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The Neighborhood Guides

The Neighborhood Guides

Pick a neighborhood and we'll show you around: the streets, the homes, and what it's really like to live there.

San Francisco is a city of neighborhoods, and the MLS splits it into 10 districts and 90 sub-districts. These guides follow that map, so you can browse the way agents do, then go deeper wherever something catches your eye.

The mapSF MLS districts & sub-districtsAll 10 districts and 90 sub-districts, and how the MLS decides which one a home is in. The pricesNeighborhood home prices mapClick any neighborhood for its median sale price.
District 1

Northwest

The Richmond, Sea Cliff, Lake StreetMap highlighting SFAR MLS District 1

The Richmond runs from the Presidio to Ocean Beach, with Golden Gate Park along its southern edge and Clement Street as its kitchen. Sea Cliff and Lake Street are the quiet, expensive end; Lone Mountain has USF and the views.

All 7 MLS sub-districts in District 1

  • 1aCentral Richmond
  • 1bInner Richmond
  • 1cJordan Park / Laurel Heights
  • 1dLake Street
  • 1eOuter Richmond
  • 1fSea Cliff
  • 1gLone Mountain
District 2

Central West

The Sunset and Golden Gate HeightsMap highlighting SFAR MLS District 2

The Sunset and Parkside are the old Outside Lands: sand dunes that became block after block of single-family homes, many by Henry Doelger. Golden Gate Heights sits above it all with the tiled steps and the ocean views.

All 7 MLS sub-districts in District 2

  • 2aGolden Gate Heights
  • 2bOuter Parkside
  • 2cOuter Sunset
  • 2dParkside
  • 2eCentral Sunset
  • 2fInner Sunset
  • 2gInner Parkside
District 3

Southwest

Lakeshore, Merced Manor, InglesideMap highlighting SFAR MLS District 3

Lake Merced, Pine Lake, Stonestown and SF State anchor a district of detached homes and quiet residence parks, plus a few neighborhoods most San Franciscans could not find on a map. Their loss.

All 9 MLS sub-districts in District 3

  • 3aLake Shore
  • 3bMerced Heights
  • 3cPine Lake Park
  • 3dStonestown
  • 3eLakeside
  • 3fMerced Manor
  • 3gIngleside Heights
  • 3hIngleside
  • 3jOceanview
District 4

West of Twin Peaks

St. Francis Wood, Forest Hill, MiralomaMap highlighting SFAR MLS District 4

The residence parks: master-planned neighborhoods from the 1910s and 20s with big lots, curving streets and homes associations, made possible by the Twin Peaks Tunnel. West Portal Avenue is the main street.

All 16 MLS sub-districts in District 4

  • 4aBalboa Terrace
  • 4bDiamond Heights
  • 4cForest Hill
  • 4dForest Knolls
  • 4eIngleside Terraces
  • 4fMidtown Terrace
  • 4gSt. Francis Wood
  • 4hMiraloma Park
  • 4jForest Hill Extension
  • 4kSherwood Forest
  • 4mMonterey Heights
  • 4nMount Davidson Manor
  • 4pWestwood Highlands
  • 4rWestwood Park
  • 4sSunnyside
  • 4tWest Portal
District 5

Central

Noe Valley, Castro, Cole Valley, HaightMap highlighting SFAR MLS District 5

The sunny middle. Twin Peaks blocks the fog, the streets get steep, and the Victorians and Edwardians of Noe Valley, the Castro, Cole Valley and the Haight trade hands for some of the strongest prices in the city.

All 11 MLS sub-districts in District 5

  • 5aGlen Park
  • 5bHaight Ashbury
  • 5cNoe Valley
  • 5dTwin Peaks
  • 5eCole Valley / Parnassus Heights
  • 5fBuena Vista Heights / Ashbury Heights
  • 5gCorona Heights
  • 5hClarendon Heights
  • 5jDuboce Triangle
  • 5kEureka Valley (The Castro) / Dolores Heights
  • 5mMission Dolores
District 6

Central North

Hayes Valley, NOPA, Lower Pac HeightsMap highlighting SFAR MLS District 6

Victorian San Francisco at its densest: the Painted Ladies on Alamo Square, the shops of Hayes Valley, NOPA along the Panhandle, and Lower Pac Heights and Japantown up the hill.

