San Francisco - CA housing market

The typical home value ($1,136,810) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the San Francisco - CA metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 1.2% over the past year. In San Francisco - CA, that means a home worth $1,123,330 last year is now worth roughly $1,136,810.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $1,175,427. Homes are selling at 107.5% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.

Homes listed in San Francisco - CA sit on the market for roughly 17 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 20.3% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 3,199 new listings hit the market each month in San Francisco - CA. There are currently 8,536 homes for sale, down 15.1% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in San Francisco - CA is $3,372, up 9.7% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 28.1x, renting territory (#3 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $5,844 a month in principal and interest, $2,472 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 2.02% rate.

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This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →