Best PlacesSt. Francis, Daly City, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around St. Francis, Daly City, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
St. Francis, Daly City ranks 1,752nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Childcare costs pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on population health.
The best neighborhoods in St. Francis, Daly City
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
St. Francis, Daly City's strengths and weaknesses
Where St. Francis, Daly City ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 221 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of neighborhoods
- Household income$138,732 median, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
Where St. Francis, Daly City ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,233 a month, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in St. Francis, Daly City
A household needs to earn about $299,000 a year to comfortably buy the median St. Francis, Daly City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $138,732, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses St. Francis, Daly City's effective rate of 0.61%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in St. Francis, Daly City
St. Francis, Daly City runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for St. Francis, Daly City.
Who works in St. Francis, Daly City, and how
Work in St. Francis, Daly City centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in St. Francis, Daly City
St. Francis, Daly City has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 2 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of St. Francis, Daly City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in St. Francis, Daly City, month by month
St. Francis, Daly City sees roughly 221 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 74 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs April through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 53° | 46° |
| April | 68° | 57° | 49° |
| July | 74° | 62° | 56° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 54° |
Flying in and out of St. Francis, Daly City
San Francisco International sits about 7 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 26.5 million passengers in 2025, with 193 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around St. Francis, Daly City
Schools across St. Francis, Daly City average a B−, better than 69% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Thomas Edison ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Margaret Pauline Brown ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Daniel Webster ElementaryC− · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fernando Rivera IntermediateC+ · 38% proficient
- Benjamin Franklin IntermediateC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Oceana HighA− · 65% proficient
- Westmoor HighA− · 65% proficient
- Jefferson HighB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every St. Francis, Daly City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
St. Francis, Daly City measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare St. Francis, Daly City against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in St. Francis, Daly City
Is St. Francis, Daly City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, St. Francis, Daly City ranks 1,752nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, the weather, and high incomes, and lowest on childcare costs and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is St. Francis, Daly City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,174,527. The overall cost of living runs about 43% above the national average. Set against a $138,732 median income, cost of living beats 64% of neighborhoods.
Is St. Francis, Daly City safe?
Yes, St. Francis, Daly City is safer than 56% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $446 per resident a year.
Compare St. Francis, Daly City with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to St. Francis, Daly City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in St. Francis, Daly City represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
St. Francis, Daly City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for St. Francis, Daly City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in St. Francis, Daly City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of St. Francis, Daly City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in St. Francis, Daly City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
St. Francis, Daly City detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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