San Francisco - CA housing market
The San Francisco metro has a typical home value of $1,123,193, up 2.3% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 17 days on market, a strong seller's market. 21% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
San Francisco housing market, October 2026
The typical San Francisco home is worth $1,123,193 as of August 2026, up 0.5% from the prior month, up 0.8% over three months, and up 2.3% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $1,096,103 to $1,139,934.
Homes are going pending in about 17 days, slower than the 14 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 8,196 homes for sale, 14% fewer than a year ago. 20.7% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 18.0% three months ago).
Typical rent is $3,409 a month, up 10.9% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 27.5.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($224,639), the typical San Francisco home costs about $7,625 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $326,800 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($1,123,193) 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 2.3% over the past year. In San Francisco - CA, that means a home worth $1,097,940 last year is now worth roughly $1,123,193.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $1,162,270. Homes are selling at 107.0% 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 20.7% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 2,914 new listings hit the market each month in San Francisco - CA. There are currently 8,196 homes for sale, down 13.8% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in San Francisco - CA is $3,409, up 10.9% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 27.5x, renting territory (#3 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $6,221 a month in principal and interest, $2,812 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 2.19% rate.
What's not on this page
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 October 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in CA
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles - CA | $952,601 | +1.2% | 24.0d |
| Riverside - CA | $581,454 | +0.2% | 30.0d |
| San Diego - CA | $930,785 | +0.5% | 22.0d |
| Sacramento - CA | $574,820 | -0.3% | 20.0d |
| San Jose - CA | $1,527,731 | +0.2% | 19.0d |
| Fresno - CA | $407,407 | +1.2% | 19.0d |