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San Francisco CA
Covers San Francisco, Oakland and Fremont.
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionTight
The yearly data reads a landlord's market, and the recent monthly signals are tightening further.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 14,800 searches in July 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 14,800 searches in July 2026, for San Francisco on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Heating
Tightening lately, asking rents are climbing, as of Aug 2026.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
+11.6%
▲ Year over year
SEP ’24AUG ’26
Census 2024: +1.6% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$2,435/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · San FranciscoNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, yesterday.● softer● neutral● firmer
No land, no problem: One of SF’s only floating homes hits market in rare listingBuild Inc. hit with default notice for India Basin mixed-use project site$2M over asking on Hinge Health CEO’s Noe Valley homeView all 8 San Francisco news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Weak demand
DEMAND
Jobs+0.6%
Migration 2025-6.41/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025+63.3%
Vacancy 20245.9%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$5,909/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $2,435 · own $8,344
$2,435RENT
$8,344OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
−6.41/1k
▼ Net outflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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