San Francisco

Most walkable San Francisco suburbs

Ranked on amenities within two miles at 40%, transit stop density at 15%, and the three poll questions about walking to groceries, restaurants and the state of the sidewalks at 45%. Walkability is mostly something residents know and datasets do not.

Updated Sep 2026·59 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
The City of Berkeley with San Francisco and the bay in the background.
Berkeley$1.41M median · 27.8 min commute
Amenities A+Commute B−Residents inactive
98
Walkability
overall 66 C+
2
Lake Merritt viewed from downtown Oakland on a sunny afternoon. The shadows of downtown high-rise buildings cast over lower buildings just to the west of the la
Oakland$930k median · 29.8 min commute
Amenities A+Commute CResidents inactive
97
Walkability
overall 54 C−
3
Part of Daly City, California. Background: San Bruno Mountain; in the valley: San Francisco neighborhood Crocker Amazon.
Daly City$1.11M median · 28.8 min commute
Amenities ACommute C−Residents inactive
94
Walkability
overall 60 C
4
This sign welcomes people to the neighborhood of North Fair Oaks, California. The sign shows, in silhouette, a person holding a child on their shoulders with an
North Fair Oaks$1.28M median · 22.1 min commute
Amenities A+Commute B+Residents inactive
92
Walkability
overall 63 C+
5
Emeryville, CA
Emeryville$605k median · 28.9 min commute
Amenities ACommute C+Residents inactive
92
Walkability
overall 56 C−
6
Albany seen from Albany Hill
Albany$1.20M median · 30.8 min commute
Amenities ACommute CResidents inactive
91
Walkability
overall 69 B−
7
Photograph made by Michael C. Berch (User:MCB) on 2005-08-07
San Mateo$1.62M median · 26.1 min commute
Amenities ACommute B−Residents inactive
90
Walkability
overall 68 B−
8
Cherryland community identifier mural on Mission Blvd I-238 underpass looking southwards
Cherryland$669k median · 31.0 min commute
Amenities A−Commute DResidents inactive
90
Walkability
overall 47 D
9
San Pablo Avenue with the historic Cerrito Theater, El Cerrito, California
El Cerrito$1.12M median · 33.3 min commute
Amenities A−Commute D+Residents inactive
89
Walkability
overall 53 C−
10
City Hall offices and fountains in downtown Pleasant Hill, CA
Pleasant Hill$1.08M median · 30.2 min commute
Amenities ACommute CResidents inactive
88
Walkability
overall 60 C
This list's weighting
Amenities 40%Transit stop density 15%Resident poll (Q3, Q4, Q8) 45%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Berkeley (pedrik · CC BY 2.0); Oakland (Robert Hsiao · CC BY-SA 4.0); Daly City (User:Stilfehler · Public domain); North Fair Oaks (KenShirriff · CC BY-SA 4.0); Emeryville (Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5); Albany (Das osmnezz · CC0); San Mateo (The original uploader was MCB at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 2.5); Cherryland (Naddruf · CC BY-SA 4.0); El Cerrito (LPS.1 · CC0); Pleasant Hill (Danstone360 · CC BY 3.0).