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Median Home Price in South San Francisco, CA

The median home value in South San Francisco, CA is $1,235,804 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.1% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$1,235,804

Year-over-Year

+2.1%

Population

62,229

South San Francisco ranks #83 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 61.4% above the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in San Mateo County, where the county-wide median is $1,596,366.

Housing affordability in South San Francisco

Median household income in South San Francisco is $136,578, so the typical home value is about 9.0× 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 South San Francisco

South San Francisco police recorded a violent crime rate of 300 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,559 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 South San Francisco

What is the average home price in South 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 South San Francisco, that value is $1,235,804. That's up 2.1% from a year earlier. It is about 61.4% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is South San Francisco expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in South San Francisco are cheaper than San Mateo County as a whole, where the median is $1,596,366 — a difference of about 22.6%.

Is South San Francisco affordable?

Median household income here is $136,578, so the typical home value is about 9.0× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is South San Francisco a safe place to live?

South San Francisco police reported 300 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 62,229. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.