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The median San Francisco house sold for $2.15M in May 2026 (275 sales tracked) and the median condo for $1.35M (261 sales). Over the three months through May 2026, median price per square foot was houses up 12% and condos up 14% compared with the same months a year earlier.
Key numbers — May 2026
| Median price | $/sq ft | Sales | 3-mo median | 3-mo $/sq ft | $/sq ft vs year ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | $2.15M | $1,189 | 275 | $2.00M | $1,178 | +12% |
| Condos | $1.35M | $1,166 | 261 | $1.36M | $1,144 | +14% |
“3-mo” = the three months March–May 2026. Year-over-year change compares median price per square foot with the same three months a year earlier (shown when both periods have at least 15 sales).
12-month trend
| Month | House median | House $/sq ft | Houses | Condo median | Condo $/sq ft | Condos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | $1.69M | $1,004 | 238 | $1.20M | $1,015 | 203 |
| July 2025 | $1.54M | $972 | 225 | $1.10M | $975 | 173 |
| August 2025 | $1.49M | $967 | 174 | $1.03M | $949 | 161 |
| September 2025 | $1.65M | $1,050 | 190 | $1.13M | $1,043 | 221 |
| October 2025 | $1.68M | $1,022 | 295 | $1.20M | $1,054 | 266 |
| November 2025 | $1.60M | $1,026 | 206 | $1.14M | $1,070 | 200 |
| December 2025 | $1.51M | $981 | 186 | $1.20M | $1,010 | 169 |
| January 2026 | $1.55M | $956 | 86 | $999K | $894 | 111 |
| February 2026 | $1.86M | $1,131 | 171 | $1.24M | $1,064 | 168 |
| March 2026 | $1.86M | $1,161 | 244 | $1.35M | $1,130 | 248 |
| April 2026 | $1.98M | $1,169 | 277 | $1.43M | $1,154 | 248 |
| May 2026 | $2.15M | $1,189 | 275 | $1.35M | $1,166 | 261 |
Biggest movers
Year-over-year change in median price per square foot, three months through May 2026, among neighborhoods with at least 25 sales in each period.
| Gaining | Change | $/sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| Mission Bay | +20% | $1,176 |
| Russian Hill | +18% | $1,337 |
| Presidio Heights | +18% | $1,544 |
| Marina | +17% | $1,550 |
| SoMa | +17% | $828 |
| Cooling | Change | $/sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| Nob Hill | −3% | $951 |
| Haight-Ashbury | −2% | $1,231 |
| Oceanview | −1% | $860 |
| Bayview-Hunters Point | −1% | $636 |
Neighborhoods — three months through May 2026
| Neighborhood | $/sq ft | House median | Condo median | $/sq ft vs year ago | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Cliff | $1,923 | $6.25M | — | — | 12 |
| Marina | $1,550 | $4.90M | $1.75M | +17% | 70 |
| Presidio Heights | $1,544 | $5.20M | $2.88M | +18% | 30 |
| Russian Hill | $1,337 | $2.92M | $1.60M | +18% | 52 |
| Noe Valley | $1,300 | $2.50M | $1.68M | +9% | 95 |
| Pacific Heights | $1,289 | $6.31M | $1.70M | +0% | 98 |
| Twin Peaks | $1,260 | $2.02M | — | — | 13 |
| Miraloma Park | $1,260 | $1.80M | — | +19% | 23 |
| Lone Mountain | $1,248 | $2.77M | $1.80M | +23% | 25 |
| Haight-Ashbury | $1,231 | $4.25M | $1.68M | −2% | 28 |
| Castro | $1,211 | $2.60M | $1.63M | +6% | 82 |
| Financial District | $1,198 | $4.10M | $1.56M | +16% | 127 |
| Glen Park | $1,196 | $2.15M | — | — | 13 |
| Forest Hill | $1,191 | $3.30M | — | — | 17 |
| Mission Bay | $1,176 | — | $1.27M | +20% | 37 |
| West Of Twin Peaks | $1,157 | $2.45M | — | +12% | 66 |
| Dogpatch | $1,150 | $1.65M | $1.39M | +5% | 19 |
