ZIP 94114
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Last updated: September 25, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 94114 usually run 0.8% below trend in February and 1.1% above it in August, about $113 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 94114 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in December 2016.
Rent in ZIP 94114 changed +27.6% over the year to August 2026. Across the 818 California ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.9%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 94114 rose 2.8% while median household income rose 25.9% ($162,193 to $204,134). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 94114 is 42.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 36.8% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 13 months in a row, and rose in 12 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($204,134) is $5,103 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($4,930); a 4-bedroom is $5,110.
20th cheapest of 22 ZIP codes in San Francisco.
ZIP 94131, 1 mile away, rents for 19% less ($4,792/mo), about $13,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 94114. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 94114 (San Francisco, CA) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income above the national average, 81.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 94114 in San Francisco, CA has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 94114 in San Francisco, CA has climbed 58.8% since 2021, going from about $3,742 per month to roughly $5,942 today. Median household income grew from $169,459 to $204,134 between 2021 and 2024, a 20.5% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 38.3 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 34,474 to 33,020 between 2021 and 2024, a 4.2% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 79.2% to 81.5%. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 94114 in San Francisco, CA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: September 25, 2026
ZIP code 94114 covers San Francisco, CA. The median rent here is $5,942/mo as of September 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,190/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,860/mo.
At 35% of local median household income ($204,134/yr), ZIP 94114 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 27.6% over the past year.
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