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Vacancy Rate by Neighborhood in San Francisco

Nob Hill has the highest vacancy rate in San Francisco at 23.0%, and Visitacion Valley the lowest at 4.0%, a spread of 19.0 points. The citywide figure is 12.2%, and 16 of 38 neighborhoods sit above it.

Share of all housing units that were vacant, for any reason, when surveyed. For related figures, see the San Francisco housing overview, and the methodology for how the numbers are built.

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Map of San Francisco neighborhoods shaded by vacancy rate, darkest where it ranks highest
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All 38 neighborhoods ranked

#NeighborhoodVacancy ratevs city
1Nob Hill23.0%+10.8 pts
2North Beach (incl. Telegraph Hill)19.0%+6.8 pts
3Financial District/South Beach (incl. Rincon Hill, Embarcadero)18.9%+6.7 pts
4South of Market (incl. SoMa)18.1%+5.9 pts
5Russian Hill17.3%+5.1 pts
6Marina (incl. Cow Hollow)16.8%+4.6 pts
7Treasure Island16.8%+4.6 pts
8Lakeshore16.6%+4.4 pts
9Chinatown16.5%+4.3 pts
10Pacific Heights15.9%+3.7 pts
11Western Addition (incl. NoPa, Alamo Square, Fillmore)15.9%+3.7 pts
12Tenderloin (incl. Civic Center)15.7%+3.5 pts
13Hayes Valley15.0%+2.8 pts
14Mission14.7%+2.5 pts
15Haight Ashbury (incl. Cole Valley)12.5%+0.3 pts
16Potrero Hill (incl. Dogpatch)12.3%+0.1 pts
17Castro/Upper Market (incl. Duboce Triangle, Eureka Valley)11.0%-1.2 pts
18Inner Richmond11.0%-1.2 pts
19Noe Valley10.6%-1.6 pts
20Presidio Heights10.2%-2.0 pts
21Japantown10.0%-2.2 pts
22Lone Mountain/USF9.0%-3.2 pts
23Outer Richmond8.9%-3.3 pts
24Twin Peaks (incl. Diamond Heights)8.8%-3.4 pts
25Inner Sunset8.5%-3.7 pts
26Bernal Heights7.8%-4.4 pts
27Glen Park7.3%-4.9 pts
28Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside6.8%-5.4 pts
29Mission Bay6.7%-5.5 pts
30Sunset/Parkside6.5%-5.7 pts
31Bayview Hunters Point6.3%-5.9 pts
32Presidio6.3%-5.9 pts
33West of Twin Peaks (incl. Forest Hill, St. Francis Wood, Miraloma Park)5.9%-6.3 pts
34Outer Mission5.6%-6.6 pts
35Seacliff5.6%-6.6 pts
36Excelsior5.0%-7.2 pts
37Portola4.8%-7.4 pts
38Visitacion Valley4.0%-8.2 pts
San Francisco12.2%

Vacancy rate across the city

Vacancy rate by San Francisco neighborhood
  1. Nob Hill23.0%
  2. North Beach19.0%
  3. Financial District/South Beach18.9%
  4. South of Market18.1%
  5. Russian Hill17.3%
  6. Marina16.8%
  7. Treasure Island16.8%
  8. Lakeshore16.6%
  9. Chinatown16.5%
  10. Pacific Heights15.9%
  11. Western Addition15.9%
  12. Tenderloin15.7%
  13. Hayes Valley15.0%
  14. Mission14.7%
  15. Haight Ashbury12.5%
  16. Potrero Hill12.3%
  17. Castro/Upper Market11.0%
  18. Inner Richmond11.0%
  19. Noe Valley10.6%
  20. Presidio Heights10.2%
  21. Japantown10.0%
  22. Lone Mountain/USF9.0%
  23. Outer Richmond8.9%
  24. Twin Peaks8.8%
  25. Inner Sunset8.5%
  26. Bernal Heights7.8%
  27. Glen Park7.3%
  28. Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside6.8%
  29. Mission Bay6.7%
  30. Sunset/Parkside6.5%
  31. Bayview Hunters Point6.3%
  32. Presidio6.3%
  33. West of Twin Peaks5.9%
  34. Outer Mission5.6%
  35. Seacliff5.6%
  36. Excelsior5.0%
  37. Portola4.8%
  38. Visitacion Valley4.0%

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Share of all housing units that were vacant, for any reason, when surveyed. 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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