Renting in San Francisco, CA

Every rental site's search for San Francisco in one place, what rent usually costs here, and a quick check for a price you were quoted.

What rent costs in San Francisco

Median gross rent by size in San Francisco, CA
Studio$1,574 ±$61
1 bedroom$2,455 ±$48
2 bedrooms$3,124 ±$65
3 bedrooms$3,469 ±$137
4 bedrooms$3,500 or more
5 or more$1,913 ±$466
All rentals$2,476 ±$30

Median gross rent (rent plus the utilities the renter pays): half of rentals cost less, half more. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 (public domain). The ± is the Census' 90% margin of error.

Is a rent fair?

Compare a price from any site with the middle rent in San Francisco.

Within the Census' margin of the middle rent reads as typical; well below it can mean a scam, so never pay before you have seen the place.

Apartments in San Francisco, on every site

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