Best PlacesWestern Addition, San Francisco, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Western Addition, San Francisco, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Western Addition, San Francisco ranks 989th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Western Addition, San Francisco
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.
Western Addition, San Francisco's strengths and weaknesses
Where Western Addition, San Francisco ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 224 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of neighborhoods
- Household income$141,157 median, better than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Western Addition, San Francisco ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,439 a month, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Short commute30.2 minutes each way, better than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Western Addition, San Francisco
A household needs to earn about $353,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Western Addition, San Francisco home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $141,157, 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 Western Addition, San Francisco's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 Western Addition, San Francisco
Western Addition, San Francisco's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Western Addition, San Francisco.
Who works in Western Addition, San Francisco, and how
Work in Western Addition, San Francisco centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 25%
- Work from home 36%
- Transit, walk, or bike 39%
Life in Western Addition, San Francisco
Western Addition, San Francisco has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 67% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 5 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Western Addition, San Francisco and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Western Addition, San Francisco, month by month
Western Addition, San Francisco sees roughly 224 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 Western Addition, San Francisco
San Francisco International sits about 12 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 Western Addition, San Francisco
Schools across Western Addition, San Francisco average a B−, better than 61% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Creative Arts CharterB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kipp San Francisco Bay AcademyD+ · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Western Addition, San Francisco school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Western Addition, San Francisco 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 Western Addition, San Francisco against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Western Addition, San Francisco suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 71% of neighborhoods and 36% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 91% of neighborhoods and health care access beats 71%.
Common questions about living in Western Addition, San Francisco
Is Western Addition, San Francisco a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Western Addition, San Francisco ranks 989th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on walkability, transit, and biking, and lowest on childcare costs and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Western Addition, San Francisco expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,345,664. The overall cost of living runs about 55% above the national average. Set against a $141,157 median income, cost of living beats 71% of neighborhoods.
Is Western Addition, San Francisco safe?
Western Addition, San Francisco is safer than 7% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,002 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Western Addition, San Francisco?
July highs average about 74 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 46. That works out to about 224 pleasant days a year, more than 91% of neighborhoods.
Is Western Addition, San Francisco good for families?
Schools beat 61% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 7%, and childcare runs $2,439 a month.
Compare Western Addition, San Francisco with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Western Addition, San Francisco. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Western Addition, San Francisco 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.
Western Addition, San Francisco detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Western Addition, San Francisco: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Western Addition, San Francisco: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Western Addition, San Francisco: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Western Addition, San Francisco: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Western Addition, San Francisco 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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