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Rental Vacancy Rate by Neighborhood in San Francisco

Nob Hill has the highest rental vacancy rate in San Francisco at 12.4%, and Seacliff the lowest at 0.0%, a spread of 12.4 points. The citywide figure is 6.7%, and 12 of 38 neighborhoods sit above it.

Vacant units for rent as a share of the rental stock. This is the vacancy number landlords and economists usually mean. For related figures, see the San Francisco housing overview, and the methodology for how the numbers are built.

Rental vacancy rate by neighborhood on the map

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

#NeighborhoodRental vacancy ratevs city
1Nob Hill12.4%+5.7 pts
2Lakeshore12.3%+5.6 pts
3Chinatown10.9%+4.2 pts
4South of Market (incl. SoMa)10.8%+4.1 pts
5Financial District/South Beach (incl. Rincon Hill, Embarcadero)10.2%+3.5 pts
6Tenderloin (incl. Civic Center)9.2%+2.5 pts
7Mission8.6%+1.9 pts
8Western Addition (incl. NoPa, Alamo Square, Fillmore)7.8%+1.1 pts
9Russian Hill7.5%+0.8 pts
10Hayes Valley7.4%+0.7 pts
11Noe Valley7.2%+0.5 pts
12Pacific Heights7.2%+0.5 pts
13North Beach (incl. Telegraph Hill)6.3%-0.4 pts
14Potrero Hill (incl. Dogpatch)5.8%-0.9 pts
15Twin Peaks (incl. Diamond Heights)5.7%-1.0 pts
16Castro/Upper Market (incl. Duboce Triangle, Eureka Valley)5.5%-1.2 pts
17Japantown5.5%-1.2 pts
18Haight Ashbury (incl. Cole Valley)5.4%-1.3 pts
19Lone Mountain/USF5.4%-1.3 pts
20Portola5.2%-1.5 pts
21Glen Park4.4%-2.3 pts
22Bayview Hunters Point3.9%-2.8 pts
23Inner Richmond3.7%-3.0 pts
24Bernal Heights3.5%-3.2 pts
25Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside3.3%-3.4 pts
26Outer Richmond3.2%-3.5 pts
27Marina (incl. Cow Hollow)3.1%-3.6 pts
28Mission Bay2.8%-3.9 pts
29Sunset/Parkside2.8%-3.9 pts
30Presidio2.5%-4.2 pts
31Treasure Island2.4%-4.3 pts
32West of Twin Peaks (incl. Forest Hill, St. Francis Wood, Miraloma Park)2.4%-4.3 pts
33Inner Sunset2.3%-4.4 pts
34Visitacion Valley1.0%-5.7 pts
35Presidio Heights0.8%-5.9 pts
36Excelsior0.5%-6.2 pts
37Outer Mission0.0%-6.7 pts
38Seacliff0.0%-6.7 pts
San Francisco6.7%

Rental vacancy rate across the city

Rental vacancy rate by San Francisco neighborhood
  1. Nob Hill12.4%
  2. Lakeshore12.3%
  3. Chinatown10.9%
  4. South of Market10.8%
  5. Financial District/South Beach10.2%
  6. Tenderloin9.2%
  7. Mission8.6%
  8. Western Addition7.8%
  9. Russian Hill7.5%
  10. Hayes Valley7.4%
  11. Noe Valley7.2%
  12. Pacific Heights7.2%
  13. North Beach6.3%
  14. Potrero Hill5.8%
  15. Twin Peaks5.7%
  16. Castro/Upper Market5.5%
  17. Japantown5.5%
  18. Haight Ashbury5.4%
  19. Lone Mountain/USF5.4%
  20. Portola5.2%
  21. Glen Park4.4%
  22. Bayview Hunters Point3.9%
  23. Inner Richmond3.7%
  24. Bernal Heights3.5%
  25. Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside3.3%
  26. Outer Richmond3.2%
  27. Marina3.1%
  28. Mission Bay2.8%
  29. Sunset/Parkside2.8%
  30. Presidio2.5%
  31. Treasure Island2.4%
  32. West of Twin Peaks2.4%
  33. Inner Sunset2.3%
  34. Visitacion Valley1.0%
  35. Presidio Heights0.8%
  36. Excelsior0.5%
  37. Outer Mission0.0%
  38. Seacliff0.0%

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Vacant units for rent as a share of the rental stock. This is the vacancy number landlords and economists usually mean. 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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