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Haight-Ashbury vs Pacific Heights

Haight-Ashbury and Pacific Heights are two official analysis neighborhoods in San Francisco. Haight-Ashbury is the calmer Part I map (74 vs 47). Haight-Ashbury wins the errand count. Haight-Ashbury has the lower ACS median ($3,027).

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-AshburyPacific Heights
Safety7447
Schools4787
Walk135
Cost fit8382
Vibe78
Median rent$3,027$3,040
Median home$1,763,844$1,787,490
Population16,76822,821
Commute to FiDi24 min22 min
Commute to SoMa21 min28 min
Commute to Mission Bay24 min35 min

Living numbers

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

FactHaight-AshburyPacific Heights
Renters71%70%
Median age34.738.4
Median income$198K$183K
Part I per 1k23.233.8
Groceries / 800m1913
Transit stops / 800m107101
Parks / 800m2217
311 last 14 days1,027634

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. Pac Hts is 23% above the 2024 city median.

$1.7k$3.4kHaight $3,027Pac Hts $3,040201420162018202020222024

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 quieter map matters more than the scene and you want the errands on foot. Safety is 74 vs 47. Walk is 13 vs 5. Vibe is 7 vs 8. Read both pages before you decide.

Pick Pacific Heights if the school rating nearby is the point and you want the quieter, family-leaning read. Schools score 87 vs 47. Pacific Heights 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

Pacific Heights

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

$3,040 median rent · safety 47 · walk 5

Common questions

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

Which is cheaper, Haight-Ashbury or Pacific Heights?

Haight-Ashbury is the lower ACS median: $3,027 vs $3,040. About 71% rent in Haight-Ashbury vs 70% in Pacific Heights. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.

Is Haight-Ashbury more walkable than Pacific Heights?

Haight-Ashbury wins the errand count (walk 13 vs 5). Groceries inside 800 meters: 19 vs 13. Not a Walk Score license.

Which is safer on this map, Haight-Ashbury or Pacific Heights?

Haight-Ashbury is the calmer Part I read (74 vs 47). Combined rate 23.2 vs 33.8 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.

Which scores higher for families, Haight-Ashbury or Pacific Heights?

Pacific Heights leads the school axis (87 vs 47). Nearby rating is 8.4 / 10 vs 7.2 / 10. Median age 38.4 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, 22 from Pacific Heights. Pacific Heights is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.

If you drop both

Closest official analysis neighborhood that is not Haight-Ashbury or Pacific Heights: Western Addition. Alamo Square, the Fillmore, and Japantown sit inside this analysis neighborhood. Painted ladies are the postcard; the grid is the product.

Haight-Ashbury vs Western AdditionPacific Heights vs Western Addition

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