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Affordability in San Francisco

San Francisco ranks T#31 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 77 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 78th percentile nationally and #3 of 18 in California.

affordability score
77
Very Fun
National rank
T#31 of 134
In California
#3 of 18
Percentile
78th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; San Francisco sits 27 points above the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around San Francisco

  1. #29 Fremont, CA 79
  2. #30 San Jose, CA 78
  3. T#31 San Francisco, CA — this page 77
  4. #33 Charleston, WV 76
  5. #34 Oklahoma City, OK 75

See the full leaderboard — The most affordable cities →

Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about San Francisco

San Francisco scores 96 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: