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Haight-Ashbury vs Potrero Hill
Haight-Ashbury and Potrero Hill are two official analysis neighborhoods in San Francisco. Haight-Ashbury is the calmer Part I map (74 vs 58). 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.
| Axis | Haight-Ashbury | Potrero Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 74 | 58 |
| Schools | 47 | 57 |
| Walk | 13 | 7 |
| Cost fit | 83 | 74 |
| Vibe | 7 | 8 |
| Median rent | $3,027 | $3,376 |
| Median home | $1,763,844 | $1,530,280 |
| Population | 16,768 | 16,013 |
| Commute to FiDi | 24 min | 32 min |
| Commute to SoMa | 21 min | 22 min |
| Commute to Mission Bay | 24 min | 13 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Haight-Ashbury | Potrero Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 71% | 57% |
| Median age | 34.7 | 35.2 |
| Median income | $198K | $223K |
| Part I per 1k | 23.2 | 31.2 |
| Groceries / 800m | 19 | 11 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 107 | 91 |
| Parks / 800m | 22 | 39 |
| 311 last 14 days | 1,027 | 412 |
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. Potrero is 36% above the 2024 city median.
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 the rent gap is the point. Safety is 74 vs 58. ACS median rent is $3,027 vs $3,376. Vibe is 7 vs 8. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Potrero Hill if the school rating nearby is the point and you want the quieter, family-leaning read. Schools score 57 vs 47. Potrero Hill 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
Potrero Hill
Sunny slope, Dogpatch on the eastern edge, and a view back at downtown. Quieter than the Mission; still inner.
$3,376 median rent · safety 58 · walk 7
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Haight-Ashbury or Potrero Hill?
Haight-Ashbury is the lower ACS median: $3,027 vs $3,376. About 71% rent in Haight-Ashbury vs 57% in Potrero Hill. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Haight-Ashbury more walkable than Potrero Hill?
Haight-Ashbury wins the errand count (walk 13 vs 7). Groceries inside 800 meters: 19 vs 11. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Haight-Ashbury or Potrero Hill?
Haight-Ashbury is the calmer Part I read (74 vs 58). Combined rate 23.2 vs 31.2 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Haight-Ashbury or Potrero Hill?
Potrero Hill leads the school axis (57 vs 47). Nearby rating is 7.5 / 10 vs 7.2 / 10. Median age 35.2 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, 32 from Potrero Hill. 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 Potrero Hill: Castro. The Castro is the search term; Castro/Upper Market is the official polygon. Hills, neon, and a Muni metro under Market.
Scores are relative among official San Francisco analysis neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.