66fit
Mission
$2K median rent
Valencia corridor, Mission murals, and a density that never sleeps. The official analysis neighborhood is just Mission — search the street names.
NightlifeWalk 86Safety 11
San Francisco/Noe Valley
36fit
Noe Valley
Official analysis neighborhood: Noe Valley
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Strollers on 24th, sun on the south slope, and the lowest violent rate in this set. The family read of inner SF.
noe24th street noe
Best in San Francisco for familiesWalkable San FranciscoUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
68
9 violent · 539 property · 24.2 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)+18 vs city set
Schools
100
Rating 8.8 / 10 nearby+47 vs city set
Walk
5
OSM: 10 groceries · 16 cafes · 121 transit · 16 parks-21 vs city set
Cost
67
$3,308 ACS median vs your rent budget-13 vs city set
Vibe
0
OSM: 16 cafes · 41 restaurants · 4 bars · 16 parks-23 vs city set
Commute to work
From Noe Valley, a typical weekday is 35 min to FiDi, 27 min to SoMa, 22 min to Mission Bay. Not live traffic.
Mission Bay is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
FiDi
35 min
Embarcadero offices · +11 min vs the city-set median
SoMa
27 min
Tech lofts · +4 min vs the city-set median
Mission Bay
22 min
UCSF, new offices · -5 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 $3,308 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 18% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($215K) could “afford” about $5,368 a month at 30% of pay.
53% of households rent. Median home value is $1,951,224.
ACS median rent
$3,308
30% income budget
$5,368
Rent / income
18%
Median home
$1,951,224
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for San Francisco city. Up 62% since 2014. Noe Valley is 34% 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: 10 groceries, 16 cafes, 16 parks, and 121 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 16 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (121 stops or stations).
16 cafes and 41 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 2 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
22,602
Median age
39.6
Median income
$215K
Renters
53%
Bachelor+
82%
Violent / 1k
0.4
Property / 1k
23.8
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 6 census tracts · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
Family streets
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.
Strollers on 24th, sun on the south slope, and among the lowest violent rates in this set. Mover guides call Noe the classic family choice — a village commercial strip, houses, a J-Church ride. Locals who sampled North Beach in their 20s name Noe as the place they stayed to raise kids.
It is not cheap, and it is not lively after 9. That is the sale. Weight schools, safety, and family flags. The Mission’s restaurants are a hill away, which is either perfect or annoying.
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, 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.
636 reports
- Parking Enforcement368
- Street and Sidewalk Cleaning117
- General41
- Graffiti Public34
- Tree Maintenance25
- Encampment
- Street and Sidewalk Cleaning
- Street and Sidewalk Cleaning
- Parking Enforcement
- Parking Enforcement
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.
One r/sanfrancisco post in this snapshot names Noe Valley.
- How Can I Hear OSL in Noe Valley?
r/sanfrancisco · Aug 8 · 8 upvotes · 26 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 Noe Valley safe?
Noe Valley is middle of the pack for Part I here (safety 68 vs city 50). SFPD logged 0.4 violent and 23.8 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 24.2 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Noe Valley?
ACS median rent is $3,308 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 53% of households rent. Median home value is $1,951,224. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Noe Valley walkable?
Walk is 5 here vs 26 for the San Francisco set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 10 groceries, 16 cafes, 121 transit stops, 16 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Noe Valley good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 8.8 / 10. Median age is 39.6. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Noe Valley?
35 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 Noe Valley?
About 22,602 people. Median income $215K. 82% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Noe Valley?
Castro, Bernal Heights, Mission sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official analysis neighborhoods, start with Noe Valley vs Castro.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Noe Valley vs CastroNoe Valley vs Bernal HeightsNoe Valley vs Mission
38fit
Bernal Heights
$3K median rent
A hill with a park on top and Cortland at the base. South of the Mission without Mission prices — relatively.
Family streetsWalk 6Safety 79
37fit
Haight-Ashbury
$3K median rent
The Haight is the brand; the Panhandle is the commute. Still walkable, still loud on weekends, still next to the park.
NightlifeWalk 13Safety 74
35fit
Castro
$3K median rent
The Castro is the search term; Castro/Upper Market is the official polygon. Hills, neon, and a Muni metro under Market.
NightlifeWalk 20Safety 21
31fit
Potrero Hill
$3K median rent
Sunny slope, Dogpatch on the eastern edge, and a view back at downtown. Quieter than the Mission; still inner.
Family streetsPlannedWalk 7Safety 58