The San Francisco housing market is very competitive. Homes in San Francisco receive 5 offers on average and sell in around 26 days. The median sale price of a home in San Francisco was $1.4M last month, up 5.5% since last year. The median sale price per square foot in San Francisco is $979, up 3.4% since last year.
What is the housing market like in San Francisco today?
In September 2024, San Francisco home prices were up 5.5% compared to last year, selling for a median price of $1.4M. On average, homes in San Francisco sell after 26 days on the market compared to 34 days last year. There were 318 homes sold in September this year, up from 314 last year.
All Home Types
Median Sale PriceAll Home Types
Median Sale Price
(All Home Types)
$1,400,900
+5.5% YoY | Sep 2024
Based on Redfin calculations of home data from MLS and/or public records.
Location
Data
Sep 2024
Growth
% YoY
San Francisco, CA
$1,400,900
+5.5%
United States
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How hot is the San Francisco housing market?
San Francisco is very competitive. Homes sell in 24 days.
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Redfin Compete Score™
The Redfin Compete Score rates how competitive an area is on a scale of 0 to 100, where 100 is the most competitive.
Calculated over the last 3 months
Many homes get multiple offers, some with waived contingencies.
The average homes sell for about 6% above list price and go pending in around 24 days.
Hot homes
can sell for about 17% above list price and go pending in around 13 days.
This data does not reflect actual moves. The latest migration analysis is based on a sample of about two
million Redfin.com users who searched for homes across more than 100 metro areas. To be included in this dataset, a Redfin.com user
must have viewed at least 10 homes in a three month period. This dataset excludes all rentals data.
Home offer insights for San Francisco
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Climate's impact on San Francisco housing
Learn about natural hazards and environmental risks, such as floods, fires, wind, and heat that
could impact homes in San Francisco.
Flood Factor - Major
8% of properties are at risk of severe flooding over the next 30 years
Flood Factor
San Francisco has a major risk of flooding. 6,192 properties in San Francisco are likely to be
severely affected
by flooding over the next 30 years. This represents 8% of all properties in San Francisco. Flood risk is increasing slower than the national average.
21% of properties are at risk of wildfire over the next 30 years
Fire Factor
San Francisco has a moderate risk of wildfire. There are 32,887 properties in San Francisco that have some risk of being affected by wildfire over the next 30 years. This represents 21% of all properties in San Francisco.
San Francisco has minimal risk of severe winds over the next 30 years
Wind Factor
San Francisco has a Minimal Wind Factor®, which means there is a very low likelihood that hurricane, tornado or severe storm winds will impact this area.