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Homeowner Vacancy Rate by Neighborhood in San Francisco

South of Market has the highest homeowner vacancy rate in San Francisco at 8.4%, and Visitacion Valley the lowest at 0.0%, a spread of 8.4 points. The citywide figure is 1.0%, and 14 of 38 neighborhoods sit above it.

Vacant units for sale as a share of the owner stock. 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

#NeighborhoodHomeowner vacancy ratevs city
1South of Market8.4%+7.4 pts
2Tenderloin6.5%+5.5 pts
3Potrero Hill5.5%+4.5 pts
4Hayes Valley3.5%+2.5 pts
5Financial District/South Beach2.8%+1.8 pts
6Western Addition2.8%+1.8 pts
7Twin Peaks2.7%+1.7 pts
8North Beach2.2%+1.2 pts
9Russian Hill2.1%+1.1 pts
10Marina1.5%+0.5 pts
11Glen Park1.4%+0.4 pts
12Outer Richmond1.3%+0.3 pts
13Excelsior1.2%+0.2 pts
14Nob Hill1.1%+0.1 pts
15Bayview Hunters Point0.9%-0.1 pts
16Pacific Heights0.9%-0.1 pts
17Mission0.7%-0.3 pts
18Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside0.6%-0.4 pts
19West of Twin Peaks0.5%-0.5 pts
20Presidio Heights0.4%-0.6 pts
21Haight Ashbury0.3%-0.7 pts
22Inner Sunset0.3%-0.7 pts
23Lone Mountain/USF0.3%-0.7 pts
24Noe Valley0.2%-0.8 pts
25Outer Mission0.2%-0.8 pts
26Bernal Heights0.1%-0.9 pts
27Sunset/Parkside0.1%-0.9 pts
28Castro/Upper Market0.0%-1.0 pts
29Chinatown0.0%-1.0 pts
30Inner Richmond0.0%-1.0 pts
31Japantown0.0%-1.0 pts
32Lakeshore0.0%-1.0 pts
33Mission Bay0.0%-1.0 pts
34Portola0.0%-1.0 pts
35Presidio0.0%-1.0 pts
36Seacliff0.0%-1.0 pts
37Treasure Island0.0%-1.0 pts
38Visitacion Valley0.0%-1.0 pts
San Francisco1.0%

Homeowner vacancy rate across the city

Homeowner vacancy rate by San Francisco neighborhoodSouth of Market8.4%Tenderloin6.5%Potrero Hill5.5%Hayes Valley3.5%Financial District/South…2.8%Western Addition2.8%Twin Peaks2.7%North Beach2.2%Russian Hill2.1%Marina1.5%Glen Park1.4%Outer Richmond1.3%Excelsior1.2%Nob Hill1.1%Bayview Hunters Point0.9%Pacific Heights0.9%Mission0.7%Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside0.6%West of Twin Peaks0.5%Presidio Heights0.4%Haight Ashbury0.3%Inner Sunset0.3%Lone Mountain/USF0.3%Noe Valley0.2%Outer Mission0.2%Bernal Heights0.1%Sunset/Parkside0.1%Castro/Upper Market0.0%Chinatown0.0%Inner Richmond0.0%Japantown0.0%Lakeshore0.0%Mission Bay0.0%Portola0.0%Presidio0.0%Seacliff0.0%Treasure Island0.0%Visitacion Valley0.0%

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Vacant units for sale as a share of the owner stock. 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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