What is the median home value in San Francisco, CA?

Name: Home values in San Francisco, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in San Francisco, CA is $1,394,500 (±$20,642), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In San Francisco, the median home value went from $1,097,800 in 2015–2019 to $1,394,500 in 2020–2024 (+27.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $1,394,500 (±$20,642)
Owner-occupied homes: 139,057 (±2,183)
Most common range: $1,000,000 or more

Home values in San Francisco

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	San Francisco	San Francisco County	California	United States
Less than $50,000	1.2% (±0.2 points)	1.2%	2.5%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	0.3% (±0.1 points)	0.3%	1.7%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	0.8% (±0.2 points)	0.8%	1.3%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	0.4% (±0.1 points)	0.4%	1.4%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	0.7% (±0.2 points)	0.7%	4.3%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	2.8% (±0.4 points)	2.8%	17.1%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	16.4% (±0.7 points)	16.4%	42.1%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	77.3% (±0.9 points)	77.3%	29.6%	7.1%

The most common range is $1,000,000 or more, 77.3% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

San Francisco against San Francisco County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	San Francisco	San Francisco County	California	United States
Median home value	$1,394,500 (±$20,642)	$1,394,500 (±$20,642)	$734,700 (±$1,307)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	139,057 (±2,183)	139,057 (±2,183)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142

In San Francisco, the median home value is not measurably different from San Francisco County ($1,394,500).

It is also higher than in California ($734,700).

It is higher than the national figure ($332,700).

Statewide, it ranks 116 of 1,059.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in San Francisco have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$1,097,800 (±$9,894)	$1,394,500 (±$20,642)	+27.0%	Up after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$7,001 (±$106)	$9,862 (±$215)	+40.9%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median home value in places near San Francisco

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with San Francisco
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
San Francisco	—	$1,394,500 (±$20,642)	—
Bolinas	22 mi	$2,000,000 or more	—
Inverness	26 mi	$1,872,700 (±$406,371)	Higher
Lagunitas-Forest Knolls	27 mi	$939,500 (±$77,099)	Lower
Woodacre	29 mi	$1,071,800 (±$187,228)	Lower
Tamalpais-Homestead Valley	29 mi	$1,863,900 (±$84,797)	Higher
Mill Valley	30 mi	$2,000,000 or more	—
Kentfield	30 mi	$2,000,000 or more	—
Fairfax	30 mi	$1,163,600 (±$62,868)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, CA ($939,500), Woodacre, CA ($1,071,800), Fairfax, CA ($1,163,600).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Inverness, CA ($1,872,700), Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA ($1,863,900).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about San Francisco

What is the average home value in San Francisco, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $1,394,500 (±$20,642) for owner-occupied homes in San Francisco (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in San Francisco gone up?

In San Francisco, the median home value went from $1,097,800 in 2015–2019 to $1,394,500 in 2020–2024 (+27.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Is this what homes in San Francisco sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for San Francisco city, California (place:67000, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.