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Haight-Ashbury vs Russian Hill
Haight-Ashbury and Russian Hill are two official analysis neighborhoods in San Francisco. Haight-Ashbury is the calmer Part I map (74 vs 53). Walk is a wash (13 vs 11). Russian Hill has the lower ACS median ($2,788).
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 | Russian Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 74 | 53 |
| Schools | 47 | 67 |
| Walk | 13 | 11 |
| Cost fit | 83 | 90 |
| Vibe | 7 | 18 |
| Median rent | $3,027 | $2,788 |
| Median home | $1,763,844 | $1,422,991 |
| Population | 16,768 | 15,524 |
| Commute to FiDi | 24 min | 20 min |
| Commute to SoMa | 21 min | 29 min |
| Commute to Mission Bay | 24 min | 38 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Haight-Ashbury | Russian Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 71% | 79% |
| Median age | 34.7 | 38.3 |
| Median income | $198K | $156K |
| Part I per 1k | 23.2 | 31.3 |
| Groceries / 800m | 19 | 10 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 107 | 97 |
| Parks / 800m | 22 | 50 |
| 311 last 14 days | 1,027 | 556 |
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. R Hill is 13% 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. Safety is 74 vs 53. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Russian Hill if the school rating nearby is the point and you want the cafes and the night. Schools score 67 vs 47. Vibe is 18 vs 7. ACS median rent is $2,788 vs $3,027. 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
Russian Hill
The crooked street is the postcard. The rest is steep walks, bay windows, and a quieter read of the north waterfront.
$2,788 median rent · safety 53 · walk 11
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Haight-Ashbury or Russian Hill?
Russian Hill is the lower ACS median: $3,027 vs $2,788. About 79% rent in Russian Hill vs 71% in Haight-Ashbury. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Haight-Ashbury more walkable than Russian Hill?
Walk is basically a tie (13 vs 11). Count groceries if you care: 19 in Haight-Ashbury vs 10 in Russian Hill, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Haight-Ashbury or Russian Hill?
Haight-Ashbury is the calmer Part I read (74 vs 53). Combined rate 23.2 vs 31.3 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Haight-Ashbury or Russian Hill?
Russian Hill leads the school axis (67 vs 47). Nearby rating is 7.8 / 10 vs 7.2 / 10. Median age 38.3 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, 20 from Russian Hill. Russian Hill is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official analysis neighborhood that is not Haight-Ashbury or Russian Hill: 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 AdditionRussian Hill vs Western Addition
Scores are relative among official San Francisco analysis neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.