Question 1

Can I compare a San Francisco score to another city?

Accepted Answer

No. A number here is a rank inside these 20 official analysis neighborhoods, not a grade you can carry to another city.

Question 2

What counts as a neighborhood on this San Francisco map?

Accepted Answer

Official analysis neighborhoods only — 20 of them. the Castro, FiDi, SoMa, Cole Valley, and Cow Hollow are search aliases, not extra polygons.

Question 3

Where do the rent numbers come from?

Accepted Answer

ACS 2024 5-year median gross rent, mixed across unit sizes. Western Addition is the lowest median here at $2,077. A survey median is not this week’s listing.

Question 4

How does NabeWise rank San Francisco neighborhoods?

Accepted Answer

Six axes — safety, schools, walk, cost, vibe, and optional commute — scaled only inside San Francisco, then weighted. With the default walkable weights, FiDi / South Beach is the current top match (73 fit). Rankings never jump a city line. The formula is on the method page.

#	Neighborhood	Fit	Rent	Walk	Safety
1	FiDi / South Beach	73	$3,160	100	5
2	Sunset / Parkside	70	$2,803	66	100
3	Mission	68	$2,494	86	11
4	Nob Hill	64	$2,106	73	37
5	Outer Richmond	53	$2,371	26	89
6	Inner Sunset	47	$2,916	13	95
7	Inner Richmond	44	$2,661	8	84
8	North Beach	43	$2,356	23	42

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San Francisco at a glance

20 official analysis neighborhoods

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