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Haight-Ashbury vs Inner Sunset

Haight-Ashbury and Inner Sunset are two official analysis neighborhoods in San Francisco. Inner Sunset is the calmer Part I map (95 vs 74). Walk is a wash (13 vs 13). Inner Sunset has the lower ACS median ($2,916).

Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026

Scores

Fit axes among official San Francisco analysis neighborhoods.

AxisHaight-AshburyInner Sunset
Safety7495
Schools4790
Walk1313
Cost fit8386
Vibe79
Median rent$3,027$2,916
Median home$1,763,844$1,680,328
Population16,76827,144
Commute to FiDi24 min33 min
Commute to SoMa21 min32 min
Commute to Mission Bay24 min34 min

Living numbers

Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.

FactHaight-AshburyInner Sunset
Renters71%59%
Median age34.740
Median income$198K$168K
Part I per 1k23.211.1
Groceries / 800m1915
Transit stops / 800m107123
Parks / 800m2225
311 last 14 days1,027644

Rent

Rent since 2014

ACS 5-year median gross rent for San Francisco city. Up 62% since 2014. Haight is 22% above the 2024 city median. I Sun is 18% above the 2024 city median.

$1.7kHaight $3,027I Sun $2,916201420162018202020222024

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. Dashed marks are each area’s ACS 2024 median.

Which to pick

The same numbers as the table, in sentences. Nobody wins the city.

Pick Haight-Ashbury if the shorter ride to FiDi is the point and you want the cafes and the night. 24 vs 33 minutes to FiDi. Vibe is 7 vs 9. Read both pages before you decide.

Pick Inner Sunset if the school rating nearby is the point and the quieter map matters more than the scene. Schools score 90 vs 47. Safety is 95 vs 74. Inner Sunset is tagged family on this map; Haight-Ashbury is not. Read both pages before you decide.

Haight-Ashbury

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

$3,027 median rent · safety 74 · walk 13

Inner Sunset

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

$2,916 median rent · safety 95 · walk 13

Common questions

Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.

Which is cheaper, Haight-Ashbury or Inner Sunset?

Inner Sunset is the lower ACS median: $3,027 vs $2,916. About 59% rent in Inner Sunset vs 71% in Haight-Ashbury. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.

Is Haight-Ashbury more walkable than Inner Sunset?

Walk is basically a tie (13 vs 13). Count groceries if you care: 19 in Haight-Ashbury vs 15 in Inner Sunset, inside 800 meters.

Which is safer on this map, Haight-Ashbury or Inner Sunset?

Inner Sunset is the calmer Part I read (95 vs 74). Combined rate 11.1 vs 23.2 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.

Which scores higher for families, Haight-Ashbury or Inner Sunset?

Inner Sunset leads the school axis (90 vs 47). Nearby rating is 8.5 / 10 vs 7.2 / 10. Median age 40 vs 34.7. Haight-Ashbury has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.

Which has the shorter commute to FiDi?

24 minutes from Haight-Ashbury to FiDi, 33 from Inner Sunset. Haight-Ashbury is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.

If you drop both

Closest official analysis neighborhood that is not Haight-Ashbury or Inner Sunset: Castro. The Castro is the search term; Castro/Upper Market is the official polygon. Hills, neon, and a Muni metro under Market.

Haight-Ashbury vs CastroInner Sunset vs Castro

Scores are relative among official San Francisco analysis neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.