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ZIP Code 94118 Housing Data

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ZIP code 94118 has 19,266 housing units, a mid-sized ZIP codes in San Francisco. The median rent is $2,721, the median owner-occupied home is worth $1,784,700, and 64.9% of occupied homes are rented. On today's market, Zillow puts asking rent at $4,440 and the typical home at $2,262,000 as of August 2026.

That rent is the 12th highest of 26 ZIP codes and 10% above the citywide figure of $2,476. The figures below come from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, reported for the ZIP code tabulation area as described in the methodology, and are part of the San Francisco housing overview.

Map of San Francisco with 94118 highlighted

94118 within San Francisco

$2,721Median rent12th of 26$1.78MMedian home value3rd of 2464.9%Renters14th of 2611.1%Vacant units15th of 26$164kMedian household income10th of 2631.6%Rent-burdened renters24th of 262.14People per household13th of 2657.1%Homes built before 19406th of 26$2.26MZillow home value, August 20262nd of 25$4,440Zillow asking rent, August 202615th of 25+63%Asking rent vs rent paid17th of 25$1,306Sale price per sq ft, May 20263rd of 24

Ranks are among the 26 San Francisco ZIP codes on this site, the 26 with at least 500 homes. Census figures are ACS 2020-2024; the last four cards are Zillow market data for August 2026.

Who owns and who rents in ZIP code 94118

Of 17,130 occupied homes in ZIP code 94118, 11,109 are rented and 6,021 are owner-occupied. That renter share of 64.9% is the 13th lowest of 26 ZIP codes, 3.1 points above the citywide figure of 61.8%. Households average 2.14 people, 2.37 in owned homes and 2.01 in rentals.

Owners and renters in 94118 compared with San Francisco
  1. Renter-occupied64.9%SF 61.8%
  2. Owner-occupied35.1%SF 38.2%

See every ZIP code ranked by renter share or by homeownership rate.

What rent costs in ZIP code 94118

The median gross rent in ZIP code 94118 is $2,721 a month, the Census Bureau's published median for 10,803 renter households. Gross rent includes utilities. That is the 12th highest of 26 ZIP codes and 10% above the citywide figure of $2,476.

31.6% of renter households here spend 30 percent or more of their income on rent, the Census threshold for being rent-burdened, and 16.8% spend half or more. Citywide, 39.6% of renters are rent-burdened. Compare on the median rent, rent burden and severe rent burden rankings.

Rent burden in 94118 compared with San Francisco
  1. Paying 30% or more31.6%SF 39.6%
  2. Paying 50% or more16.8%SF 19.8%

What homes are worth in ZIP code 94118

Owners in ZIP code 94118 put the median value of their home at $1,784,700, the 3rd highest of 24 ZIP codes and 28% above the citywide figure of $1,394,500. This is the owner's own estimate as reported to the Census, not a sale price, so it runs below market in a rising market.

The homeowner vacancy rate, homes for sale as a share of the owner stock, is 0.2%. See the home value ranking.

What ZIP code 94118 costs on the market right now

Zillow puts the typical home in ZIP code 94118 at $2,262,000 as of August 2026, the 2nd highest of 25 ZIP codes and 59% above the citywide figure of $1,425,000. That is up 18.8% over the past year and up 3.1% over five years, and the one-year change is the 3rd highest of 25 ZIP codes. The Census value above is what owners said their home was worth, averaged over the 2020-2024 survey years. Zillow's figure is a model of what homes would sell for now, so the two are expected to differ, and Zillow's is the one to use for today's market.

The typical asking rent on a new listing in ZIP code 94118 is $4,440 a month as of August 2026, by Zillow's rent index, the 11th lowest of 25 ZIP codes and 5% below the citywide figure of $4,682. Asking rent is up 21.3% over the past year. Current tenants here pay a median of $2,721 including utilities, so a new lease costs about 63% more than what the typical renter already pays. That premium is the 9th lowest of 25 ZIP codes. Rent control, long tenancies and subsidized housing all hold paid rents below asking rents, so the widest gaps are where tenants have stayed longest or where much of the stock is below market, and the citywide premium is 89.1%.

