San Francisco Housing Vacancy Statistics

12.2% of San Francisco's homes were vacant when the Census surveyed them. The rental vacancy rate is 6.7% and the homeowner vacancy rate is 1.0%.

A home counts as vacant if nobody lived in it when the survey came by. Most of those homes are empty for ordinary reasons: they are between tenants, sold and waiting for the buyer to move in, or used for part of the year. The Census records the reason for each one.

Vacancy rankings for all 38 neighborhoods

Each ranking lists every neighborhood against the citywide figure, which is the number shown on the card. Citywide figures for every measure are on the housing overview.

• Vacancy rateCensus, 2020-202412.2%
• Rental vacancy rateCensus, 2020-20246.7%
• Homeowner vacancy rateCensus, 2020-20241.0%
• Vacant homes for rentCensus, 2020-202432.1%
• Vacant homes rented but not yet occupiedCensus, 2020-20244.9%
• Vacant homes for saleCensus, 2020-20243.1%
• Vacant homes sold but not yet occupiedCensus, 2020-202415.3%
• Vacant homes for seasonal or occasional useCensus, 2020-202416.9%
• Other vacant homesCensus, 2020-202427.7%

Why San Francisco's vacant homes are empty

Of the city's vacant homes, the largest group is "for rent" at 32.1%. The six shares add up to all vacant homes.