64fit
Nob Hill
$2K median rent
Cable cars, hotel bars, and a ridge between Chinatown and Pac Heights. Dense without SoMa's warehouse scale.
NightlifeWalk 73Safety 37
San Francisco/FiDi / South Beach
71fit
FiDi / South Beach
Official analysis neighborhood: Financial District/South Beach
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Towers, the Embarcadero, and a ballpark on the south edge. Official name is Financial District/South Beach — search FiDi.
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Best in San Francisco for familiesWalkable San FranciscoUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
5
156 violent · 1259 property · 67.3 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)-45 vs city set
Schools
13
Rating 6.2 / 10 nearby-40 vs city set
Walk
100
OSM: 18 groceries · 136 cafes · 267 transit · 121 parks+74 vs city set
Cost
70
$3,160 ACS median vs your rent budget-10 vs city set
Vibe
100
OSM: 136 cafes · 299 restaurants · 63 bars · 121 parks+77 vs city set
Commute to work
From FiDi / South Beach, a typical weekday is 6 min to FiDi, 15 min to SoMa, 24 min to Mission Bay. Not live traffic.
FiDi is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
FiDi
6 min
Embarcadero offices · -18 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
SoMa
15 min
Tech lofts · -8 min vs the city-set median
Mission Bay
24 min
UCSF, new offices · -3 min vs the city-set median
Minutes are baked from neighborhood geography to three job centers — not Google, not this hour’s traffic.
Cost of living
ACS median gross rent is $3,160 across all occupied rental units — studios through large apartments mixed together, not a live 1-bed or 2-bed quote.
That is 21% of median household income — under the 30% HUD cost-burden line. A household at this area’s median income ($184K) could “afford” about $4,612 a month at 30% of gross pay.
68% of households rent. Median home value is $1,409,680.
ACS median rent
$3,160
30% income budget
$4,612
Rent / income
21%
Median home
$1,409,680
HUD treats 30% of gross household income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS median rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed — that table is all occupied rental units. Method.
Within a walk
Inside the official analysis neighborhood or within 800 meters of its centroid, OpenStreetMap maps 18 groceries, 136 cafes, 121 parks, and 267 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 121 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (267 stops or stations).
136 cafes and 299 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the San Francisco set.
Counts from OpenStreetMap, 800 m. Not a Walk Score license. Groceries here beat 10 of 19 other areas in this city set.
Population
21,009
Median age
36.6
Median income
$184K
Renters
68%
Bachelor+
79%
Violent / 1k
7.4
Property / 1k
59.9
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 9 census tracts · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
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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.
Official name: Financial District/South Beach. Towers, the Embarcadero, and a ballpark on the south edge. This is the job-center neighborhood that grew apartments — ferry building groceries, Oracle Park crowds, empty-ish streets on a Sunday in the true FiDi.
South Beach and the Embarcadero are the livable slice; the office canyon is not. Walk scores are high because downtown is high. Weight walk; down-weight family and quiet. Compare to Mission Bay if you want even newer towers and UCSF instead of a ballpark.
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.
Common questions
Answers from the same ACS, crime, and OSM figures on this page.
Is FiDi / South Beach safe?
On this map FiDi / South Beach has a higher Part I rate than most San Francisco analysis neighborhoods in the set (safety 5 vs city 50). SFPD logged 7.4 violent and 59.9 property incidents per 1,000 ACS residents — 67.3 combined. Rates mix residents and visitors. They are not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in FiDi / South Beach?
ACS median rent is $3,160. Median home value is $1,409,680. About 68% of households rent. These are survey medians, not this week's listings.
Is FiDi / South Beach walkable?
Walk scores 100 here vs 26 for the San Francisco set — groceries, cafes, and transit stack up inside 800 meters. OpenStreetMap counts within 800 meters: 18 groceries, 136 cafes, 267 transit stops, 121 parks.
Is FiDi / South Beach good for families?
Nightlife and visitor traffic show up in the amenity mix — not the quietest family default. Nearby school rating is 6.2 / 10. Median age is 36.6.
How long is the commute from FiDi / South Beach?
Typical weekday minutes to FiDi: 6. Not live traffic. Open the neighborhood page for the other job centers in San Francisco.
How many people live in FiDi / South Beach?
About 21,009 residents, median income $184K, 79% with a bachelor's or higher. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM.
What neighborhoods are next to FiDi / South Beach?
Closest on this map: Nob Hill, Hayes Valley, South of Market. Compare FiDi / South Beach vs Nob Hill if you are deciding between two official analysis neighborhoods.
Next door
Adjacent on the analysis neighborhood map, ranked with your weights.
FiDi / South Beach vs Nob HillFiDi / South Beach vs Hayes ValleyFiDi / South Beach vs South of Market
42fit
North Beach
$2K median rent
Caffe Trieste, Columbus Avenue, and Telegraph Hill stairs. Nightlife with a church bell still in earshot.
NightlifeWaterfrontWalk 23Safety 42
38fit
Russian Hill
$3K median rent
The crooked street is the postcard. The rest is steep walks, bay windows, and a quieter read of the north waterfront.
WaterfrontWalk 11Safety 53
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
33fit
Hayes Valley
$3K median rent
The freeway came down; the boutiques stayed. A compact walk to the opera without living on the Tenderloin edge.
NightlifePlannedWalk 17Safety 16