71fit
FiDi / South Beach
$3K median rent
Towers, the Embarcadero, and a ballpark on the south edge. Official name is Financial District/South Beach — search FiDi.
NightlifePlannedWaterfrontWalk 100Safety 5
San Francisco/Nob Hill
64fit
Nob Hill
Official analysis neighborhood: Nob Hill
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Cable cars, hotel bars, and a ridge between Chinatown and Pac Heights. Dense without SoMa's warehouse scale.
grace cathedral
Best in San Francisco for familiesWalkable San FranciscoUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
37
119 violent · 725 property · 35.9 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)-13 vs city set
Schools
23
Rating 6.5 / 10 nearby-30 vs city set
Walk
73
OSM: 59 groceries · 63 cafes · 188 transit · 31 parks+47 vs city set
Cost
100
$2,106 ACS median vs your rent budget+20 vs city set
Vibe
48
OSM: 63 cafes · 211 restaurants · 76 bars · 31 parks+25 vs city set
Commute to work
From Nob Hill, a typical weekday is 13 min to FiDi, 21 min to SoMa, 29 min to Mission Bay. Not live traffic.
FiDi is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
FiDi
13 min
Embarcadero offices · -11 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
SoMa
21 min
Tech lofts · -2 min vs the city-set median
Mission Bay
29 min
UCSF, new offices · +2 min vs the city-set median
Minutes are baked from neighborhood geography to three job centers — not Google, not this hour’s traffic.
Cost of living
ACS median gross rent is $2,106 across all occupied rental units — studios through large apartments mixed together, not a live 1-bed or 2-bed quote.
That is 25% of median household income — under the 30% HUD cost-burden line. A household at this area’s median income ($100K) could “afford” about $2,503 a month at 30% of gross pay.
87% of households rent. Median home value is $1,225,172.
ACS median rent
$2,106
30% income budget
$2,503
Rent / income
25%
Median home
$1,225,172
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for San Francisco city. Up 62% since 2014. Nob Hill is 15% below 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 gross household income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS median rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed — that table is all occupied rental units. Method.
Within a walk
Inside the official analysis neighborhood or within 800 meters of its centroid, OpenStreetMap maps 59 groceries, 63 cafes, 31 parks, and 188 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 31 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (188 stops or stations).
63 cafes and 211 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the San Francisco set.
Counts from OpenStreetMap, 800 m. Not a Walk Score license. Groceries here beat 18 of 19 other areas in this city set.
Population
23,536
Median age
40.1
Median income
$100K
Renters
87%
Bachelor+
62%
Violent / 1k
5.1
Property / 1k
30.8
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 9 census tracts · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
Nightlife
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.
Nob Hill is cable cars, hotel bars, and a ridge between Chinatown and Pac Heights. Dense without SoMa’s warehouse scale. You are on top of the city, which means wind, views, and a walk downhill to everything that is interesting.
Grace Cathedral and Huntington Park give it a civic living room. The housing is apartments and a few impossible houses. Weight walk (the ridge is central) and cost. Nighttime quiet is better than North Beach, worse than Pacific Heights’ side streets.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, and local coverage, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
Common questions
Answers from the same ACS, crime, and OSM figures on this page.
Is Nob Hill safe?
On this map Nob Hill has a higher Part I rate than most San Francisco analysis neighborhoods in the set (safety 37 vs city 50). SFPD logged 5.1 violent and 30.8 property incidents per 1,000 ACS residents — 35.9 combined. Rates mix residents and visitors. They are not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Nob Hill?
ACS median rent is $2,106. Median home value is $1,225,172. About 87% of households rent. These are survey medians, not this week's listings.
Is Nob Hill walkable?
Walk scores 73 here vs 26 for the San Francisco set — groceries, cafes, and transit stack up inside 800 meters. OpenStreetMap counts within 800 meters: 59 groceries, 63 cafes, 188 transit stops, 31 parks.
Is Nob Hill good for families?
Nightlife and visitor traffic show up in the amenity mix — not the quietest family default. Nearby school rating is 6.5 / 10. Median age is 40.1.
How long is the commute from Nob Hill?
Typical weekday minutes to FiDi: 13. Not live traffic. Open the neighborhood page for the other job centers in San Francisco.
How many people live in Nob Hill?
About 23,536 residents, median income $100K, 62% with a bachelor's or higher. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM.
What neighborhoods are next to Nob Hill?
Closest on this map: FiDi / South Beach, Russian Hill, Pacific Heights. Compare Nob Hill vs FiDi / South Beach if you are deciding between two official analysis neighborhoods.
Next door
Adjacent on the analysis neighborhood map, ranked with your weights.
Nob Hill vs FiDi / South BeachNob Hill vs Russian HillNob Hill vs Pacific Heights
42fit
North Beach
$2K median rent
Caffe Trieste, Columbus Avenue, and Telegraph Hill stairs. Nightlife with a church bell still in earshot.
NightlifeWaterfrontWalk 23Safety 42
38fit
Russian Hill
$3K median rent
The crooked street is the postcard. The rest is steep walks, bay windows, and a quieter read of the north waterfront.
WaterfrontWalk 11Safety 53
33fit
Pacific Heights
$3K median rent
Victorians on the hill and Fillmore shops at the bottom. The view is the product; the stairs are the tax.
Family streetsWalk 5Safety 47
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Hayes Valley
$3K median rent
The freeway came down; the boutiques stayed. A compact walk to the opera without living on the Tenderloin edge.
NightlifePlannedWalk 17Safety 16