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Marina vs Pacific Heights
Marina and Pacific Heights are official analysis neighborhoods in San Francisco. Pacific Heights leads safety (47 vs 26). Pacific Heights leads walk. Pacific Heights has the lower ACS median rent ($3,040).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
| Axis | Marina | Pacific Heights |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 26 | 47 |
| Schools | 73 | 87 |
| Walk | 4 | 5 |
| Cost fit | 78 | 82 |
| Vibe | 8 | 8 |
| Median rent | $3,204 | $3,040 |
| Median home | $1,960,952 | $1,787,490 |
| Population | 20,244 | 22,821 |
| Commute to FiDi | 26 min | 22 min |
| Commute to SoMa | 33 min | 28 min |
| Commute to Mission Bay | 41 min | 35 min |
Marina
Chestnut Street, the Palace of Fine Arts, and a bay that sells the neighborhood. Fog in the morning, crowds on the weekend.
$3,204 median rent · safety 26 · walk 4
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.