66fit
Mission
$2K median rent
Valencia corridor, Mission murals, and a density that never sleeps. The official analysis neighborhood is just Mission — search the street names.
NightlifeWalk 86Safety 11
San Francisco/Potrero Hill
31fit
Potrero Hill
Official analysis neighborhood: Potrero Hill
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Sunny slope, Dogpatch on the eastern edge, and a view back at downtown. Quieter than the Mission; still inner.
potrerodogpatch
Best in San Francisco for familiesWalkable San FranciscoUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
58
20 violent · 480 property · 31.2 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)+8 vs city set
Schools
57
Rating 7.5 / 10 nearby+4 vs city set
Walk
7
OSM: 11 groceries · 26 cafes · 91 transit · 39 parks-19 vs city set
Cost
65
$3,376 ACS median vs your rent budget-15 vs city set
Vibe
8
OSM: 26 cafes · 27 restaurants · 8 bars · 39 parks-15 vs city set
Commute to work
From Potrero Hill, a typical weekday is 32 min to FiDi, 22 min to SoMa, 13 min to Mission Bay. Not live traffic.
Mission Bay is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
FiDi
32 min
Embarcadero offices · +8 min vs the city-set median
SoMa
22 min
Tech lofts · -1 min vs the city-set median
Mission Bay
13 min
UCSF, new offices · -14 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Minutes are baked from neighborhood geography to three job centers — not Google, not this hour’s traffic.
Cost of living
The ACS median rent is $3,376 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 18% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($223K) could “afford” about $5,585 a month at 30% of pay.
57% of households rent. Median home value is $1,530,280.
ACS median rent
$3,376
30% income budget
$5,585
Rent / income
18%
Median home
$1,530,280
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for San Francisco city. Up 62% since 2014. Potrero Hill is 36% above the 2024 city median.
Overlapping 5-year ACS windows (B25064), not asking rent. Census does not publish a rent series for each official neighborhood, so the line is the city place. The dashed mark is this area’s ACS 2024 median.
HUD treats 30% of income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed. Method.
Within a walk
Within a short walk of this official analysis neighborhood: 11 groceries, 26 cafes, 39 parks, and 91 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 39 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (91 stops or stations).
26 cafes and 27 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the San Francisco set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 3 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
16,013
Median age
35.2
Median income
$223K
Renters
57%
Bachelor+
84%
Violent / 1k
1.2
Property / 1k
30.0
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 5 census tracts · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
Family streetsPlanned
Crime is SFPD Part I reports per 1,000 ACS residents — not a judgment of who lives here. Home and rent figures are ACS medians, not live MLS. Read the method.
On the ground
What it is like to live here, beyond the scores.
Sunny slope, Dogpatch on the eastern edge, and a view back at downtown. Quieter than the Mission; still inner. The weather is the secret amenity — this side of the city sees the sun the Richmond forgets.
18th Street’s little commercial strip is enough for coffee, not for a job. The 22 and the 3rd Street rail connect you. Weight walk lower than the Mission, vibe as “quiet inner.” Families and dogs, fewer clubs.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, and local coverage, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
Reported here lately
City 311 service requests in this official unit, last 14 days. This is what neighbors filed with the city — not a chat thread, and not part of the fit score.
412 reports
- Street and Sidewalk Cleaning133
- Parking Enforcement127
- Graffiti Public43
- General41
- Blocked Street and Sidewalk21
- Street and Sidewalk Cleaning
- Parking Enforcement
- Tree Maintenance
- Parking Enforcement
- Parking Enforcement
San Francisco 311, last 14 days, using DataSF analysis neighborhood. Method.
On Reddit
Public posts from r/sanfrancisco that mention this neighborhood. Not Nextdoor, not people on this block, and not part of the fit score.
In r/sanfrancisco lately: a few posts that name Potrero Hill.
- Jamba at Potrero Center playing explicit music — normal?
r/sanfrancisco · Aug 30 · 9 comments
- Coyote in Dogpatch this afternoon
r/sanfrancisco · Aug 29 · 7 upvotes · 1 comment
- Potrero Hill in Photos, August 2026
r/sanfrancisco · Aug 31 · 1 upvote
The line above is a reading of the titles, not a verdict. Up to 3 links, last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is Potrero Hill safe?
Potrero Hill is middle of the pack for Part I here (safety 58 vs city 50). SFPD logged 1.2 violent and 30.0 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 31.2 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Potrero Hill?
ACS median rent is $3,376 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 57% of households rent. Median home value is $1,530,280. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Potrero Hill walkable?
Walk is 7 here vs 26 for the San Francisco set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 11 groceries, 26 cafes, 91 transit stops, 39 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Potrero Hill good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 7.5 / 10. Median age is 35.2. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Potrero Hill?
32 typical weekday minutes to FiDi. Not the app on your phone this hour. Other job centers are further down this page.
How many people live in Potrero Hill?
About 16,013 people. Median income $223K. 84% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Potrero Hill?
Bernal Heights, Mission Bay, Mission sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official analysis neighborhoods, start with Potrero Hill vs Bernal Heights.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Potrero Hill vs Bernal HeightsPotrero Hill vs Mission BayPotrero Hill vs Mission
38fit
Bernal Heights
$3K median rent
A hill with a park on top and Cortland at the base. South of the Mission without Mission prices — relatively.
Family streetsWalk 6Safety 79
36fit
Noe Valley
$3K median rent
Strollers on 24th, sun on the south slope, and the lowest violent rate in this set. The family read of inner SF.
Family streetsWalk 5Safety 68
33fit
South of Market
$2K median rent
Tech lofts, clubs, and a crime rate that downtown visitor traffic inflates. Walk scores max; evening quiet depends on the block.
NightlifePlannedWalk 24Safety 0
28fit
Mission Bay
$3K median rent
UCSF, new towers, and a shoreline that did not exist a generation ago. Planned more than discovered.
PlannedWaterfrontWalk 0Safety 63