Neighborhood Profile

Lower Pacific Heights

San Francisco, CA | San Francisco County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
65.2
National rank: #2,450 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
62.3
Score
Value Opportunity
43.5
Score
Momentum
99.9
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationSan Francisco, CA
CountySan Francisco County
National rank#2,450 of 14,967
State rank#202 of 1,814
City rank#37 of 71
County rank#37 of 71
National percentile83.7
National bandTOP_25_PERCENT
Neighborhood Expert Opportunity
Become the Neighborhood Expert for this market

Reach consumers while they are actively deciding where to live.

Inquire about this market
Unsold commercial placement. No local expert is currently assigned.

Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$2,696,442
Year-over-year home value change19.5%
Month-over-month home value change3.36%
Home value to income ratio21.86
Median household income$123,333
Bachelor's degree or higher72.3%
Civilian unemployment rate4.0%
Homeownership rate24.7%
Housing vacancy rate10.6%
Rent burden 30% or higher37.5%

How to read this profile

  • Ranks are always shown with denominators.
  • Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
  • Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
  • Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers

Questions About Living in Lower Pacific Heights

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Lower Pacific Heights?

Lower Pacific Heights is ranked #37 of 71 eligible neighborhoods in San Francisco; #202 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #2,450 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Lower Pacific Heights one of the best neighborhoods in San Francisco?

Lower Pacific Heights has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 65.2 and a city ranking of #37 of 71 eligible neighborhoods in San Francisco.

How much are homes worth in Lower Pacific Heights?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Lower Pacific Heights is approximately $2,696,442.

Are home values rising or falling in Lower Pacific Heights?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 19.5% year over year and 3.36% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Lower Pacific Heights?

Lower Pacific Heights has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 99.9. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Lower Pacific Heights?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $123,333.

How affordable is Lower Pacific Heights relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 21.86. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Lower Pacific Heights primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 24.7%.

What is the unemployment rate in Lower Pacific Heights?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 4.0%.

How educated are residents of Lower Pacific Heights?

Approximately 72.3% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Lower Pacific Heights face high rent burden?

Approximately 37.5% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.

How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Lower Pacific Heights?

The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.

Governed ranking context

How this neighborhood ranks

HMDA Mortgage Intelligence

Neighborhood Mortgage Market

FULL_OR_NEAR_FULL

Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.

Activity year2024
Estimated applications125
Estimated originations69
Home-purchase applications53
Origination rate55.3%
Home-purchase share42.1%
Average application loan$978,748
Total application loan amount$122,765,984
National application rank#3,508 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -4.8% YoY; originations -17.8% YoY
Mortgage methodology

HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.