San Francisco

Cost of living in San Francisco

Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score
B
75/100
8th of 59
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The four inputs
Housing cost index101
San Francisco 10045% · scores 76
Effective property tax rate0.72%
San Francisco 0.73%25% · scores 84
Utilities76
San Francisco 10020% · scores 84
Local sales tax8.63%
San Francisco median 9.75%10% · scores 28
Vertical rule marks the San Francisco reference. Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best San Francisco suburbs for cost of living

All 59 ranked, San Francisco highlighted
1North Fair OaksB+$1,276,9002AshlandB+$775,8003CherrylandB+$668,8004BerkeleyB$1,413,9005DanvilleB$1,681,7006OakleyB$660,2007San LorenzoB$847,1008San FranciscoB$1,394,5009ConcordB$797,60010San RafaelB$1,355,60011San CarlosB$2,000,000+12San PabloB$551,70013Bay PointB$525,00014AlbanyB$1,202,20015Daly CityB−$1,115,00016OaklandB−$929,90017East Palo AltoB−$1,102,60018AlamoB−$2,000,000+19AlamedaB−$1,235,70020BurlingameB−$2,000,000+21Foster CityB−$1,838,20022HaywardB−$854,40023Tamalpais-Homestead ValleyB−$1,863,90024BelmontB−$2,000,000+25San LeandroB−$844,20026RichmondB−$668,20027Castro ValleyB−$1,104,60028Pleasant HillB−$1,077,10029MartinezB−$859,80030LarkspurC+$1,996,60031NovatoC+$1,032,50032AntiochC+$629,70033PinoleC+$718,60034PittsburgC+$597,90035San MateoC+$1,618,70036Discovery BayC+$832,00037PacificaC+$1,249,80038LafayetteC+$2,000,000+39NewarkC+$1,142,80040San RamonC+$1,509,50041FremontC+$1,403,80042El CerritoC+$1,124,40043Redwood CityC+$1,801,70044MillbraeC+$1,934,90045EmeryvilleC+$604,80046San AnselmoC$1,576,70047South San FranciscoC$1,188,80048Walnut CreekC$1,057,30049Mill ValleyC$2,000,000+50Menlo ParkC$2,000,000+51Union CityC$1,104,90052OrindaC$1,863,20053BrentwoodC$836,60054MoragaC$1,663,20055San BrunoC$1,207,50056HerculesC−$769,40057PleasantonC−$1,537,10058LivermoreC−$1,105,60059DublinD+$1,317,100
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Better than San Francisco on cost of living

San Francisco grades B on cost of living.

Nothing within 25 miles beats San Francisco on cost of living.

Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24