68fit
Sunset / Parkside
$3K median rent
Fog, taraval, and the largest analysis neighborhood in this set. Family streets, ocean at the end of the grid.
Family streetsWaterfrontWalk 66Safety 100
San Francisco/Outer Richmond
52fit
Outer Richmond
Official analysis neighborhood: Outer Richmond
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
The last grid before the Pacific. Cheaper than Inner Richmond, foggier, and a bus ride from everywhere else.
richmondocean beach richmond
Best in San Francisco for familiesWalkable San FranciscoUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
89
53 violent · 479 property · 13.3 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)+39 vs city set
Schools
67
Rating 7.8 / 10 nearby+14 vs city set
Walk
26
OSM: 25 groceries · 37 cafes · 133 transit · 35 parks0 vs city set
Cost
93
$2,371 ACS median vs your rent budget+13 vs city set
Vibe
18
OSM: 37 cafes · 100 restaurants · 6 bars · 35 parks-5 vs city set
Commute to work
From Outer Richmond, a typical weekday is 50 min to FiDi, 54 min to SoMa, 59 min to Mission Bay. Not live traffic.
FiDi is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
FiDi
50 min
Embarcadero offices · +26 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
SoMa
54 min
Tech lofts · +31 min vs the city-set median
Mission Bay
59 min
UCSF, new offices · +32 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 $2,371 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 21% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($137K) could “afford” about $3,437 a month at 30% of pay.
58% of households rent. Median home value is $1,547,044.
ACS median rent
$2,371
30% income budget
$3,437
Rent / income
21%
Median home
$1,547,044
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for San Francisco city. Up 62% since 2014. Outer Richmond is 4% 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: 25 groceries, 37 cafes, 35 parks, and 133 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 35 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (133 stops or stations).
37 cafes and 100 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 16 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
39,932
Median age
44.2
Median income
$137K
Renters
58%
Bachelor+
65%
Violent / 1k
1.3
Property / 1k
12.0
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 10 census tracts · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
Family streetsWaterfront
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.
The last grid before the Pacific. Cheaper than Inner Richmond, foggier, and a bus ride from everywhere else. Ocean Beach is the amenity; Clement’s further-out restaurants still work. Slow streets on the avenues keep it residential.
You will own a car or become a Muni expert. Summer fog is not a metaphor. Weight cost and the water. If you need sun, look south of Twin Peaks. If you need the park plus the ocean, this is the honest west-side trade.
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.
912 reports
- Parking Enforcement356
- Street and Sidewalk Cleaning337
- General58
- Graffiti Public52
- Encampment34
- Parking Enforcement
- MTA Parking Traffic Signs Normal Priority
- Noise
- General
- Street and Sidewalk Cleaning
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.
In r/sanfrancisco lately: shops.
- My SF animal art is currently in Slake bottle shop in the Outer Richmond
r/sanfrancisco · Aug 28 · 566 upvotes · 51 comments
- Fireworks?? Outer Richmond
r/sanfrancisco · Aug 30 · 6 upvotes · 16 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 Outer Richmond safe?
Outer Richmond sits on the quieter side of this San Francisco map (safety 89 vs city 50). SFPD logged 1.3 violent and 12.0 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 13.3 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Outer Richmond?
ACS median rent is $2,371 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 58% of households rent. Median home value is $1,547,044. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Outer Richmond walkable?
Walk is 26 here vs 26 for the San Francisco set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 25 groceries, 37 cafes, 133 transit stops, 35 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Outer Richmond good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 7.8 / 10. Median age is 44.2. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Outer Richmond?
50 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 Outer Richmond?
About 39,932 people. Median income $137K. 65% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Outer Richmond?
Inner Richmond, Inner Sunset, Marina sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official analysis neighborhoods, start with Outer Richmond vs Inner Richmond.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Outer Richmond vs Inner RichmondOuter Richmond vs Inner SunsetOuter Richmond vs Marina
45fit
Inner Sunset
$3K median rent
Ninth Avenue, UCSF up the hill, and Cole Valley on the eastern edge. The walkable west side.
Family streetsWalk 13Safety 95
42fit
Inner Richmond
$3K median rent
Clement Street dumplings and a walk to the park. Fog belt without giving up a grocery on the corner.
Family streetsWalk 8Safety 84
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