Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 44/100
D
Median home value$1,115,000
San Francisco $1,140,700
Median rent$2,551/mo
San Francisco $2,474/mo
Cost-burdened households42%
San Francisco 38%
Daly City
San Mateo County101,964 residents3 school districts
60
C
Suburbgrade score
30th of 59 San Francisco suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
60
San Francisco median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Daly City is like to live in, by category
Bars show Daly City against San Francisco. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 58/100
C
Within-state proficiency60th pct
San Francisco median 73rd pct
Student–teacher ratio19.9
San Francisco median 21.7
Graduation rate89%
San Francisco median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 72/100
B−
Housing cost index96
San Francisco 100
Eff. tax rate0.58%
San Francisco 0.73%
Local sales tax9.88%
San Francisco median 9.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 54/100
C−
Mean commute28.8 min
San Francisco 31.0 min
Under 30 minutes55%
San Francisco 52%
Transit stops / sq mi36
San Francisco median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 92/100
A
Restaurants & cafés223
San Francisco median 64 · within 2 miles
Groceries17
San Francisco median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks89
San Francisco median 59 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 50/100
D+
Median household income$123,547
San Francisco $136,027
Unemployment5.3%
San Francisco 5.7%
Professional occupations38%
San Francisco 56%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Daly City on housing & affordability
Daly City's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Orinda20 mi from Daly CityB 65 C+ Tamalpais-Homestead Valley13 mi from Daly CityB 70 B− Lafayette23 mi from Daly CityB− 67 C+ San Carlos18 mi from Daly CityB− 74 B Mill Valley15 mi from Daly CityB− 68 B− Moraga21 mi from Daly CityC+ 62 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Daly City
Is Daly City, CA a good place to live?
Daly City scores 60 out of 100, 30th of 59 San Francisco suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Daly City expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $1,115,000, 2% below the San Francisco median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.58%. $2,551/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Daly City?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Daly City sit at the 60th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 89% graduation rate and a 19.9 student–teacher ratio. Daly City is served by Jefferson Union High, Jefferson Elementary and South San Francisco Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Daly City?
The mean commute is 28.8 min, with 55% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 15% working from home. Transit density is 36 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Daly City?
Within two miles there are 17 groceries, 223 restaurants and cafés and 89 parks, which grades A on amenities.
Are the homes in Daly City old or new?
The median home in Daly City was built in 1965 — close to the San Francisco median of 1968. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 63% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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