52fit
Outer Richmond
$2K median rent
The last grid before the Pacific. Cheaper than Inner Richmond, foggier, and a bus ride from everywhere else.
Family streetsWaterfrontWalk 26Safety 89
San Francisco/Sunset / Parkside
68fit
Sunset / Parkside
Official analysis neighborhood: Sunset/Parkside
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Fog, taraval, and the largest analysis neighborhood in this set. Family streets, ocean at the end of the grid.
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Best in San Francisco for familiesWalkable San FranciscoUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
100
59 violent · 632 property · 9.2 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)+50 vs city set
Schools
60
Rating 7.6 / 10 nearby+7 vs city set
Walk
66
OSM: 31 groceries · 47 cafes · 265 transit · 58 parks+40 vs city set
Cost
78
$2,803 ACS median vs your rent budget-2 vs city set
Vibe
30
OSM: 47 cafes · 114 restaurants · 17 bars · 58 parks+7 vs city set
Commute to work
From Sunset / Parkside, a typical weekday is 52 min to FiDi, 49 min to SoMa, 50 min to Mission Bay. Not live traffic.
SoMa is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
FiDi
52 min
Embarcadero offices · +28 min vs the city-set median
SoMa
49 min
Tech lofts · +26 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Mission Bay
50 min
UCSF, new offices · +23 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 $2,803 across all occupied rental units — studios through large apartments mixed together, not a live 1-bed or 2-bed quote.
That is 23% of median household income — under the 30% HUD cost-burden line. A household at this area’s median income ($149K) could “afford” about $3,733 a month at 30% of gross pay.
35% of households rent. Median home value is $1,464,661.
ACS median rent
$2,803
30% income budget
$3,733
Rent / income
23%
Median home
$1,464,661
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 31 groceries, 47 cafes, 58 parks, and 265 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 58 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (265 stops or stations).
47 cafes and 114 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 17 of 19 other areas in this city set.
Population
75,108
Median age
45.4
Median income
$149K
Renters
35%
Bachelor+
56%
Violent / 1k
0.8
Property / 1k
8.4
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 16 census tracts · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
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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.
Fog, Taraval, and the largest analysis neighborhood in this set. Family streets, ocean at the end of the grid, Sunset Boulevard as a seam. Locals on forums still name the Sunset as the neighborhood they actually lived in, not the one they posted about.
Inner vs Outer vs Parkside are different commutes. Treat this polygon as a district: tour the specific avenue. Weight cost and family. Walk scores lie if you pick a block far from Irving or Taraval. The park and the beach are real; downtown is a commitment.
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 Sunset / Parkside safe?
On this map Sunset / Parkside is safer than most San Francisco analysis neighborhoods in the set (safety 100 vs city 50). SFPD logged 0.8 violent and 8.4 property incidents per 1,000 ACS residents — 9.2 combined. Rates mix residents and visitors. They are not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Sunset / Parkside?
ACS median rent is $2,803. Median home value is $1,464,661. About 35% of households rent. These are survey medians, not this week's listings.
Is Sunset / Parkside walkable?
Walk scores 66 here vs 26 for the San Francisco set — you can walk some errands, but it is not the densest pocket in the city. OpenStreetMap counts within 800 meters: 31 groceries, 47 cafes, 265 transit stops, 58 parks.
Is Sunset / Parkside good for families?
The scores lean family-friendly relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 7.6 / 10. Median age is 45.4.
How long is the commute from Sunset / Parkside?
Typical weekday minutes to FiDi: 52. Not live traffic. Open the neighborhood page for the other job centers in San Francisco.
How many people live in Sunset / Parkside?
About 75,108 residents, median income $149K, 56% with a bachelor's or higher. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM.
What neighborhoods are next to Sunset / Parkside?
Closest on this map: Inner Sunset, Castro, Haight-Ashbury. Compare Sunset / Parkside vs Inner Sunset if you are deciding between two official analysis neighborhoods.
Next door
Adjacent on the analysis neighborhood map, ranked with your weights.
Sunset / Parkside vs Inner SunsetSunset / Parkside vs CastroSunset / Parkside vs Haight-Ashbury
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
37fit
Haight-Ashbury
$3K median rent
The Haight is the brand; the Panhandle is the commute. Still walkable, still loud on weekends, still next to the park.
NightlifeWalk 13Safety 74
36fit
Noe Valley
$3K median rent
Strollers on 24th, sun on the south slope, and the lowest violent rate in this set. The family read of inner SF.
Family streetsWalk 5Safety 68
35fit
Castro
$3K median rent
The Castro is the search term; Castro/Upper Market is the official polygon. Hills, neon, and a Muni metro under Market.
NightlifeWalk 20Safety 21