | 1.7% | -4.3 pts |
| 32 | Noe Valley | 1.7% | -4.3 pts |
| 33 | Inner Sunset | 1.6% | -4.4 pts |
| 34 | West of Twin Peaks | 1.4% | -4.6 pts |
| 35 | Haight Ashbury | 1.3% | -4.7 pts |
| 36 | Presidio | 1.3% | -4.7 pts |
| 37 | Presidio Heights | 0.3% | -5.7 pts |
| 38 | Seacliff | 0.0% | -6.0 pts |
| San Francisco | 6.0% |
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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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