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Bernal Heights vs Mission Bay
Bernal Heights and Mission Bay are official analysis neighborhoods in San Francisco. Bernal Heights leads safety (79 vs 63). Bernal Heights leads walk. Bernal Heights has the lower ACS median rent ($2,833).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
| Axis | Bernal Heights | Mission Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 79 | 63 |
| Schools | 67 | 40 |
| Walk | 6 | 0 |
| Cost fit | 88 | 72 |
| Vibe | 7 | 12 |
| Median rent | $2,833 | $3,485 |
| Median home | $1,534,862 | $1,190,373 |
| Population | 24,099 | 17,598 |
| Commute to FiDi | 33 min | 24 min |
| Commute to SoMa | 23 min | 14 min |
| Commute to Mission Bay | 15 min | 6 min |
Bernal Heights
A hill with a park on top and Cortland at the base. South of the Mission without Mission prices — relatively.
$2,833 median rent · safety 79 · walk 6
Mission Bay
UCSF, new towers, and a shoreline that did not exist a generation ago. Planned more than discovered.
$3,485 median rent · safety 63 · walk 0
Scores are relative among official San Francisco analysis neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.