Homes in ZIP code 94118 sold for a median of $1,306 per square foot from March to May 2026, by Redfin's sales records, the 3rd highest of 24 ZIP codes and 16% above the citywide figure of $1,129. That is up 20.7% from the same three months a year earlier and up 23.1% over five years. Price per square foot is the quickest way to compare areas where the homes differ in size, because a small condo and a large house can carry the same price tag.

Zillow typical home value in 94118, 2000 to 2026
2000 Typical home value: $762,0002001 Typical home value: $869,0002002 Typical home value: $881,0002003 Typical home value: $917,0002004 Typical home value: $1.03M2005 Typical home value: $1.21M2006 Typical home value: $1.23M2007 Typical home value: $1.25M2008 Typical home value: $1.23M2009 Typical home value: $1.14M2010 Typical home value: $1.07M2011 Typical home value: $1.03M2012 Typical home value: $1.12M2013 Typical home value: $1.35M2014 Typical home value: $1.54M2015 Typical home value: $1.81M2016 Typical home value: $1.85M2017 Typical home value: $1.92M2018 Typical home value: $2.06M2019 Typical home value: $2.03M2020 Typical home value: $2.06M2021 Typical home value: $2.19M2022 Typical home value: $2.28M2023 Typical home value: $1.99M2024 Typical home value: $1.92M2025 Typical home value: $1.90M2026 Typical home value: $2.26M
Typical home value
Zillow asking rent in 94118, 2016 to 2026
2016 Asking rent: $3,0382017 Asking rent: $3,0532018 Asking rent: $3,1622019 Asking rent: $3,2542020 Asking rent: $3,0742021 Asking rent: $3,0302022 Asking rent: $3,1912023 Asking rent: $3,2122024 Asking rent: $3,2902025 Asking rent: $3,6602026 Asking rent: $4,440
Asking rent
Median sale price per square foot in 94118, 2012 to 2026
2012 Sale price per sq ft: $5352013 Sale price per sq ft: $7182014 Sale price per sq ft: $7842015 Sale price per sq ft: $9132016 Sale price per sq ft: $9512017 Sale price per sq ft: $1,0782018 Sale price per sq ft: $1,0702019 Sale price per sq ft: $1,0042020 Sale price per sq ft: $1,0782021 Sale price per sq ft: $1,0612022 Sale price per sq ft: $1,2442023 Sale price per sq ft: $1,0612024 Sale price per sq ft: $1,0242025 Sale price per sq ft: $1,0822026 Sale price per sq ft: $1,306
Sale price per sq ft

Rankings: current home values, sale price per square foot, asking rents and the asking rent premium.

Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI and ZORI, August 2026. Both figures are Zillow's indexes for ZIP code 94118 itself, no rollup needed. Method on the methodology page.

Price per square foot: Redfin, median sale price per square foot, all residential sales closed March to May 2026. This is Redfin's figure for ZIP code 94118 itself, from 72 sales.

How many homes sit empty in ZIP code 94118

2,136 of ZIP code 94118's 19,266 housing units were vacant when surveyed, a vacancy rate of 11.1%, the 12th lowest of 26 ZIP codes and 1.1 points below the citywide figure of 12.2%. The Census counts a unit as vacant for any reason, including homes between tenants, second homes and units held off the market, so this is broader than the rental vacancy rate.

The rental vacancy rate, units for rent as a share of the rental stock, is 3.6% against 6.7% citywide. Why the vacant units are empty:

Reasons homes are vacant in 94118, share of vacant units
  1. For rent19.8%
  2. Rented, not yet occupied4.1%
  3. For sale0.7%
  4. Sold, not yet occupied23.5%
  5. Seasonal or occasional use19.4%
  6. Other vacant32.6%

Rankings: overall vacancy, rental vacancy and homeowner vacancy. Every reason above has its own ranking of all 38 neighborhoods: for rent, rented but not yet occupied, for sale, sold but not yet occupied, for seasonal or occasional use and other vacant homes.

What kind of buildings ZIP code 94118 has

26.0% of homes in ZIP code 94118 are single-family houses, 40.2% are in two-to-four-unit buildings, and 7.8% are in buildings with 20 or more units. The single-family share is the 13th lowest of 26 ZIP codes.

