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/Western Addition
37fit
Western Addition
Official analysis neighborhood: Western Addition
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Alamo Square, the Fillmore, and Japantown sit inside this analysis neighborhood. Painted ladies are the postcard; the grid is the product.
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Best in San Francisco for familiesWalkable San FranciscoUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
32
124 violent · 703 property · 37.1 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)-18 vs city set
Schools
33
Rating 6.8 / 10 nearby-20 vs city set
Walk
15
OSM: 20 groceries · 21 cafes · 97 transit · 48 parks-11 vs city set
Cost
100
$2,077 ACS median vs your rent budget+20 vs city set
Vibe
18
OSM: 21 cafes · 97 restaurants · 16 bars · 48 parks-5 vs city set
Commute to work
From Western Addition, a typical weekday is 21 min to FiDi, 23 min to SoMa, 29 min to Mission Bay. Not live traffic.
FiDi is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
FiDi
21 min
Embarcadero offices · -3 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
SoMa
23 min
Tech lofts · at the city-set median
Mission Bay
29 min
UCSF, new offices · +2 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 $2,077 across all occupied rental units — studios through large apartments mixed together, not a live 1-bed or 2-bed quote.
That is 24% of median household income — under the 30% HUD cost-burden line. A household at this area’s median income ($105K) could “afford” about $2,617 a month at 30% of gross pay.
78% of households rent. Median home value is $1,013,697.
ACS median rent
$2,077
30% income budget
$2,617
Rent / income
24%
Median home
$1,013,697
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for San Francisco city. Up 62% since 2014. Western Addition is 16% 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 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 20 groceries, 21 cafes, 48 parks, and 97 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 48 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (97 stops or stations).
21 cafes and 97 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 12 of 19 other areas in this city set.
Population
22,288
Median age
43.4
Median income
$105K
Renters
78%
Bachelor+
59%
Violent / 1k
5.6
Property / 1k
31.5
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 7 census tracts · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
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.
Alamo Square, the Fillmore, and Japantown sit inside this analysis neighborhood. Painted ladies are the postcard; the grid is the product. Fillmore’s music history is not a plaque — the corridor still works. Japantown is a complete errand if you let it be.
The neighborhood is bigger and more mixed than the postcard. Housing ranges from Victorians to mid-century apartments. Weight walk and vibe. Safety is not uniform; Alamo Square’s lawn is not the whole story. This is a real inner neighborhood, not a view.
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 Western Addition safe?
On this map Western Addition has a higher Part I rate than most San Francisco analysis neighborhoods in the set (safety 32 vs city 50). SFPD logged 5.6 violent and 31.5 property incidents per 1,000 ACS residents — 37.1 combined. Rates mix residents and visitors. They are not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Western Addition?
ACS median rent is $2,077. Median home value is $1,013,697. About 78% of households rent. These are survey medians, not this week's listings.
Is Western Addition walkable?
Walk scores 15 here vs 26 for the San Francisco set — you will likely drive or ride for daily errands. OpenStreetMap counts within 800 meters: 20 groceries, 21 cafes, 97 transit stops, 48 parks.
Is Western Addition good for families?
Nightlife and visitor traffic show up in the amenity mix — not the quietest family default. Nearby school rating is 6.8 / 10. Median age is 43.4.
How long is the commute from Western Addition?
Typical weekday minutes to FiDi: 21. Not live traffic. Open the neighborhood page for the other job centers in San Francisco.
How many people live in Western Addition?
About 22,288 residents, median income $105K, 59% with a bachelor's or higher. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · SFPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM.
What neighborhoods are next to Western Addition?
Closest on this map: Pacific Heights, Haight-Ashbury, Hayes Valley. Compare Western Addition vs Pacific Heights if you are deciding between two official analysis neighborhoods.
Next door
Adjacent on the analysis neighborhood map, ranked with your weights.
Western Addition vs Pacific HeightsWestern Addition vs Haight-AshburyWestern Addition vs Hayes Valley
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
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
33fit
Hayes Valley
$3K median rent
The freeway came down; the boutiques stayed. A compact walk to the opera without living on the Tenderloin edge.
NightlifePlannedWalk 17Safety 16