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Severely Rent-Burdened Households by Neighborhood in San Francisco

Lakeshore has the highest share of severely rent-burdened households in San Francisco at 46.1%, and the Marina the lowest at 9.8%, a spread of 36.3 points. The citywide figure is 19.8%, and 18 of 38 neighborhoods sit above it.

Renter households paying half or more of their income on rent. For related figures, see the San Francisco housing overview, and the methodology for how the numbers are built.

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All 38 neighborhoods ranked

#NeighborhoodSeverely rent-burdened householdsvs city
1Lakeshore46.1%+26.3 pts
2Visitacion Valley32.4%+12.6 pts
3Bayview Hunters Point32.3%+12.5 pts
4Chinatown28.4%+8.6 pts
5Japantown27.8%+8.0 pts
6Outer Mission27.5%+7.7 pts
7Seacliff27.1%+7.3 pts
8Excelsior24.7%+4.9 pts
9Tenderloin (incl. Civic Center)24.2%+4.4 pts
10West of Twin Peaks (incl. Forest Hill, St. Francis Wood, Miraloma Park)22.3%+2.5 pts
11Treasure Island22.1%+2.3 pts
12Lone Mountain/USF21.9%+2.1 pts
13Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside21.8%+2.0 pts
14Outer Richmond20.5%+0.7 pts
15Glen Park20.3%+0.5 pts
16Mission Bay20.3%+0.5 pts
17Presidio20.2%+0.4 pts
18Sunset/Parkside20.2%+0.4 pts
19Inner Sunset19.8%+0.0 pts
20Bernal Heights19.6%-0.2 pts
21Nob Hill19.5%-0.3 pts
22Russian Hill19.1%-0.7 pts
23Hayes Valley18.9%-0.9 pts
24Portola18.7%-1.1 pts
25South of Market (incl. SoMa)18.7%-1.1 pts
26Castro/Upper Market (incl. Duboce Triangle, Eureka Valley)17.8%-2.0 pts
27Western Addition (incl. NoPa, Alamo Square, Fillmore)17.6%-2.2 pts
28Financial District/South Beach (incl. Rincon Hill, Embarcadero)17.4%-2.4 pts
29Mission17.1%-2.7 pts
30Presidio Heights16.9%-2.9 pts
31North Beach (incl. Telegraph Hill)16.8%-3.0 pts
32Pacific Heights16.8%-3.0 pts
33Potrero Hill (incl. Dogpatch)16.6%-3.2 pts
34Inner Richmond13.2%-6.6 pts
35Noe Valley13.1%-6.7 pts
36Haight Ashbury (incl. Cole Valley)12.5%-7.3 pts
37Twin Peaks (incl. Diamond Heights)11.8%-8.0 pts
38Marina (incl. Cow Hollow)9.8%-10.0 pts
San Francisco19.8%

Severely rent-burdened households across the city

Severely rent-burdened households by San Francisco neighborhood
  1. Lakeshore46.1%
  2. Visitacion Valley32.4%
  3. Bayview Hunters Point32.3%
  4. Chinatown28.4%
  5. Japantown27.8%
  6. Outer Mission27.5%
  7. Seacliff27.1%
  8. Excelsior24.7%
  9. Tenderloin24.2%
  10. West of Twin Peaks22.3%
  11. Treasure Island22.1%
  12. Lone Mountain/USF21.9%
  13. Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside21.8%
  14. Outer Richmond20.5%
  15. Glen Park20.3%
  16. Mission Bay20.3%
  17. Presidio20.2%
  18. Sunset/Parkside20.2%
  19. Inner Sunset19.8%
  20. Bernal Heights19.6%
  21. Nob Hill19.5%
  22. Russian Hill19.1%
  23. Hayes Valley18.9%
  24. Portola18.7%
  25. South of Market18.7%
  26. Castro/Upper Market17.8%
  27. Western Addition17.6%
  28. Financial District/South Beach17.4%
  29. Mission17.1%
  30. Presidio Heights16.9%
  31. North Beach16.8%
  32. Pacific Heights16.8%
  33. Potrero Hill16.6%
  34. Inner Richmond13.2%
  35. Noe Valley13.1%
  36. Haight Ashbury12.5%
  37. Twin Peaks11.8%
  38. Marina9.8%

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Renter households paying half or more of their income on rent. 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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