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
San Francisco/Pacific Heights
33fit
Pacific Heights
Official analysis neighborhood: Pacific Heights
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Victorians on the hill and Fillmore shops at the bottom. The view is the product; the stairs are the tax.
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Best in San Francisco for familiesWalkable San FranciscoUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
47
25 violent · 746 property · 33.8 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)-3 vs city set
Schools
87
Rating 8.4 / 10 nearby+34 vs city set
Walk
5
OSM: 13 groceries · 22 cafes · 101 transit · 17 parks-21 vs city set
Cost
72
$3,040 ACS median vs your rent budget-8 vs city set
Vibe
8
OSM: 22 cafes · 83 restaurants · 12 bars · 17 parks-15 vs city set
Commute to work
From Pacific Heights, a typical weekday is 22 min to FiDi, 28 min to SoMa, 35 min to Mission Bay. Not live traffic.
FiDi is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
FiDi
22 min
Embarcadero offices · -2 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
SoMa
28 min
Tech lofts · +5 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
ACS median gross rent is $3,040 across all occupied rental units — studios through large apartments mixed together, not a live 1-bed or 2-bed quote.
That is 20% of median household income — under the 30% HUD cost-burden line. A household at this area’s median income ($183K) could “afford” about $4,586 a month at 30% of gross pay.
70% of households rent. Median home value is $1,787,490.
ACS median rent
$3,040
30% income budget
$4,586
Rent / income
20%
Median home
$1,787,490
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for San Francisco city. Up 62% since 2014. Pacific Heights is 23% 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 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 13 groceries, 22 cafes, 17 parks, and 101 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 17 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (101 stops or stations).
22 cafes and 83 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 4 of 19 other areas in this city set.
Population
22,821
Median age
38.4
Median income
$183K
Renters
70%
Bachelor+
81%
Violent / 1k
1.1
Property / 1k
32.7
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 9 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.
Pacific Heights is Victorians on the hill and Fillmore shops at the bottom. The view is the product; the stairs are the tax. Classic-city buyer guides group it with Russian Hill and Nob Hill — money, bay windows, a car you will still own because the avenues are steep.
Fillmore’s commercial life saves it from being only a view. Alta Plaza and Lafayette Park are the dog circuit. Weight safety and cost (you will not win on cost). Families who can pay for it, stay; everyone else looks at Inner Richmond for houses on flat land.
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 Pacific Heights safe?
On this map Pacific Heights sits near the middle of the San Francisco set for crime (safety 47 vs city 50). SFPD logged 1.1 violent and 32.7 property incidents per 1,000 ACS residents — 33.8 combined. Rates mix residents and visitors. They are not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Pacific Heights?
ACS median rent is $3,040. Median home value is $1,787,490. About 70% of households rent. These are survey medians, not this week's listings.
Is Pacific Heights walkable?
Walk scores 5 here vs 26 for the San Francisco set — you will likely drive or ride for daily errands. OpenStreetMap counts within 800 meters: 13 groceries, 22 cafes, 101 transit stops, 17 parks.
Is Pacific Heights good for families?
The scores lean family-friendly relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 8.4 / 10. Median age is 38.4.
How long is the commute from Pacific Heights?
Typical weekday minutes to FiDi: 22. Not live traffic. Open the neighborhood page for the other job centers in San Francisco.
How many people live in Pacific Heights?
About 22,821 residents, median income $183K, 81% with a bachelor's or higher. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM.
What neighborhoods are next to Pacific Heights?
Closest on this map: Marina, Western Addition, Nob Hill. Compare Pacific Heights vs Marina if you are deciding between two official analysis neighborhoods.
Next door
Adjacent on the analysis neighborhood map, ranked with your weights.
Pacific Heights vs MarinaPacific Heights vs Western AdditionPacific Heights vs Nob Hill
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
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
37fit
Western Addition
$2K median rent
Alamo Square, the Fillmore, and Japantown sit inside this analysis neighborhood. Painted ladies are the postcard; the grid is the product.
Walk 15Safety 32
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