Housing units by building type in 94118 compared with San Francisco
  1. Single-family, detached15.5%SF 18.0%
  2. Single-family, attached10.6%SF 12.4%
  3. 2 units18.9%SF 9.1%
  4. 3 or 4 units21.3%SF 11.0%
  5. 5 to 9 units13.3%SF 9.2%
  6. 10 to 19 units12.6%SF 9.2%
  7. 20 to 49 units3.1%SF 10.7%
  8. 50 or more units4.7%SF 20.1%
  9. Other0.0%SF 0.2%

Rankings by single-family share, share in two-to-four-unit buildings and share in large buildings, or by each building type: detached, attached, 2 units, 3-4 units, 5-9 units, 10-19 units, 20-49 units and 50+ units.

When ZIP code 94118's homes were built

57.1% of ZIP code 94118's housing was built before 1940, the 6th highest of 26 ZIP codes, and 1.2% has been built since 2010. Citywide the pre-1940 share is 45.2%.

Housing units in 94118 by decade built
  1. 1939 or earlier57.1%
  2. 1940 to 19495.6%
  3. 1950 to 19596.9%
  4. 1960 to 19699.4%
  5. 1970 to 197911.2%
  6. 1980 to 19893.9%
  7. 1990 to 19992.4%
  8. 2000 to 20092.3%
  9. 2010 to 20191.2%
  10. 2020 or later0.0%

Rankings by pre-1940 housing and new construction, or by decade: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020+.

Household income in ZIP code 94118

The median household income in ZIP code 94118 is $163,995, the 10th highest of 26 ZIP codes and 16% above the citywide figure of $140,970. Income and rent together drive the rent burden figure above. See the income ranking.

Overcrowding and turnover in ZIP code 94118

2.1% of occupied homes in ZIP code 94118 have more than one person per room, the Census definition of overcrowding, the 4th lowest of 26 ZIP codes. Citywide it is 6.0%. 5.2% of households moved in 2023 or later, a rough measure of turnover, against 6.2% citywide. Rankings: overcrowding, recent movers.

How ZIP code 94118's housing has changed

Between the 2010-2014 and 2020-2024 surveys, the median rent in ZIP code 94118 went from $1,667 to $2,721, up 23% after inflation. The median home value went from $1,000,000 or more to $1,784,700, up 35% in real terms, and median household income rose 49% in real terms.

Median rent in 94118, nominal and in 2024 dollars
2010-2014 Median rent, nominal: $1,667
In 2024 dollars: $2,2092015-2019 Median rent, nominal: $2,072
In 2024 dollars: $2,5422020-2024 Median rent, nominal: $2,721
In 2024 dollars: $2,721
Median rent, nominalIn 2024 dollars
Five-year ACS estimates for ZIP code tabulation area 94118. The two older vintages use the 2010 ZCTA boundary, which is nearly identical for San Francisco.
SurveyPopulationHousing unitsRentersVacancyMedian rentMedian valueMedian income
2010-201440,10218,71368.5%6.6%$1,667$1.00M+$83k
2015-201942,09519,03664.5%6.2%$2,072$1.60M$122k
2020-202439,13019,26664.9%11.1%$2,721$1.78M$164k

Decennial census, 2010 and 2020

The full census counts every home rather than sampling, so these figures have no margin of error. ZIP code 94118's population grew 11% between 2010 and 2020 while its housing stock grew 2%.

CensusPopulationHousing unitsOccupiedVacantVacancy rateRenters
201038,31918,63317,1711,4627.8%65.4%
202042,35619,00717,5951,4127.4%67.2%

Where ZIP code 94118 is

ZIP code 94118 is one of San Francisco's 26 residential ZIP codes with Census data. The Census Bureau reports it as a ZIP code tabulation area, a boundary built from the blocks where that ZIP delivers most mail. It covers the Inner Richmond, Presidio Heights, Lone Mountain/USF and the Outer Richmond, in whole or in part, in supervisor districts 1 and 2.

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Census tracts mostly inside this ZIP code: 045202, 045201, 045100, 042602, 040200, 040100, 015701, 015600, 015402, 015401, 013300. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates at ZIP code tabulation area level (tables B25001 to B25077, B19001, B25008, B25014, B25024, B25034, B25038, B25070), 2010 SF1 and 2020 DHC; DataSF Analysis Neighborhoods crosswalk; Zillow Research ZHVI and ZORI, August 2026. Dollar figures are in 2024 dollars unless marked nominal. Full method on the methodology page.

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