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Mission vs Potrero Hill
Mission and Potrero Hill are official analysis neighborhoods in San Francisco. Potrero Hill leads safety (58 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 | Potrero Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 11 | 58 |
| Schools | 27 | 57 |
| Walk | 86 | 7 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 74 |
| Vibe | 61 | 8 |
| Median rent | $2,494 | $3,376 |
| Median home | $1,326,451 | $1,530,280 |
| Population | 55,114 | 16,013 |
| Commute to FiDi | 22 min | 32 min |
| Commute to SoMa | 14 min | 22 min |
| Commute to Mission Bay | 13 min | 13 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
Potrero Hill
Sunny slope, Dogpatch on the eastern edge, and a view back at downtown. Quieter than the Mission; still inner.
$3,376 median rent · safety 58 · walk 7
Scores are relative among official San Francisco analysis neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.