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Mission vs Mission Bay
Mission and Mission Bay are official analysis neighborhoods in San Francisco. Mission Bay leads safety (63 vs 11). Mission leads walk. Mission has the lower ACS median rent ($2,494).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
| Axis | Mission | Mission Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 11 | 63 |
| Schools | 27 | 40 |
| Walk | 86 | 0 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 72 |
| Vibe | 61 | 12 |
| Median rent | $2,494 | $3,485 |
| Median home | $1,326,451 | $1,190,373 |
| Population | 55,114 | 17,598 |
| Commute to FiDi | 22 min | 24 min |
| Commute to SoMa | 14 min | 14 min |
| Commute to Mission Bay | 13 min | 6 min |
Mission
Valencia corridor, Mission murals, and a density that never sleeps. The official analysis neighborhood is just Mission — search the street names.
$2,494 median rent · safety 11 · walk 86
Mission Bay
UCSF, new towers, and a shoreline that did not exist a generation ago. Planned more than discovered.
$3,485 median rent · safety 63 · walk 0
Scores are relative among official San Francisco analysis neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.