Neighborhood Vibe Ranking — San Francisco

Updated June 22, 2026

See how neighborhoods in San Francisco compare on liveliness and vibe. Rankings are based on measured data aggregated across each neighborhood boundary. How neighborhood vibe is measured →

Full San Francisco Neighborhood Vibe Ranking

City average:6.4— scores above this beat the city average
NeighborhoodScoreCity Rankvs. City Avg
Van Ness - Civic Center8.6#1+2.2 ↑
Cow Hollow8#2+1.6 ↑
Marina8#3+1.6 ↑
Pacific Heights7.9#4+1.5 ↑
Lower Pacific Heights7.8#5+1.4 ↑
Inner Sunset7.8#6+1.4 ↑
Hayes Valley7.8#7+1.4 ↑
Alamo Square7.6#8+1.2 ↑
Inner Richmond7.6#9+1.2 ↑
Western Addition7.6#10+1.2 ↑
Tenderloin7.6#11+1.2 ↑
Ingleside Terrace7.6#12+1.2 ↑
South of Market7.6#13+1.2 ↑
Golden Gate Heights7.6#14+1.2 ↑
Mission Terrace7.5#15+1.1 ↑
Downtown7.5#16+1.1 ↑
Mission7.5#17+1.1 ↑
Duboce Triangle7.4#18+1.0 ↑
Westwood Park7.3#19+0.9 ↑
Balboa Terrace7.2#20+0.8 ↑
Monterey Heights7.2#21+0.8 ↑
Glen Park7.2#22+0.8 ↑
Central Richmond7.1#23+0.7 ↑
Sunnyside7.1#24+0.7 ↑
Lower Haight7#25+0.6 ↑
Nob Hill7#26+0.6 ↑
Lake7#27+0.6 ↑
Mount Davidson Manor6.9#28+0.5 ↑
Golden Gate Park6.9#29+0.5 ↑
Excelsior6.8#30+0.4 ↑
Diamond Heights6.8#31+0.4 ↑
Russian Hill6.8#32+0.4 ↑
Yerba Buena6.8#33+0.4 ↑
Lakeside6.7#34+0.3 ↑
Eureka Valley - Dolores Heights - Castro6.7#35+0.3 ↑
Lone Mountain6.7#36+0.3 ↑
Financial District6.6#37+0.2 ↑
Silver Terrace6.6#38+0.2 ↑
Presidio6.5#39+0.1 ↑
South Beach6.4#40
Noe Valley6.4#41
Sea Cliff6.4#42
Portola6.4#43
North Beach6.4#44
Bernal Heights6.3#45-0.1 ↓
Chinatown6.3#46-0.1 ↓
Merced Manor6.3#47-0.1 ↓
Merced Heights6.2#48-0.2 ↓
Mission Bay6.2#49-0.2 ↓
North Waterfront6.1#50-0.3 ↓
Panhandle6.1#51-0.3 ↓
Telegraph Hill6.1#52-0.3 ↓
Parkmerced6.1#53-0.3 ↓
Corona Heights6.1#54-0.3 ↓
Stonestown6.1#55-0.3 ↓
Forest Knolls6#56-0.4 ↓
Ingleside6#57-0.4 ↓
Anza Vista6#58-0.4 ↓
Haight-Ashbury6#59-0.4 ↓
Inner Parkside5.9#60-0.5 ↓
North Panhandle5.9#61-0.5 ↓
Presidio Heights5.8#62-0.6 ↓
Central Sunset5.8#63-0.6 ↓
Outer Mission5.8#64-0.6 ↓
St. Francis Wood5.8#65-0.6 ↓
Pine Lake Park5.6#66-0.8 ↓
West Portal5.5#67-0.9 ↓
Parkside5.5#68-0.9 ↓
Miraloma Park5.5#69-0.9 ↓
Westwood Highlands5.5#70-0.9 ↓
Jordan Park - Laurel Heights5.5#71-0.9 ↓
Sherwood Forest5.4#72-1.0 ↓
Outer Richmond5.4#73-1.0 ↓
Oceanview5.2#74-1.2 ↓
Crocker Amazon5.2#75-1.2 ↓
Parnassus - Ashbury5.2#76-1.2 ↓
Midtown Terrace5.1#77-1.3 ↓
Forest Hill5#78-1.4 ↓
Buena Vista Park5#79-1.4 ↓
Bayview5#80-1.4 ↓
Ingleside Heights4.9#81-1.5 ↓
Lakeshore4.8#82-1.6 ↓
Visitacion Valley4.8#83-1.6 ↓
Potrero Hill4.7#84-1.7 ↓
Twin Peaks4.7#85-1.7 ↓
Clarendon Heights4.7#86-1.7 ↓
Outer Sunset4.6#87-1.8 ↓
Outer Parkside4.5#88-1.9 ↓
Central Waterfront - Dogpatch4.4#89-2.0 ↓
Little Hollywood4.4#90-2.0 ↓
Forest Hill Extension4.4#91-2.0 ↓
Yerba Buena Island3.2#92-3.2 ↓
Hunters Point2.5#93-3.9 ↓
Treasure Island2.2#94-4.2 ↓

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