Housing in West of Twin Peaks at a glance
- Population
- about 36,687
- Housing units
- about 14,850
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $1,807,000San Francisco: $1,394,500 (+27%)
- Median gross rent
- $3,360 a monthSan Francisco: $2,476 (+35%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 80.2%San Francisco: 38.2%
- Homes built before 1980
- 89.4%
- Median year built
- 1939 or earlier
West of Twin Peaks tops San Francisco's ten sectors on value ($1,807,000), rent ($3,360) and owner share (80.2%) alike. Value stands 27% above the city, rent 35% above, and owners 42 points ahead. It lies south-west of the centre, and renters number only 2,770 households against 11,206 owner households. Inner Sunset is the next closest on price at $1,719,000, while Excelsior is $1,182,000 and Sunset/Parkside $1,492,000. Housing is old, 89.4% predating 1980, third of ten, with the median home from 1939 or earlier, though Sunset/Parkside's 94.6% is even higher. The sector has 36,687 residents. Inner Sunset has 40.7% owners.
Questions about West of Twin Peaks
What is the median home value in West of Twin Peaks, San Francisco?
$1,807,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $1,394,500 for San Francisco as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in West of Twin Peaks?
$3,360 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $2,476 in San Francisco (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in West of Twin Peaks own or rent?
Most own: 80.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 38.2% in San Francisco (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 7 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
West of Twin Peaks is one of the 10 most populous of 41 analysis neighborhoods of San Francisco: estimated population about 36,687 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from DataSF, Analysis Neighborhoods (City and County of San Francisco), consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for San Francisco as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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Payotte lists one professional per trade in West of Twin Peaks. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
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