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Marina vs Russian Hill

Marina and Russian Hill are two official analysis neighborhoods in San Francisco. Russian Hill is the calmer Part I map (53 vs 26). Russian Hill wins the errand count. Russian Hill has the lower ACS median ($2,788).

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

Scores

Fit axes among official San Francisco analysis neighborhoods.

AxisMarinaRussian Hill
Safety2653
Schools7367
Walk411
Cost fit7890
Vibe818
Median rent$3,204$2,788
Median home$1,960,952$1,422,991
Population20,24415,524
Commute to FiDi26 min20 min
Commute to SoMa33 min29 min
Commute to Mission Bay41 min38 min

Living numbers

Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.

FactMarinaRussian Hill
Renters72%79%
Median age33.138.3
Median income$212K$156K
Part I per 1k39.531.3
Groceries / 800m1510
Transit stops / 800m8697
Parks / 800m1450
311 last 14 days809556

Rent

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. R Hill is 13% above the 2024 city median.

$1.8kMarina $3,204R Hill $2,788201420162018202020222024

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. Dashed marks are each area’s ACS 2024 median.

Which to pick

The same numbers as the table, in sentences. Nobody wins the city.

Pick Marina if you already want this pocket more than the table. Russian Hill leads the numbered axes on this page.

Pick Russian Hill if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 53 vs 26. ACS median rent is $2,788 vs $3,204. Vibe is 18 vs 8. Read both pages before you decide.

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

Russian Hill

The crooked street is the postcard. The rest is steep walks, bay windows, and a quieter read of the north waterfront.

$2,788 median rent · safety 53 · walk 11

Common questions

Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.

Which is cheaper, Marina or Russian Hill?

Russian Hill is the lower ACS median: $3,204 vs $2,788. About 79% rent in Russian Hill vs 72% in Marina. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.

Is Marina more walkable than Russian Hill?

Russian Hill wins the errand count (walk 4 vs 11). Groceries inside 800 meters: 15 vs 10. Not a Walk Score license.

Which is safer on this map, Marina or Russian Hill?

Russian Hill is the calmer Part I read (53 vs 26). Combined rate 31.3 vs 39.5 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.

Which scores higher for families, Marina or Russian Hill?

Marina leads the school axis (73 vs 67). Nearby rating is 8.0 / 10 vs 7.8 / 10. Median age 33.1 vs 38.3. Russian Hill has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.

Which has the shorter commute to FiDi?

26 minutes from Marina to FiDi, 20 from Russian Hill. Russian Hill is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.

If you drop both

Closest official analysis neighborhood that is not Marina or Russian Hill: Pacific Heights. Victorians on the hill and Fillmore shops at the bottom. The view is the product; the stairs are the tax.

Marina vs Pacific HeightsRussian Hill vs Pacific Heights

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