All 6 MLS sub-districts in District 6

  • 6aAnza Vista
  • 6bHayes Valley
  • 6cLower Pacific Heights
  • 6dWestern Addition
  • 6eAlamo Square
  • 6fNorth Panhandle (NOPA)
District 7

North

Pacific Heights, Marina, Cow HollowMap highlighting SFAR MLS District 7

Views of the bay and the bridge, the city’s grandest houses, and the Presidio next door. Fillmore, Union and Chestnut streets do the rest.

All 4 MLS sub-districts in District 7

  • 7aMarina
  • 7bPacific Heights
  • 7cPresidio Heights
  • 7dCow Hollow
District 8

Northeast

Russian Hill, North Beach, Telegraph HillMap highlighting SFAR MLS District 8

The old city: Nob Hill, Russian Hill, Telegraph Hill and North Beach, plus downtown, the waterfront and the Van Ness corridor. Mostly condos, co-ops and flats, with the cable cars still running through it.

All 9 MLS sub-districts in District 8

  • 8aDowntown
  • 8bFinancial District / Barbary Coast
  • 8cNob Hill
  • 8dNorth Beach
  • 8eRussian Hill
  • 8fVan Ness / Civic Center
  • 8gTelegraph Hill
  • 8hNorth Waterfront
  • 8jTenderloin
District 9

Central East

SoMa, Mission, Potrero Hill, Mission BayMap highlighting SFAR MLS District 9

Where most of the city’s new homes have been built: the towers of SoMa, South Beach and Mission Bay next to the Mission, Bernal Heights, Potrero Hill and Dogpatch. Treasure Island, which includes Yerba Buena Island, is the district’s newest sub-district.

All 9 MLS sub-districts in District 9

  • 9aBernal Heights
  • 9cInner Mission
  • 9dMission Bay
  • 9ePotrero Hill
  • 9fSouth of Market
  • 9gYerba Buena
  • 9hSouth Beach
  • 9jCentral Waterfront / Dogpatch
  • 9tTreasure Island (incl. Yerba Buena Island)
District 10

Southeast

Bayview, Excelsior, Portola, Visitacion ValleyMap highlighting SFAR MLS District 10

Roughly everything south of I-280 on the east side: detached homes with yards, McLaren Park, a reputation for the city’s best weather, and the Shipyard and Candlestick redevelopments still taking shape.

All 12 MLS sub-districts in District 10

  • 10aBayview
  • 10bCrocker Amazon
  • 10cExcelsior
  • 10dOuter Mission
  • 10eVisitacion Valley
  • 10fPortola
  • 10gSilver Terrace
  • 10hMission Terrace
  • 10jHunters Point
  • 10kBayview Heights
  • 10mCandlestick Point
  • 10nLittle Hollywood
Beyond the MLS

Not sure which neighborhood fits? That's the fun part.

What you see online is the public part. The rest comes from sources nobody can automate:

  • Coming Soon and Compass Private Exclusives. See homes days or weeks before they go public, while sellers welcome an early, clean offer. Less competition, more leverage.
  • Top Agent Network. We're members of the invitation-only network of the Bay Area's top producers, who share off-market homes with each other first. When one has your home, we hear about it.
  • Owner and agent conversations. We often know who's thinking of selling before they've called anyone, and can make the introduction.
  • Building-level homework. HOA minutes, reserve studies, special assessments, unit-by-unit resale history. Know what a building's problems cost before you're in contract.
  • Twenty-plus years of SF relationships. Lenders who close on time, inspectors who catch what others miss. Deals move faster when people pick up for you.

Selling? The same network works in reverse. We can quietly test your price with ready buyers before you decide whether to go public.

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