San Francisco/Compare
Nob Hill vs Pacific Heights
Nob Hill and Pacific Heights are official analysis neighborhoods in San Francisco. Pacific Heights leads safety (47 vs 37). Nob Hill leads walk. Nob Hill has the lower ACS median rent ($2,106).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
| Axis | Nob Hill | Pacific Heights |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 37 | 47 |
| Schools | 23 | 87 |
| Walk | 73 | 5 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 82 |
| Vibe | 48 | 8 |
| Median rent | $2,106 | $3,040 |
| Median home | $1,225,172 | $1,787,490 |
| Population | 23,536 | 22,821 |
| Commute to FiDi | 13 min | 22 min |
| Commute to SoMa | 21 min | 28 min |
| Commute to Mission Bay | 29 min | 35 min |
Nob Hill
Cable cars, hotel bars, and a ridge between Chinatown and Pac Heights. Dense without SoMa's warehouse scale.
$2,106 median rent · safety 37 · walk 73
Pacific Heights
Victorians on the hill and Fillmore shops at the bottom. The view is the product; the stairs are the tax.
$3,040 median rent · safety 47 · walk 5
Scores are relative among official San Francisco analysis neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.