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Inner Sunset vs Outer Richmond

Inner Sunset and Outer Richmond are official analysis neighborhoods in San Francisco. Inner Sunset leads safety (95 vs 89). Outer Richmond leads walk. Outer Richmond has the lower ACS median rent ($2,371).

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

AxisInner SunsetOuter Richmond
Safety9589
Schools9067
Walk1326
Cost fit86100
Vibe918
Median rent$2,916$2,371
Median home$1,680,328$1,547,044
Population27,14439,932
Commute to FiDi33 min50 min
Commute to SoMa32 min54 min
Commute to Mission Bay34 min59 min

Inner Sunset

Ninth Avenue, UCSF up the hill, and Cole Valley on the eastern edge. The walkable west side.

$2,916 median rent · safety 95 · walk 13

Outer Richmond

The last grid before the Pacific. Cheaper than Inner Richmond, foggier, and a bus ride from everywhere else.

$2,371 median rent · safety 89 · walk 26

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