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Inner Richmond vs Pacific Heights

Inner Richmond and Pacific Heights are official analysis neighborhoods in San Francisco. Inner Richmond leads safety (84 vs 47). Inner Richmond leads walk. Inner Richmond has the lower ACS median rent ($2,661).

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

AxisInner RichmondPacific Heights
Safety8447
Schools8087
Walk85
Cost fit9482
Vibe98
Median rent$2,661$3,040
Median home$1,771,688$1,787,490
Population20,12422,821
Commute to FiDi33 min22 min
Commute to SoMa38 min28 min
Commute to Mission Bay44 min35 min

Inner Richmond

Clement Street dumplings and a walk to the park. Fog belt without giving up a grocery on the corner.

$2,661 median rent · safety 84 · walk 8

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

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