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San Francisco, CA

830,235Residents
$140,970Median household income
$2,476/moMedian gross rent
$1,394,500Median home value
40.0Median age
60%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
38%Homes lived in by their owners
9.9×Home value to household income

Median rent takes about 21% of the median household income in San Francisco.

What pay do you need to rent here?

To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $99,000 a year. In California that leaves roughly $5,962 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $100,000.

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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.