San Francisco area rankings: ZIP codes and suburbs by home value, rent and income
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area · updated 2026-11-15
Typical home value
$1,120,000
+3.1% in a year · U.S.: $366,000
Typical rent
$3,445
+11.8% in a year · U.S.: $1,932
Median household income
$136,027
U.S.: $80,734
Population
4,630,041
Census estimate, July 2025
12 rankings for the San Francisco area
- Cheapest ZIP codes in the San Francisco areaFirst place: ZIP code 94621 (Fitchburg, Oakland, CA): $445,000 · 156 ZIP codes listed
- Most expensive ZIP codes in the San Francisco areaFirst place: ZIP code 94027 (Atherton, CA): $8,729,000 · 156 ZIP codes listed
- Where home prices are falling in the San Francisco areaFirst place: ZIP code 95391 (Mountain House, CA): −8.0% · 43 ZIP codes listed
- Where home prices are rising fastest in the San Francisco areaFirst place: ZIP code 94118 (Inner Richmond, San Francisco, CA): +21.7% · 112 ZIP codes listed
- Cheapest rent in the San Francisco area, by ZIP codeFirst place: ZIP code 94601 (South Kennedy Tract, Oakland, CA): $2,216 · 133 ZIP codes listed
- Highest rent in the San Francisco area, by ZIP codeFirst place: ZIP code 94920 (Tiburon, CA): $7,071 · 133 ZIP codes listed
- Where rents are rising fastest in the San Francisco areaFirst place: ZIP code 94131 (Twin Peaks, San Francisco, CA): +32.5% · 107 ZIP codes listed
- Richest ZIP codes in the San Francisco area, by household incomeFirst place: ZIP code 94020 (La Honda, CA): $250,000+ · 157 ZIP codes listed
- Cheapest suburbs of San FranciscoFirst place: Emeryville, CA: $429,000 · 67 suburbs listed
- Most expensive suburbs of San FranciscoFirst place: Atherton, CA: $8,632,000 · 67 suburbs listed
- Richest suburbs of San Francisco, by household incomeFirst place: Alamo, CA: $250,000+ · 67 suburbs listed
- Largest suburbs of San Francisco, by populationFirst place: Oakland, CA: 439,418 · 67 suburbs listed
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Sources
Home values: Zillow ZHVI (Sep 2026). Rents: Zillow ZORI (Sep 2026), seasonally adjusted (Zillow). Income and the population of ZIP codes, cities and towns: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents and cities or towns with fewer than 5,000 are not ranked. Compiled by Home Economics.