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Median Home Price in San Francisco, CA

The median home value in San Francisco, CA is $1,416,278 as of 2026-07-31, up 11.56% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$1,416,278

Year-over-Year

+11.56%

Population

802,856

San Francisco ranks #59 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 85.0% above the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in San Francisco County, where the county-wide median is $1,416,641.

Housing affordability in San Francisco

Median household income in San Francisco is $140,970, so the typical home value is about 10.0× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in San Francisco

San Francisco police recorded a violent crime rate of 596 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 3,929 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about San Francisco

What is the average home price in San Francisco, CA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In San Francisco, that value is $1,416,278. That's up 11.56% from a year earlier. It is about 85.0% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is San Francisco expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in San Francisco are about the same as San Francisco County as a whole, where the median is $1,416,641.

Is San Francisco affordable?

Median household income here is $140,970, so the typical home value is about 10.0× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is San Francisco a safe place to live?

San Francisco police reported 596 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 802,856. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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