San Francisco, CA
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| | Overall Rankings | |
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| | Metro Area (out of 45): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 16th | |
| | Prior Rank: 44th | |
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| | Central City (out of 44): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 17th | |
| | Prior Rank: 38th | |
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| | Click here for comparison to prior report. | |
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| | Data source: 2011 American Housing Survey | |
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Location Summary
Positive Findings: Compared to the national average, the San Francisco area had fewer homes with open cracks or holes in the walls, signs of mice, water leaks, exposed wiring, and roofing, siding, window, and foundation problems. Homes within the central city were less likely to have signs of mice, water leaks, heating equipment breakdowns, and problems with the roofing, siding, windows, and foundation. Outside the central city, homes were less likely to have open cracks or holes in the walls, signs of mice, water leaks, room heaters without a flue, exposed wiring, rooms without a working electrical outlet and roofing, siding, and window problems. Rental units experienced fewer incidences of open cracks or holes in the walls, mice, water leaks from inside, and problems concerning the roof, windows, siding, and foundation. Compared to the national average, owner-occupied dwellings were less likely to have open cracks or holes in the walls, evidence of mice, water leaks, exposed wiring, and roofing, siding, and window problems.
Areas for Improvement: Compared to the national average, San Francisco-area homes were more likely to have broken plaster or peeling paint, evidence of rats, water supply stoppages, flush toilet and sewage disposal breakdowns, and incomplete plumbing and kitchen facilities. Homes in the central city were more likely to have rats, water supply stoppages, flush toilet breakdowns, room heaters without a flue, and incomplete plumbing and kitchen facilities. Outside the central city, homes were more likely to have broken plaster or peeling paint, signs of rats, and sewage disposal breakdowns. Rental units were more likely to have broken plaster or peeling paint, flush toilet breakdowns, and incomplete plumbing and kitchen facilities, while owner-occupied dwellings saw more rats than the national average.
Community Information: The San Francisco MSA is comprised of Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties, California. In 2011, the MSA included 722,092 occupied dwelling units, 49.0% of which were located in the central city of San Francisco. The housing stock of the MSA ranked among the oldest and most heavily rental of the cities surveyed. The percentage of pre-1940 homes ranked 7th-oldest for both the MSA (28.1%) and for the central city (49.1%). The median house age in the San Francisco MSA was 1955. The percentage of rental units ranked 3rd-most heavily rental (51.0%) for the MSA and 4th-most heavily rental (63.9%) for the central city. Compared to other locations, San Francisco had a lower poverty rate. Its poverty rate ranked 3rd (8.2%) for the entire MSA and 4th (12.3%) for homes in the central city.