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Hayes Valley vs Nob Hill
Hayes Valley and Nob Hill are official analysis neighborhoods in San Francisco. Nob Hill leads safety (37 vs 16). Nob Hill leads walk. Nob Hill has the lower ACS median rent ($2,106).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
| Axis | Hayes Valley | Nob Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 16 | 37 |
| Schools | 40 | 23 |
| Walk | 17 | 73 |
| Cost fit | 95 | 100 |
| Vibe | 21 | 48 |
| Median rent | $2,636 | $2,106 |
| Median home | $1,156,018 | $1,225,172 |
| Population | 18,871 | 23,536 |
| Commute to FiDi | 14 min | 13 min |
| Commute to SoMa | 14 min | 21 min |
| Commute to Mission Bay | 21 min | 29 min |
Hayes Valley
The freeway came down; the boutiques stayed. A compact walk to the opera without living on the Tenderloin edge.
$2,636 median rent · safety 16 · walk 17
Nob Hill
Cable cars, hotel bars, and a ridge between Chinatown and Pac Heights. Dense without SoMa's warehouse scale.
$2,106 median rent · safety 37 · walk 73
Scores are relative among official San Francisco analysis neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.