Vacant Homes Rented but not yet Occupied by Neighborhood in San Francisco

Bernal Heights has the highest share of vacant homes that are rented but not yet occupied in San Francisco at 16.0%, and West of Twin Peaks the lowest at 0.0%, a spread of 16.0 points. The citywide figure is 4.9%, and 12 of 38 neighborhoods sit above it.

Units with a signed lease whose tenants had not moved in, as a share of all vacant units. For related figures, see the San Francisco housing overview, and the methodology for how the numbers are built.

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Vacant homes rented but not yet occupied across the city

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Units with a signed lease whose tenants had not moved in, 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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• Vacancy rate12.2%
• Rental vacancy rate6.7%
• Homeowner vacancy rate1.0%
• Vacant homes for rent32.1%
• Vacant homes for sale3.1%
• Vacant homes sold but not yet occupied15.3%
• Vacant homes for seasonal or occasional use16.9%
• Other vacant homes27.7%

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• Rent6
• Home values4
• Income2
• Owners and renters8
• Building types11
• Year built11
• Households3
• Housing stock2
• Age5
• Race and ethnicity6
• Education3
• Commute6
• Language and birthplace7
• Safety2
• Streets and sidewalks3