Privacy Index Ranking — San Francisco

Updated June 22, 2026

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

Top Privacy Index Neighborhoods — Ranked

Yerba Buena Island6.2

Residential spacing provides a fair amount of buffer between neighbors, offering significantly more seclusion than the typical San Francisco density.

Treasure Island4.1

Residential spacing provides more separation between neighbors than is typical for San Francisco. According to iHuus data, the area features mixed density with some visible buffers between adjacent structures.

Monterey Heights4

Residential spacing offers more separation than the typical San Francisco neighborhood, though some properties feature closely positioned homes with narrow side yards. According to iHuus data, residents can expect a level of buffer between neighbors that is higher than the city average.

St. Francis Wood4

Forest Hill Extension3.6

Forest Hill3.4

Westwood Highlands3.4

Mount Davidson Manor3.3

Hunters Point3.2

#10

Ingleside Terrace3.2

Full San Francisco Privacy Index Ranking

City average:2.14— scores above this beat the city average

Neighborhood	Score	City Rank	vs. City Avg
Yerba Buena Island	6.2	#1	+4.1 ↑
Treasure Island	4.1	#2	+2.0 ↑
Monterey Heights	4	#3	+1.9 ↑
St. Francis Wood	4	#4	+1.9 ↑
Forest Hill Extension	3.6	#5	+1.5 ↑
Forest Hill	3.4	#6	+1.3 ↑
Westwood Highlands	3.4	#7	+1.3 ↑
Mount Davidson Manor	3.3	#8	+1.2 ↑
Hunters Point	3.2	#9	+1.1 ↑
Ingleside Terrace	3.2	#10	+1.1 ↑
Sherwood Forest	3.2	#11	+1.1 ↑
West Portal	3.2	#12	+1.1 ↑
Balboa Terrace	3	#13	+0.9 ↑
Lakeside	2.8	#14	+0.7 ↑
Westwood Park	2.8	#15	+0.7 ↑
Stonestown	2.8	#16	+0.7 ↑
Parkmerced	2.8	#17	+0.7 ↑
Lakeshore	2.7	#18	+0.6 ↑
Forest Knolls	2.7	#19	+0.6 ↑
Inner Parkside	2.7	#20	+0.6 ↑
Midtown Terrace	2.6	#21	+0.5 ↑
Diamond Heights	2.6	#22	+0.5 ↑
Merced Manor	2.6	#23	+0.5 ↑
Merced Heights	2.4	#24	+0.3 ↑
Clarendon Heights	2.4	#25	+0.3 ↑
Sea Cliff	2.4	#26	+0.3 ↑
Golden Gate Heights	2.3	#27	+0.2 ↑
Miraloma Park	2.3	#28	+0.2 ↑
Presidio	2.3	#29	+0.2 ↑
Bayview	2.3	#30	+0.2 ↑
Sunnyside	2.3	#31	+0.2 ↑
Glen Park	2.2	#32	+0.1 ↑
Presidio Heights	2.2	#33	+0.1 ↑
Twin Peaks	2.2	#34	+0.1 ↑
Noe Valley	2.2	#35	+0.1 ↑
Ingleside	2.2	#36	+0.1 ↑
Lake	2.2	#37	+0.1 ↑
Parnassus - Ashbury	2.2	#38	+0.1 ↑
Central Waterfront - Dogpatch	2	#39	-0.1 ↓
North Waterfront	2	#40	-0.1 ↓
Marina	2	#41	-0.1 ↓
Outer Mission	2	#42	-0.1 ↓
Outer Richmond	2	#43	-0.1 ↓
Outer Sunset	2	#44	-0.1 ↓
Pine Lake Park	2	#45	-0.1 ↓
Panhandle	2	#46	-0.1 ↓
Portola	2	#47	-0.1 ↓
Russian Hill	2	#48	-0.1 ↓
Potrero Hill	2	#49	-0.1 ↓
Silver Terrace	2	#50	-0.1 ↓
Telegraph Hill	2	#51	-0.1 ↓
Western Addition	2	#52	-0.1 ↓
Alamo Square	2	#53	-0.1 ↓
Yerba Buena	2	#54	-0.1 ↓
Anza Vista	2	#55	-0.1 ↓
Central Sunset	2	#56	-0.1 ↓
Bernal Heights	2	#57	-0.1 ↓
Corona Heights	2	#58	-0.1 ↓
Crocker Amazon	2	#59	-0.1 ↓
Excelsior	2	#60	-0.1 ↓
Golden Gate Park	2	#61	-0.1 ↓
Inner Sunset	2	#62	-0.1 ↓
Lower Pacific Heights	2	#63	-0.1 ↓
Mission	2	#64	-0.1 ↓
North Panhandle	2	#65	-0.1 ↓
Outer Parkside	2	#66	-0.1 ↓
Pacific Heights	2	#67	-0.1 ↓
Parkside	2	#68	-0.1 ↓
South of Market	2	#69	-0.1 ↓
South Beach	2	#70	-0.1 ↓
Visitacion Valley	2	#71	-0.1 ↓
Tenderloin	2	#72	-0.1 ↓
Buena Vista Park	2	#73	-0.1 ↓
Central Richmond	2	#74	-0.1 ↓
Chinatown	2	#75	-0.1 ↓
Cow Hollow	2	#76	-0.1 ↓
Downtown	2	#77	-0.1 ↓
Duboce Triangle	2	#78	-0.1 ↓
Eureka Valley - Dolores Heights - Castro	2	#79	-0.1 ↓
Financial District	2	#80	-0.1 ↓
Van Ness - Civic Center	2	#81	-0.1 ↓
Haight-Ashbury	2	#82	-0.1 ↓
Hayes Valley	2	#83	-0.1 ↓
Little Hollywood	2	#84	-0.1 ↓
Ingleside Heights	2	#85	-0.1 ↓
Inner Richmond	2	#86	-0.1 ↓
Jordan Park - Laurel Heights	2	#87	-0.1 ↓
Lone Mountain	2	#88	-0.1 ↓
Lower Haight	2	#89	-0.1 ↓
Mission Bay	2	#90	-0.1 ↓
Mission Terrace	2	#91	-0.1 ↓
Nob Hill	2	#92	-0.1 ↓
North Beach	2	#93	-0.1 ↓
Oceanview	2	#94	-0.1 ↓

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