ZIP 94133
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Last updated: September 25, 2026
What the numbers show
March. Asking rents in ZIP 94133 usually run 1.2% below trend in March and 1.9% above it in September, about $142 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 94133 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in December 2017.
Rent in ZIP 94133 changed +31.2% 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 94133 rose -0.2% while median household income rose 25% ($69,756 to $87,191). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 94133 is 41% 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 ($87,191) is $2,180 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($2,050); a 1-bedroom is $2,510.
13th cheapest of 22 ZIP codes in San Francisco.
ZIP 94108, 1 mile away, rents for 22% less ($3,592/mo), about $12,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 94133. 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 94133 (San Francisco, CA) is majority renter-occupied, has a large retiree population, 54.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 94133 in San Francisco, CA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 94133 in San Francisco, CA has climbed from $2,798 to $4,596, a 64.3% change over five years. Median household income rose from $71,063 to $87,191 between 2021 and 2024, a 22.7% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 8.8% since 2021, moving from about 26,090 residents to roughly 23,804. College-educated residents now make up 54.8% of adults here, versus 50.9% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 94133 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 94133 covers San Francisco, CA. The median rent here is $4,596/mo as of September 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,510/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,990/mo.
At 63% of local median household income ($87,191/yr), ZIP 94133 ranks as expensive compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 31.2% over the past year.
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