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/Russian Hill
38fit
Russian Hill
Official analysis neighborhood: Russian Hill
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
The crooked street is the postcard. The rest is steep walks, bay windows, and a quieter read of the north waterfront.
lombard
Best in San Francisco for familiesWalkable San FranciscoUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
53
22 violent · 464 property · 31.3 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)+3 vs city set
Schools
67
Rating 7.8 / 10 nearby+14 vs city set
Walk
11
OSM: 10 groceries · 25 cafes · 97 transit · 50 parks-15 vs city set
Cost
79
$2,788 ACS median vs your rent budget-1 vs city set
Vibe
18
OSM: 25 cafes · 71 restaurants · 19 bars · 50 parks-5 vs city set
Commute to work
From Russian Hill, a typical weekday is 20 min to FiDi, 29 min to SoMa, 38 min to Mission Bay. Not live traffic.
FiDi is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
FiDi
20 min
Embarcadero offices · -4 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
SoMa
29 min
Tech lofts · +6 min vs the city-set median
Mission Bay
38 min
UCSF, new offices · +11 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 $2,788 across all occupied rental units — studios through large apartments mixed together, not a live 1-bed or 2-bed quote.
That is 21% of median household income — under the 30% HUD cost-burden line. A household at this area’s median income ($156K) could “afford” about $3,892 a month at 30% of gross pay.
79% of households rent. Median home value is $1,422,991.
ACS median rent
$2,788
30% income budget
$3,892
Rent / income
21%
Median home
$1,422,991
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for San Francisco city. Up 62% since 2014. Russian Hill is 13% 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 10 groceries, 25 cafes, 50 parks, and 97 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 50 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (97 stops or stations).
25 cafes and 71 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 2 of 19 other areas in this city set.
Population
15,524
Median age
38.3
Median income
$156K
Renters
79%
Bachelor+
75%
Violent / 1k
1.4
Property / 1k
29.9
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 6 census tracts · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
Waterfront
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 crooked street is the postcard. The rest is steep walks, bay windows, and a quieter read of the north waterfront. Resident threads praise it as a neighborhood you climb home to. Tourists stack on Lombard; one street over, it is still a hill with groceries on Hyde and Polk.
No parking, lots of stairs, cable car noise if you picked the wrong block. Weight walk only if you mean “walk, then stairs.” Compare to North Beach if you want dinner at the bottom of the hill, or Nob Hill if you want the ridge hotels.
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 Russian Hill safe?
On this map Russian Hill sits near the middle of the San Francisco set for crime (safety 53 vs city 50). SFPD logged 1.4 violent and 29.9 property incidents per 1,000 ACS residents — 31.3 combined. Rates mix residents and visitors. They are not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Russian Hill?
ACS median rent is $2,788. Median home value is $1,422,991. About 79% of households rent. These are survey medians, not this week's listings.
Is Russian Hill walkable?
Walk scores 11 here vs 26 for the San Francisco set — you will likely drive or ride for daily errands. OpenStreetMap counts within 800 meters: 10 groceries, 25 cafes, 97 transit stops, 50 parks.
Is Russian Hill good for families?
The scores lean family-friendly relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 7.8 / 10. Median age is 38.3.
How long is the commute from Russian Hill?
Typical weekday minutes to FiDi: 20. Not live traffic. Open the neighborhood page for the other job centers in San Francisco.
How many people live in Russian Hill?
About 15,524 residents, median income $156K, 75% with a bachelor's or higher. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM.
What neighborhoods are next to Russian Hill?
Closest on this map: North Beach, Nob Hill, Marina. Compare Russian Hill vs North Beach if you are deciding between two official analysis neighborhoods.
Next door
Adjacent on the analysis neighborhood map, ranked with your weights.
Russian Hill vs North BeachRussian Hill vs Nob HillRussian Hill vs Marina
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
42fit
North Beach
$2K median rent
Caffe Trieste, Columbus Avenue, and Telegraph Hill stairs. Nightlife with a church bell still in earshot.
NightlifeWaterfrontWalk 23Safety 42
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