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Pacific Heights vs Western Addition
Pacific Heights and Western Addition are official analysis neighborhoods in San Francisco. Pacific Heights leads safety (47 vs 32). Western Addition leads walk. Western Addition has the lower ACS median rent ($2,077).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
| Axis | Pacific Heights | Western Addition |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 47 | 32 |
| Schools | 87 | 33 |
| Walk | 5 | 15 |
| Cost fit | 82 | 100 |
| Vibe | 8 | 18 |
| Median rent | $3,040 | $2,077 |
| Median home | $1,787,490 | $1,013,697 |
| Population | 22,821 | 22,288 |
| Commute to FiDi | 22 min | 21 min |
| Commute to SoMa | 28 min | 23 min |
| Commute to Mission Bay | 35 min | 29 min |
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
Western Addition
Alamo Square, the Fillmore, and Japantown sit inside this analysis neighborhood. Painted ladies are the postcard; the grid is the product.
$2,077 median rent · safety 32 · walk 15
Scores are relative among official San Francisco analysis neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.