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APRIL2019 San Francisco Metro
National Rents
Current: $1,477Monthly Change: 0.2%Annual Change: 2.6%
San Francisco Metro Rents
Current: $3,455Monthly Change: 0.1%Annual Change: 1.7%
Breakeven Horizon3 years
Major Cities - Rents
San FranciscoCurrent: $4,396Monthly Change: 0.1%Annual Change: 3.6%Breakeven Horizon: 5.8 years
OaklandCurrent: $3,075Monthly Change: -0.1%Annual Change: 3.9%Breakeven Horizon: 2.5 years
FremontCurrent: $3,267Monthly Change: 0.3%Annual Change: 2.7%Breakeven Horizon: 4 years
HaywardCurrent: $2,913Monthly Change: 0.1%Annual Change: 4%Breakeven Horizon: 2.1 years
ConcordCurrent: $2,751Monthly Change: 0.2%Annual Change: 4.2%Breakeven Horizon: 2.7 years
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City ZRI Year-over-Year-6.1% - -4.0% -3.9% - -1.7% -1.6% - -0.8% -0.7% - -0.1% 0.2% - 1.6% 1.7% - 2.7% 2.8% - 3.7% 3.8% - 4.9% 5.0% - 7.6%
Metro Cities: Top/Bottom by Annual Rent AppreciationTop:Rodeo 7.6%
Antioch 6%
North Fair Oaks 5.8%
East Palo Alto 5.7%
Pittsburg 5.5%
Bottom:Belvedere -6.1%
Inverness -4%
Point Reyes Station -3.1%
Hillsborough -2.9%
Tiburon -2.8%
Metro Neighborhoods: Top/Bottom by Annual Rent AppreciationTop:Marina 11.6%
Cow Hollow 11.5%
Silver Terrace 10.9%
Inner Richmond 9.5%
Visitacion Valley 9.5%
Bottom:St. Francis Wood -4.8%
Lorelei Manor -4.5%
Seacliff -3.6%
The Willows -2.9%
Cleveland Heights -2.3%
How do we measure rents? To track rents, we use the Zillow Rent Index (ZRI). The
ZRI is the midpoint of estimated rents in a given region. Half the estimated rental prices
are above this number and half are below.
What is the Breakeven Horizon? The Breakeven Horizon in the number of years you
must live in a home before owning the same home becomes more financially advantageous
than renting the home. For example, if ’City X’ had a Breakeven Horizon of 5.5 years,
it is financially better for you to rent in ’City X’ unless you plan on living there for more
than 5.5 years.
APRIL2019
*Top cities and neighborhoods by size within the metro are listed. Additional counties, cities, neighborhoods and zip codes may be available online at
www.zillow.com/research/data or by emailing [email protected]
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Largest Cities Covered by Zillow
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Alameda 3.5 3,389 2 3,800 2.2Antioch 2 2,385 6 2,300 1.4Berkeley 4.4 3,541 2.9 4,000 2.6Brentwood 2.8 2,613 2.2 2,700 1.2Castro Valley 2.8 3,165 1.1 3,000 1.9Concord 2.7 2,751 4.2 2,600 1.9Daly City 2.4 3,679 2.9 3,600 3Danville 4.4 4,353 0.4 4,200 1.9Dublin 4.9 3,215 1.1 3,390 1.9Fremont 4 3,267 2.7 3,350 2.3Hayward 2.1 2,913 4 2,400 2.2Livermore 2.8 3,147 2.6 3,100 2Martinez 2.4 2,796 2.9 2,750 1.9Menlo Park 4.5 5,215 -0.1 5,700 3.6Newark 2.1 3,152 4.4 3,300 2.2
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Novato 2.9 3,738 0.9 3,500 2.2Oakland 2.5 3,075 3.9 3,000 2.5Pittsburg 2,346 5.5 2,400 1.6Pleasanton 4.2 3,514 1.5 3,550 1.9Redwood City 3.9 4,237 4.8 4,280 2.9Richmond 2.2 2,587 4.2 2,700 2.1San Bruno 3.4 3,816 4.3 3.1San Francisco 5.8 4,396 3.6 4,510 3.5San Leandro 1.9 2,902 2.9 2,720 2.2San Mateo 3.3 4,044 3.6 3,950 3San Rafael 2.7 3,958 -1.9 3,820 2.4San Ramon 4.6 3,691 0.3 3,500 1.8South San Francisco 2.2 3,792 4.9 3,800 2.8Union City 2.5 3,174 2.4 2,850 2.1Walnut Creek 3.4 3,277 3.5 2,870 2.1
Largest Neighborhoods Covered by Zillow
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Ardenwood 4.8 3,249 1.8 2.2Bayview 3.1 3,914 8.7 3Bernal Heights 5.9 4,647 3.7 3.8Centerville 3 2,936 2.8 2.4Downtown 2.9 2,903 3.8 2.5Excelsior 2.9 3,914 5 3.2Harder 2 2,826 3 2.4Inner Richmond 7.3 5,229 9.5 3.1Mission 8.2 5,028 4.5 5,000 4Nob Hill 10.2 5,356 5.5 4.3
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North and East 2.1Outer Richmond 8 4,328 2.7 2.9Outer Sunset 4.2 4,091 2.5 3,800 3.2Pacific Heights 11.8 5,870 8.7 5,000 4.3Parkside 5.3 4,309 7.1 3Portola 3.7 4,006 6 3South of Market 6.6 4,099 3 4,800 4.4Washington Manor 2.2West End 3.1Western Addition 6.2 4,391 3 4.3