Downtown rent
Median advertised rent and rent per square foot in Downtown, San Francisco, by bedroom count. Based on active rental listings observed Aug 3-Oct 26, 2026.
A typical 1-bedroom in Downtown is $1,295 more than a studio ($3,795 vs $2,500).
2-bedrooms run $1,785 higher than 1-bedrooms, at $5,580.
That's $705 less than the San Francisco 1-bedroom median of $4,500.
Those medians come from 173 studios, 116 1-bedrooms, 38 2-bedrooms over the last 90 days.
Median rent
Studio
$2,500
$6.40/sqft
1 bedroom
$3,795
$6.82/sqft
2 bedroom
$5,580
$6.30/sqft
Other San Francisco neighborhoods
- Bayview
- Bernal Heights
- Central Richmond$4,200 1BR
- Central Waterfront - Dogpatch$4,805 1BR
- Cow Hollow$4,922 1BR
- Eureka Valley - Dolores Heights - Castro$4,850 1BR
- Financial District$5,929 1BR
- Haight-Ashbury$4,072 1BR
- Hayes Valley$4,858 1BR
- Inner Richmond$3,995 1BR
- Inner Sunset$3,795 1BR
- Lower Pacific Heights$4,750 1BR
- Marina$5,250 1BR
- Mission$4,295 1BR
- Mission Bay$5,546 1BR
- Nob Hill$4,395 1BR
- Noe Valley$4,200 1BR
- North Panhandle$4,495 1BR
- Outer Sunset$3,500 1BR
- Pacific Heights$5,300 1BR
- Potrero Hill$5,200 1BR
- Russian Hill$4,995 1BR
- South Beach$5,500 1BR
- South of Market$4,500 1BR
- Stonestown
- Tenderloin$2,995 1BR
- Treasure Island
- Twin Peaks$4,000 1BR
- Van Ness - Civic Center$4,495 1BR
- Western Addition$4,572 1BR
- Yerba Buena$4,614 1BR
FAQ
- What is the median 1-bedroom rent in Downtown, San Francisco?
- The median advertised 1-bedroom rent in Downtown is $3,795 from 116 listings over the last 90 days.
- How do studio, 1-bedroom, and 2-bedroom rents compare in Downtown?
- Studios are $2,500, 1-bedrooms are $3,795, and 2-bedrooms are $5,580.
- How does rent in Downtown compare to San Francisco?
- The median 1-bedroom in Downtown is $3,795, $705 less than the San Francisco median of $4,500.
- How is this rent data calculated?
- Each unit is counted once, using its latest rental listing from the last 90 days. Figures are median advertised asking rents, before concessions, utilities, and parking. $/sqft uses listings with reported square footage. Neighborhoods need 20 listings for a given size.