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Vacant Homes for Rent by Neighborhood in San Francisco

Lakeshore has the highest share of vacant homes that are for rent in San Francisco at 63.6%, and Seacliff the lowest at 0.0%, a spread of 63.6 points. The citywide figure is 32.1%, and 15 of 38 neighborhoods sit above it.

Vacant units on the rental market, as a share of all vacant units. 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

#NeighborhoodVacant homes for rent, share of vacant unitsvs city
1Lakeshore63.6%+31.5 pts
2Chinatown56.7%+24.6 pts
3Tenderloin53.1%+21.0 pts
4Japantown48.2%+16.1 pts
5South of Market45.0%+12.9 pts
6Nob Hill41.5%+9.4 pts
7Mission39.3%+7.2 pts
8Hayes Valley38.4%+6.3 pts
9Lone Mountain/USF38.4%+6.3 pts
10Presidio37.4%+5.3 pts
11Western Addition35.7%+3.6 pts
12Financial District/South Beach34.9%+2.8 pts
13Noe Valley34.7%+2.6 pts
14Portola34.7%+2.6 pts
15Twin Peaks34.7%+2.6 pts
16Russian Hill30.2%-1.9 pts
17Bayview Hunters Point29.7%-2.4 pts
18Pacific Heights29.6%-2.5 pts
19Haight Ashbury28.7%-3.4 pts
20Mission Bay26.9%-5.2 pts
21Castro/Upper Market26.8%-5.3 pts
22Potrero Hill25.8%-6.3 pts
23North Beach23.6%-8.5 pts
24Glen Park21.0%-11.1 pts
25Inner Richmond20.7%-11.4 pts
26Outer Richmond19.6%-12.5 pts
27Bernal Heights16.5%-15.6 pts
28Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside15.9%-16.2 pts
29Inner Sunset15.2%-16.9 pts
30Sunset/Parkside14.4%-17.7 pts
31Treasure Island12.1%-20.0 pts
32Marina11.5%-20.6 pts
33Visitacion Valley9.9%-22.2 pts
34West of Twin Peaks7.9%-24.2 pts
35Presidio Heights4.7%-27.4 pts
36Excelsior3.1%-29.0 pts
37Outer Mission0.0%-32.1 pts
38Seacliff0.0%-32.1 pts
San Francisco32.1%

Vacant homes for rent across the city

Vacant homes for rent by San Francisco neighborhoodLakeshore63.6%Chinatown56.7%Tenderloin53.1%Japantown48.2%South of Market45.0%Nob Hill41.5%Mission39.3%Hayes Valley38.4%Lone Mountain/USF38.4%Presidio37.4%Western Addition35.7%Financial District/South…34.9%Noe Valley34.7%Portola34.7%Twin Peaks34.7%Russian Hill30.2%Bayview Hunters Point29.7%Pacific Heights29.6%Haight Ashbury28.7%Mission Bay26.9%Castro/Upper Market26.8%Potrero Hill25.8%North Beach23.6%Glen Park21.0%Inner Richmond20.7%Outer Richmond19.6%Bernal Heights16.5%Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside15.9%Inner Sunset15.2%Sunset/Parkside14.4%Treasure Island12.1%Marina11.5%Visitacion Valley9.9%West of Twin Peaks7.9%Presidio Heights4.7%Excelsior3.1%Outer Mission0.0%Seacliff0.0%

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Vacant units on the rental market, as a share of all vacant units. 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. Shares here are of vacant units only, not of all homes, so a neighborhood with very few empty homes can rank high on one reason with a handful of units. Neighborhoods with fewer than 500 homes are left out.

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