How do homes for sale in the South of Market Area (SOMA) compare to those in South Beach? Is the Marina really that different from Cow Hollow or Pacific Heights? What kind of homes are in Bernal, and are they bigger or smaller than the houses in Noe Valley or Glen Park? Are Twin Peaks and Diamond Heights always foggy and windy?
If I want my home to be in a neighborhood with great public transit options, what are my choices? What if I want to take BART but not Muni? If I commute to Silicon Valley, what are the homes for sale near great freeway access?
We’ve taken our cameras and notepads on the road and tried to capture a little bit of the flavor of particular SF neighborhoods. We hope you enjoy our neighborhood vignettes, including the current listings of homes for sale in them. We’ve organized our tour using the neighborhoods recognized by the San Francisco Association of Realtors Multiple Listing Service.
Are you relocating to San Francisco? Everyone has an opinion about what the best and worst places to live in the city are. We hope our guide to San Francisco neighborhoods and the homes for sale in each of them are helpful in helping you determine which part of the city is the right place in San Francisco for you to call home.
- District 2:
- Inner Sunset
- Golden Gate Heights
- District 4:
- District 5:
- The Castro
- Cole Valley
- Corona Heights
- Duboce Triangle / Duboce Park
- Glen Park
- Noe Valley
- Parnassus Heights
- District 6:
- Alamo Square
- Hayes Valley
- Lower Pacific Heights
- District 7:
- Cow Hollow
- The Marina
- Pacific Heights
- District 8:
- North Waterfront
- Russian Hill
- Telegraph Hill





