SFCensus

Home › Housing › Vacancy › Vacancy rate

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. 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

#NeighborhoodVacancy ratevs city
1Nob Hill23.0%+10.8 pts
2North Beach19.0%+6.8 pts
3Financial District/South Beach18.9%+6.7 pts
4South of Market18.1%+5.9 pts
5Russian Hill17.3%+5.1 pts
6Marina16.8%+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 Addition15.9%+3.7 pts
12Tenderloin15.7%+3.5 pts
13Hayes Valley15.0%+2.8 pts
14Mission14.7%+2.5 pts
15Haight Ashbury12.5%+0.3 pts
16Potrero Hill12.3%+0.1 pts
17Castro/Upper Market11.0%-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 Peaks8.8%-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 Peaks5.9%-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 neighborhoodNob Hill23.0%North Beach19.0%Financial District/South…18.9%South of Market18.1%Russian Hill17.3%Marina16.8%Treasure Island16.8%Lakeshore16.6%Chinatown16.5%Pacific Heights15.9%Western Addition15.9%Tenderloin15.7%Hayes Valley15.0%Mission14.7%Haight Ashbury12.5%Potrero Hill12.3%Castro/Upper Market11.0%Inner Richmond11.0%Noe Valley10.6%Presidio Heights10.2%Japantown10.0%Lone Mountain/USF9.0%Outer Richmond8.9%Twin Peaks8.8%Inner Sunset8.5%Bernal Heights7.8%Glen Park7.3%Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside6.8%Mission Bay6.7%Sunset/Parkside6.5%Bayview Hunters Point6.3%Presidio6.3%West of Twin Peaks5.9%Outer Mission5.6%Seacliff5.6%Excelsior5.0%Portola4.8%Visitacion Valley4.0%

Reading this ranking

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.

More vacancy rankings: rental vacancy rate, homeowner vacancy rate, vacant homes for rent, vacant homes rented but not yet occupied, vacant homes for sale, vacant homes sold but not yet occupied, vacant homes for seasonal or occasional use and other vacant homes.

All housing rankings

Rent: Median rent · Rent-burdened households · Severely rent-burdened households · Asking rent · Asking rent premium · Asking rent change, 1 year

Home values: Median home value · Current home value · Home value change, 1 year

Income: Median household income

Owners and renters: Renter share · Homeownership rate

Vacancy: Vacancy rate · Rental vacancy rate · Homeowner vacancy rate · Vacant homes for rent · Vacant homes rented but not yet occupied · Vacant homes for sale · Vacant homes sold but not yet occupied · Vacant homes for seasonal or occasional use · Other vacant homes

Building types: Single-family homes · Detached single-family homes · Attached single-family homes · Homes in 2 to 4 unit buildings · Homes in 2 unit buildings · Homes in 3 or 4 unit buildings · Homes in 5 to 9 unit buildings · Homes in 10 to 19 unit buildings · Homes in large buildings · Homes in 20 to 49 unit buildings · Homes in buildings with 50 or more units

Year built: Homes built before 1940 · Homes built in the 1940s · Homes built in the 1950s · Homes built in the 1960s · Homes built in the 1970s · Homes built in the 1980s · Homes built in the 1990s · Homes built in the 2000s · Homes built in the 2010s · Homes built in 2020 or later · Homes built since 2010

Households: Average household size · Overcrowded homes · Recent movers

Housing stock: Housing units · Population