San Francisco, CA
US City in California, West · ranked on 63 metrics
San Francisco, CA is a US city in California with a population of 812,530 (17th of 477). It ranks best for Average Annual Wage, All Jobs (tied 10th of 460), Median Annual Wage, All Jobs (tied 10th of 460), Median Household Income (38th of 434). It ranks lowest for Median Home Value (Capped at $2M) (411th of 434), Average Commute (Minutes) (390th of 434), Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (317th of 395).
At a glance
Strengths and weak spotsPercentileWhere a place sits among all places, from 0 to 100. 100 is the best, 50 is the middle, 0 is the worst.More in the glossary →
Percentile on 19 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Average Annual Wage, All Jobs$100,220Average Wage by City (Metro Area, BLS) · 2025tied 10th of 46097
- Median Annual Wage, All Jobs$74,260Average Wage by City (Metro Area, BLS) · 2025tied 10th of 46097
- Median Household Income$140,970Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202438th of 43491
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202459th of 43487
- Poverty Rate (%)11.2%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024135th of 43469
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024150th of 43466
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025195th of 39551
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025250th of 39537
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025314th of 39521
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025317th of 39520
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied last of 4601
- Price Level (Goods)108.5Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 441st of 4603
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 439th of 4603
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 438th of 4603
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 435th of 4604
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024411th of 4345
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024400th of 4348
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024390th of 43410
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025340th of 39514
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
- WorstTied last of 460 US cities · Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 22 widely reported measures from 6 categories, leaving out size and totals
Philadelphia, PA73% similar
Quick answers
- What is the population of San Francisco, CA?
- San Francisco, CA has a population of 812,530, 17th among 477 US cities.
- What does San Francisco, CA rank best at?
- Among US cities, San Francisco, CA ranks best for Average Annual Wage, All Jobs (tied 10th of 460); Median Annual Wage, All Jobs (tied 10th of 460); Median Household Income (38th of 434).
- Where does San Francisco, CA rank worst?
- San Francisco, CA ranks lowest for Median Home Value (Capped at $2M) (411th of 434); Average Commute (Minutes) (390th of 434); Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (317th of 395).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for San Francisco, CA?
- Rankodex ranks San Francisco, CA on 63 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
63 metrics with a value for this place, in 15 topics