Best San Francisco neighborhoods for families

Ninth Avenue, UCSF up the hill, and Cole Valley on the eastern edge. The walkable west side.

Fog, taraval, and the largest analysis neighborhood in this set. Family streets, ocean at the end of the grid.

The last grid before the Pacific. Cheaper than Inner Richmond, foggier, and a bus ride from everywhere else.

Clement Street dumplings and a walk to the park. Fog belt without giving up a grocery on the corner.

Strollers on 24th, sun on the south slope, and the lowest violent rate in this set. The family read of inner SF.

A hill with a park on top and Cortland at the base. South of the Mission without Mission prices — relatively.

Victorians on the hill and Fillmore shops at the bottom. The view is the product; the stairs are the tax.

The crooked street is the postcard. The rest is steep walks, bay windows, and a quieter read of the north waterfront.

The Haight is the brand; the Panhandle is the commute. Still walkable, still loud on weekends, still next to the park.

Cable cars, hotel bars, and a ridge between Chinatown and Pac Heights. Dense without SoMa's warehouse scale.