ZIP 94115
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 94115 usually run 1.6% below trend in December and 1.5% above it in August, about $152 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 94115 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2016.
Rent in ZIP 94115 changed +30.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 819 California ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.2%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 94115 rose -0.6% while median household income rose 23.2% ($123,037 to $151,524). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 94115 is 45.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 26 months in a row, and rose in 12 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($151,524) is $3,788 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($3,400); a 2-bedroom is $4,120.
12th cheapest of 22 ZIP codes in San Francisco.
ZIP 94109, 1 mile away, rents for 15% less ($4,154/mo), about $8,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 94115. 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 94115 (San Francisco, CA) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 74.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 94115 in San Francisco, CA has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 94115 in San Francisco, CA paid around $2,851 a month. That figure now sits near $4,892, up 71.6% from the 2021 baseline. Median household income climbed from $138,023 to $151,524 between 2021 and 2024, a 9.8% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 94115 in San Francisco, CA losing about 1,564 residents over the five-year window, down 4.6% on net. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 94115 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: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 94115 covers San Francisco, CA. The median rent here is $4,892/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,400/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $4,120/mo.
At 39% of local median household income ($151,524/yr), ZIP 94115 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 30.3% over the past year.
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At $4,892/mo, rent takes ~39% of ZIP 94115's median household income ($151,524/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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