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/North Beach
42fit
North Beach
Official analysis neighborhood: North Beach
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Caffe Trieste, Columbus Avenue, and Telegraph Hill stairs. Nightlife with a church bell still in earshot.
telegraph hilllittle italy
Best in San Francisco for familiesWalkable San FranciscoUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
42
58 violent · 340 property · 35.7 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)-8 vs city set
Schools
33
Rating 6.8 / 10 nearby-20 vs city set
Walk
23
OSM: 15 groceries · 37 cafes · 120 transit · 48 parks-3 vs city set
Cost
93
$2,356 ACS median vs your rent budget+13 vs city set
Vibe
31
OSM: 37 cafes · 143 restaurants · 38 bars · 48 parks+8 vs city set
Commute to work
From North Beach, a typical weekday is 16 min to FiDi, 27 min to SoMa, 35 min to Mission Bay. Not live traffic.
FiDi is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
FiDi
16 min
Embarcadero offices · -8 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
SoMa
27 min
Tech lofts · +4 min vs the city-set median
Mission Bay
35 min
UCSF, new offices · +8 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
The ACS median rent is $2,356 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 23% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($125K) could “afford” about $3,132 a month at 30% of pay.
81% of households rent. Median home value is $1,512,678.
ACS median rent
$2,356
30% income budget
$3,132
Rent / income
23%
Median home
$1,512,678
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for San Francisco city. Up 62% since 2014. North Beach is 5% 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 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: 15 groceries, 37 cafes, 48 parks, and 120 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 48 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (120 stops or stations).
37 cafes and 143 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 9 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
11,136
Median age
40
Median income
$125K
Renters
81%
Bachelor+
63%
Violent / 1k
5.2
Property / 1k
30.5
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 5 census tracts · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
NightlifeWaterfront
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.
North Beach is Caffe Trieste, Columbus Avenue, and Telegraph Hill stairs — nightlife with a church bell still in earshot. It remains one of the city’s most walkable neighborhoods in every 2026 roundup. Italian restaurants that are tourist traps sit next to ones that are not; you learn the difference in a week.
Washington Square is the living room. Coit Tower is the climb. Noise on Friday is the deal. Weight vibe and walk. Parking is a fantasy. Good for people who want a European-square fantasy that is actually a bus to downtown.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, 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.
501 reports
- Street and Sidewalk Cleaning208
- Blocked Street and Sidewalk99
- Parking Enforcement83
- General49
- Graffiti Public18
- Streetlights
- RPD General
- Parking Enforcement
- Street and Sidewalk Cleaning
- Blocked Street and Sidewalk
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.
No r/sanfrancisco posts in this snapshot mentioned North Beach.
Last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is North Beach safe?
North Beach shows more Part I than most of this San Francisco set (safety 42 vs city 50). SFPD logged 5.2 violent and 30.5 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 35.7 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in North Beach?
ACS median rent is $2,356 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 81% of households rent. Median home value is $1,512,678. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is North Beach walkable?
Walk is 23 here vs 26 for the San Francisco set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 15 groceries, 37 cafes, 120 transit stops, 48 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is North Beach good for families?
There is more night and visitor traffic in the mix — not the quietest family default. Nearby school rating is 6.8 / 10. Median age is 40. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from North Beach?
16 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 North Beach?
About 11,136 people. Median income $125K. 63% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to North Beach?
Russian Hill, Nob Hill, FiDi / South Beach sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official analysis neighborhoods, start with North Beach vs Russian Hill.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
North Beach vs Russian HillNorth Beach vs Nob HillNorth Beach vs FiDi / South Beach
64fit
Nob Hill
$2K median rent
Cable cars, hotel bars, and a ridge between Chinatown and Pac Heights. Dense without SoMa's warehouse scale.
NightlifeWalk 73Safety 37
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
28fit
Marina
$3K median rent
Chestnut Street, the Palace of Fine Arts, and a bay that sells the neighborhood. Fog in the morning, crowds on the weekend.
NightlifeWaterfrontWalk 4Safety 26