64fit
Nob Hill
$2K median rent
Cable cars, hotel bars, and a ridge between Chinatown and Pac Heights. Dense without SoMa's warehouse scale.
NightlifeWalk 73Safety 37
San Francisco/Marina
28fit
Marina
Official analysis neighborhood: Marina
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Chestnut Street, the Palace of Fine Arts, and a bay that sells the neighborhood. Fog in the morning, crowds on the weekend.
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Best in San Francisco for familiesWalkable San FranciscoUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
26
42 violent · 757 property · 39.5 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)-24 vs city set
Schools
73
Rating 8.0 / 10 nearby+20 vs city set
Walk
4
OSM: 15 groceries · 22 cafes · 86 transit · 14 parks-22 vs city set
Cost
69
$3,204 ACS median vs your rent budget-11 vs city set
Vibe
8
OSM: 22 cafes · 78 restaurants · 22 bars · 14 parks-15 vs city set
Commute to work
From Marina, a typical weekday is 26 min to FiDi, 33 min to SoMa, 41 min to Mission Bay. Not live traffic.
FiDi is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
FiDi
26 min
Embarcadero offices · +2 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
SoMa
33 min
Tech lofts · +10 min vs the city-set median
Mission Bay
41 min
UCSF, new offices · +14 min vs the city-set median
Minutes are baked from neighborhood geography to three job centers — not Google, not this hour’s traffic.
Cost of living
The ACS median rent is $3,204 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 18% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($212K) could “afford” about $5,290 a month at 30% of pay.
72% of households rent. Median home value is $1,960,952.
ACS median rent
$3,204
30% income budget
$5,290
Rent / income
18%
Median home
$1,960,952
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for San Francisco city. Up 62% since 2014. Marina is 29% 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. The dashed mark is this area’s ACS 2024 median.
HUD treats 30% of income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed. Method.
Within a walk
Within a short walk of this official analysis neighborhood: 15 groceries, 22 cafes, 14 parks, and 86 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 14 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (86 stops or stations).
22 cafes and 78 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the San Francisco set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 9 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
20,244
Median age
33.1
Median income
$212K
Renters
72%
Bachelor+
83%
Violent / 1k
2.1
Property / 1k
37.4
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 8 census tracts · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
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Crime is SFPD Part I reports per 1,000 ACS residents — not a judgment of who lives here. Home and rent figures are ACS medians, not live MLS. Read the method.
On the ground
What it is like to live here, beyond the scores.
The Marina is Chestnut Street, the Palace of Fine Arts, and a bay that sells the neighborhood. Mover guides still send young professionals here because it is flat, walkable, and photogenic in the afternoon. Fog in the morning, crowds on the weekend, parking that is a competitive sport.
Housing is stucco condos and houses rebuilt after 1989. The Presidio and Crissy Field are the actual parks. Weight walk and the water. Nightlife is Union and Chestnut — lively, not the Mission. If you need hills and Victorians, Pacific Heights is up the slope; if you need cheaper fog, the Richmond is west.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, and local writing, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
Reported here lately
City 311 service requests in this official unit, last 14 days. This is what neighbors filed with the city — not a chat thread, and not part of the fit score.
809 reports
- Parking Enforcement328
- Street and Sidewalk Cleaning288
- General62
- Noise29
- Graffiti Public28
- Parking Enforcement
- Parking Enforcement
- Street and Sidewalk Cleaning
- RPD General
- Parking Enforcement
San Francisco 311, last 14 days, using DataSF analysis neighborhood. Method.
On Reddit
Public posts from r/sanfrancisco that mention this neighborhood. Not Nextdoor, not people on this block, and not part of the fit score.
In r/sanfrancisco lately: housing.
- The fight over 848 homes at the Marina Safeway now centers on toxic waste
r/sanfrancisco · Aug 31 · 1 upvote
The line above is a reading of the titles, not a verdict. Up to 3 links, last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is Marina safe?
Marina shows more Part I than most of this San Francisco set (safety 26 vs city 50). SFPD logged 2.1 violent and 37.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 39.5 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Marina?
ACS median rent is $3,204 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 72% of households rent. Median home value is $1,960,952. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Marina walkable?
Walk is 4 here vs 26 for the San Francisco set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 15 groceries, 22 cafes, 86 transit stops, 14 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Marina good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 8.0 / 10. Median age is 33.1. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Marina?
26 typical weekday minutes to FiDi. Not the app on your phone this hour. Other job centers are further down this page.
How many people live in Marina?
About 20,244 people. Median income $212K. 83% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Marina?
Pacific Heights, Russian Hill, Inner Richmond sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official analysis neighborhoods, start with Marina vs Pacific Heights.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Marina vs Pacific HeightsMarina vs Russian HillMarina vs Inner Richmond
42fit
Inner Richmond
$3K median rent
Clement Street dumplings and a walk to the park. Fog belt without giving up a grocery on the corner.
Family streetsWalk 8Safety 84
38fit
Russian Hill
$3K median rent
The crooked street is the postcard. The rest is steep walks, bay windows, and a quieter read of the north waterfront.
WaterfrontWalk 11Safety 53
37fit
Western Addition
$2K median rent
Alamo Square, the Fillmore, and Japantown sit inside this analysis neighborhood. Painted ladies are the postcard; the grid is the product.
Walk 15Safety 32
33fit
Pacific Heights
$3K median rent
Victorians on the hill and Fillmore shops at the bottom. The view is the product; the stairs are the tax.
Family streetsWalk 5Safety 47