What are the most walkable neighborhoods in San Francisco?

Walkability is more than a score. It's whether there's anything worth walking to. This page ranks San Francisco's pockets by how many well-loved local places sit nearby (cafés, bookshops, bars, trails), using Homestead's neighborhood data, next to the honest all-in monthly cost of homes there.

How does Homestead pick these San Francisco spots?

Every covered block is scored on thousands of signals: safety, walkability, transit, community, and local business character. The places named here are real, highly rated local spots from our data, not sponsored picks. We take no commission and sell no ads, so nothing here is paid placement.

An outdoor evening concert with a small crowd

Worth the walk

The San Francisco blocks with a life around them

Twenty filters can't tell you whether there's a coffee worth the line or a bar that knows your name at the end of the street. Our neighborhood data can. These are San Francisco's most loved pockets. The real places, by name, with the honest all-in monthly cost of living a walk from them.

The 94105 pocket

San Francisco · 94105

Walk Score 95: most errands work on foot.

City Lights Booksellers & Publishers
Bookstore
★ 4.7
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Gallery
★ 4.6
Hog Island Oyster Co.
Bar
★ 4.6
Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory
Bakery
★ 4.5

Homes here run about $10,124/mo all-in on the median asking price ($1,450,000). Taxes, insurance, and upkeep included, not only the mortgage.

The 94133 pocket

San Francisco · 94133

Walk Score 99: most errands work on foot.

City Lights Booksellers & Publishers
Bookstore
★ 4.7
The Buena Vista
Bar
★ 4.6
Boudin Bakery
Bakery
★ 4.4
The Grove Restaurant & Bar
Coffee
★ 4.4

Homes here run about $18,221/mo all-in on the median asking price ($2,645,000). Taxes, insurance, and upkeep included, not only the mortgage.

The 94109 pocket

San Francisco · 94109

Walk Score 99: most errands work on foot.

City Lights Booksellers & Publishers
Bookstore
★ 4.7
The Buena Vista
Bar
★ 4.6
Sweet Maple
Coffee
★ 4.6
Bob's Donut & Pastry Shop
Bakery
★ 4.6

Homes here run about $9,752/mo all-in on the median asking price ($1,395,000). Taxes, insurance, and upkeep included, not only the mortgage.

The 94115 pocket

San Francisco · 94115

Walk Score 98: most errands work on foot.

Sweet Maple
Coffee
★ 4.6
Bob's Donut & Pastry Shop
Bakery
★ 4.6
Smuggler's Cove
Bar
★ 4.6

Homes here run about $9,616/mo all-in on the median asking price ($1,375,000). Taxes, insurance, and upkeep included, not only the mortgage.

The 94108 pocket

San Francisco · 94108

Walk Score 100: most errands work on foot.

City Lights Booksellers & Publishers
Bookstore
★ 4.7
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Gallery
★ 4.6
Bob's Donut & Pastry Shop
Bakery
★ 4.6
Hog Island Oyster Co.
Bar
★ 4.6

Homes here run about $11,479/mo all-in on the median asking price ($1,650,000). Taxes, insurance, and upkeep included, not only the mortgage.

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What are the most walkable neighborhoods in San Francisco?: Walkability is more than a score. It's whether there's anything worth walking to. This page ranks San Francisco's pockets by how many well-loved local places sit nearby (cafés, bookshops, bars, trails), using Homestead's neighborhood data, next to the honest all-in monthly cost of homes there.
How does Homestead pick these San Francisco spots?: Every covered block is scored on thousands of signals: safety, walkability, transit, community, and local business character. The places named here are real, highly rated local spots from our data, not sponsored picks. We take no commission and sell no ads, so nothing here is paid placement.

Monthly figures are illustrative estimates at 20% down and a 6.75% rate, using local tax and insurance norms. Not a quote. Every home in Homestead carries its own exact numbers.