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Cleanest Neighborhoods in San Francisco

Presidio Heights has the highest share of residents who grade their streets clean in San Francisco at 71.8%, and South of Market the lowest at 30.8%, a spread of 41.0 points. The citywide figure is 48.5%, and 18 of 35 neighborhoods sit above it.

Residents who give the cleanliness of the streets and sidewalks in their neighborhood an A or a B. For related figures, see the San Francisco neighborhood ratings overview, and the methodology for how the numbers are built.

Clean streets and sidewalks by neighborhood on the map

Map of San Francisco neighborhoods shaded by share of residents who grade their streets clean, darkest where it ranks highest
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35 neighborhoods ranked

#NeighborhoodClean streets and sidewalksvs cityResponses
1Presidio Heights71.8%+23.3 pts42
2Twin Peaks (incl. Diamond Heights)67.1%+18.6 pts45
3Glen Park66.8%+18.3 pts85
4Potrero Hill (incl. Dogpatch)64.0%+15.5 pts78
5Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside62.4%+13.9 pts106
6Mission Bay62.3%+13.8 pts60
7Chinatown61.9%+13.4 pts131
8West of Twin Peaks (incl. Forest Hill, St. Francis Wood, Miraloma Park)61.1%+12.6 pts146
9Noe Valley61.0%+12.5 pts121
10Sunset/Parkside58.1%+9.6 pts303
11Lakeshore57.8%+9.3 pts54
12Castro/Upper Market (incl. Duboce Triangle, Eureka Valley)57.5%+9.0 pts286
13Haight Ashbury (incl. Cole Valley)56.9%+8.4 pts123
14Portola53.1%+4.6 pts114
15Inner Sunset50.1%+1.6 pts131
16Bernal Heights49.5%+1.0 pts147
17Marina (incl. Cow Hollow)49.0%+0.5 pts107
18Russian Hill48.7%+0.2 pts95
19Seacliff48.3%-0.2 pts55
20Bayview Hunters Point47.3%-1.2 pts233
21Pacific Heights46.0%-2.5 pts111
22Outer Richmond45.9%-2.6 pts178
23Nob Hill45.8%-2.7 pts145
24Lone Mountain/USF45.6%-2.9 pts58
25North Beach (incl. Telegraph Hill)45.6%-2.9 pts65
26Outer Mission44.7%-3.8 pts84
27Excelsior43.6%-4.9 pts237
28Inner Richmond43.3%-5.2 pts110
29Western Addition (incl. NoPa, Alamo Square, Fillmore)42.0%-6.5 pts143
30Hayes Valley39.4%-9.1 pts114
31Financial District/South Beach (incl. Rincon Hill, Embarcadero)36.8%-11.7 pts126
32Mission35.0%-13.5 pts435
33Visitacion Valley34.3%-14.2 pts65
34Tenderloin (incl. Civic Center)32.4%-16.1 pts161
35South of Market (incl. SoMa)30.8%-17.7 pts170
San Francisco48.5%2505

No figure for Japantown, Presidio and Treasure Island: fewer than 40 residents there answered this question in 2023 and 2026, too few for a steady figure.

Clean streets and sidewalks across the city

Clean streets and sidewalks by San Francisco neighborhood
  1. Presidio Heights71.8%
  2. Twin Peaks67.1%
  3. Glen Park66.8%
  4. Potrero Hill64.0%
  5. Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside62.4%
  6. Mission Bay62.3%
  7. Chinatown61.9%
  8. West of Twin Peaks61.1%
  9. Noe Valley61.0%
  10. Sunset/Parkside58.1%
  11. Lakeshore57.8%
  12. Castro/Upper Market57.5%
  13. Haight Ashbury56.9%
  14. Portola53.1%
  15. Inner Sunset50.1%
  16. Bernal Heights49.5%
  17. Marina49.0%
  18. Russian Hill48.7%
  19. Seacliff48.3%
  20. Bayview Hunters Point47.3%
  21. Pacific Heights46.0%
  22. Outer Richmond45.9%
  23. Nob Hill45.8%
  24. Lone Mountain/USF45.6%
  25. North Beach45.6%
  26. Outer Mission44.7%
  27. Excelsior43.6%
  28. Inner Richmond43.3%
  29. Western Addition42.0%
  30. Hayes Valley39.4%
  31. Financial District/South Beach36.8%
  32. Mission35.0%
  33. Visitacion Valley34.3%
  34. Tenderloin32.4%
  35. South of Market30.8%

Reading this ranking

Residents who give the cleanliness of the streets and sidewalks in their neighborhood an A or a B. The question, from the San Francisco City Survey run by the Controller's Office: "Please grade the City's performance on the cleanliness of streets and sidewalks in your neighborhood." Each resident's answer is weighted so the people who answered look like the city's population, and the share shown is the weighted share answering a or b.

The survey asked where people live only from 2023 on, so each figure combines the 2023 and 2026 surveys. Answers moved a lot citywide between the two (32.5% in 2023, 48.5% in 2026), so each neighborhood is measured against the city in the same year, and that gap is set against the 2026 citywide figure. The Responses column is the number of residents behind each figure. A few dozen people is a small sample, so neighborhoods a few points apart are effectively tied, and any neighborhood with fewer than 40 responses is left out. This is how residents feel about their own streets, not a crime rate or an inspection score.

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