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Mission
$2K ACS median rent
Valencia corridor, Mission murals, and a density that never sleeps. The official analysis neighborhood is just Mission — search the street names.
- Walk index
- 86
- Safety index
- 11
- Published fit
- 68
Nightlife
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Mission Bay
Official analysis neighborhood: Mission Bay
Published fit 30 uses default walkable weights and a $2,500 ACS rent budget — the same number as the San Francisco table. Your current weights score this 28.
Data period. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026. ACS and SFPD retrieved 2026-09-01; OSM retrieved 2026-09-01. Editorial copy last revised Sep 2026.
UCSF, new towers, and a shoreline that did not exist a generation ago. Planned more than discovered.
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Best in San Francisco for familiesWalkable San FranciscoUnder $2,500 rent
Why this published score
Default walkable weights, $2,500 ACS rent budget. Same axes as the city table and the FAQ.
Safety
63
80 violent · 433 property · 29.1 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)+13 vs city set
Schools
40
Rating 7.0 / 10 nearby-13 vs city set
Walk
0
OSM: 2 groceries · 31 cafes · 80 transit · 36 parks-26 vs city set
Cost
72
$3,485 ACS median vs published $2,500 rent budget-17 vs city set
Vibe
12
OSM: 31 cafes · 54 restaurants · 12 bars · 36 parks-11 vs city set
Commute to work
From Mission Bay, a typical weekday is 24 min to FiDi, 14 min to SoMa, 6 min to Mission Bay. Not live traffic.
Mission Bay is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
FiDi
24 min
Embarcadero offices · at the city-set median
SoMa
14 min
Tech lofts · -9 min vs the city-set median
Mission Bay
6 min
UCSF, new offices · -21 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
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 $3,485 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 21% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($198K) could “afford” about $4,943 a month at 30% of pay.
66% of households rent. Median home value is $1,190,373.
ACS median rent
$3,485
30% income budget
$4,943
Rent / income
21%
Median home
$1,190,373
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for San Francisco city. Up 62% since 2014. Mission Bay is 41% 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: 2 groceries, 31 cafes, 36 parks, and 80 transit stops.
A grocery run on foot is possible; some trips will still need a ride. Parks are close — 36 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (80 stops or stations).
31 cafes and 54 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 0 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
17,598
Median age
33.9
Median income
$198K
Renters
66%
Bachelor+
76%
Violent / 1k
4.5
Property / 1k
24.6
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 3 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.
UCSF, new towers, and a shoreline that did not exist a generation ago. Planned more than discovered — San Francisco’s Mueller/Central Park, with a streetcar and a park along the water. Mover guides file it with SoMa as high-rise convenience.
It can feel unfinished or exactly finished, depending on whether you like new. Warriors games and hospital shifts set the rhythm. Weight walk inside the development. Downtown is a ride. Families who work at UCSF stop looking elsewhere.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, Boston planning-neighborhood writing, Philadelphia neighborhood writing, Portland neighborhood writing, Washington neighborhood-cluster writing, 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.
437 reports
- Parking Enforcement111
- Street and Sidewalk Cleaning106
- Blocked Street and Sidewalk59
- Encampment43
- General43
- RPD General
- RPD General
- Sidewalk and Curb
- Encampment
- Blocked Street and Sidewalk
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: a few posts that name Mission Bay.
- What is going on in Mission Bay next to Gus
r/sanfrancisco · Aug 29 · 97 upvotes · 43 comments
- Mission Bay Disturbance
r/sanfrancisco · Aug 30 · 25 comments
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 Mission Bay safe?
Mission Bay is middle of the pack for Part I here (safety 63 vs city 50). SFPD logged 4.5 violent and 24.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 29.1 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Mission Bay?
ACS median rent is $3,485 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 66% of households rent. Median home value is $1,190,373. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Mission Bay walkable?
Walk is 0 here vs 26 for the San Francisco set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 2 groceries, 31 cafes, 80 transit stops, 36 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Mission Bay good for families?
There is more night and visitor traffic in the mix — not the quietest family default. Nearby school rating is 7.0 / 10. Median age is 33.9. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Mission Bay?
24 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 Mission Bay?
About 17,598 people. Median income $198K. 76% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Mission Bay?
Mission, Potrero Hill, South of Market sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official analysis neighborhoods, start with Mission Bay vs Mission.
Next door
Closest on this schematic map, scored with the same published walkable weights as the San Francisco table. Distances here are not street geography.
Mission Bay vs MissionMission Bay vs Potrero HillMission Bay vs South of Market
40fit
Bernal Heights
$3K ACS median rent
A hill with a park on top and Cortland at the base. South of the Mission without Mission prices — relatively.
- Walk index
- 6
- Safety index
- 79
- Published fit
- 40
Family streets
35fit
Hayes Valley
$3K ACS median rent
The freeway came down; the boutiques stayed. A compact walk to the opera without living on the Tenderloin edge.
- Walk index
- 17
- Safety index
- 16
- Published fit
- 35
NightlifePlanned
33fit
South of Market
$2K ACS median rent
Tech lofts, clubs, and a crime rate that downtown visitor traffic inflates. Walk scores max; evening quiet depends on the block.
- Walk index
- 24
- Safety index
- 0
- Published fit
- 33
NightlifePlanned
33fit
Potrero Hill
$3K ACS median rent
Sunny slope, Dogpatch on the eastern edge, and a view back at downtown. Quieter than the Mission; still inner.
- Walk index
- 7
- Safety index
- 58
- Published fit
- 33
Family streetsPlanned