| Duboce Triangle | $1,144 | — | $1.61M | — | 13 |
| Bernal Heights | $1,136 | $1.72M | $1.11M | +3% | 70 |
| Potrero Hill | $1,131 | $2.20M | $1.35M | +15% | 28 |
| Inner Richmond | $1,128 | $3.20M | $1.60M | — | 24 |
| Outer Sunset | $1,126 | $1.88M | — | +12% | 131 |
| Diamond Heights | $1,123 | $2.29M | — | — | 16 |
| Inner Sunset | $1,093 | $2.76M | $1.43M | +2% | 51 |
| Hayes Valley | $1,091 | $1.59M | $974K | −0% | 29 |
| North Beach | $1,076 | $4.65M | $1.35M | — | 27 |
| Mission District | $1,009 | $2.06M | $1.20M | +12% | 83 |
| Outer Richmond | $986 | $2.24M | $1.36M | +5% | 76 |
| Nob Hill | $951 | — | $1.20M | −3% | 47 |
| Tenderloin | $940 | — | $692K | — | 12 |
| Western Addition | $909 | — | $1.05M | +5% | 35 |
| Outer Mission | $909 | $1.43M | — | +20% | 20 |
| Excelsior | $874 | $1.34M | — | +12% | 54 |
| Oceanview | $860 | $1.30M | — | −1% | 30 |
| SoMa | $828 | — | $745K | +17% | 34 |
| Portola | $805 | $1.18M | — | — | 25 |
| Civic Center | $720 | — | $490K | +2% | 18 |
| Visitacion Valley | $673 | $1.05M | — | — | 14 |
| Bayview-Hunters Point | $636 | $1.01M | $779K | −1% | 40 |
Neighborhoods with at least 10 tracked sales; house and condo medians need at least 5 sales of that type.
What a typical home costs
| Home | Median price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1-bedroom condo | $790K | 199 |
| 2-bedroom condo | $1.45M | 332 |
| 2-bedroom house | $1.48M | 188 |
| 3-bedroom house | $1.95M | 288 |
| 4-bedroom house | $2.81M | 207 |
| Price range | Share of sales |
|---|---|
| Under $1M | 18% |
| $1M–$2M | 43% |
| $2M–$3M | 20% |
| $3M and up | 18% |
About these numbers
Medians over arm’s-length residential sales in public sale records tracked by SF Homes Report, deduplicated across sources and assigned to neighborhoods with our boundary map. Sales counts are the sales we have matched and dated for the period, not a census of every recorded transfer, so they are not a measure of market volume. Price per square foot uses sales with a recorded living area. Machine-readable data for this report: JSON.
Cite as: SF Homes Report, “San Francisco Housing Market Report — May 2026”, https://sfhomesreport.com/sf-housing-market-report-may-2026/
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Quick answers
Figures from public sale records and public datasets tracked by SF Homes Report. Updated 2026-10-06.
What was the median home price in San Francisco in May 2026?
The median sale price in San Francisco in May 2026 was $2.15M for houses (275 sales) and $1.35M for condos (261 sales), per public sale records tracked by SF Homes Report.
Are San Francisco home prices going up (May 2026)?
Over the three months through May 2026, median price per square foot in San Francisco was +12% for houses ($1,178/sq ft, 796 vs 655 sales); +14% for condos ($1,144/sq ft, 757 vs 603 sales) compared with the same months a year earlier, per public sale records tracked by SF Homes Report.
Which San Francisco neighborhoods saw the biggest price gains in the three months through May 2026?
By year-over-year change in median price per square foot: Mission Bay (+20%), Russian Hill (+18%), Presidio Heights (+18%) (neighborhoods with at least 25 sales in each period), per public sale records tracked by SF Homes Report.
How much does a 2-bedroom condo cost in San Francisco (May 2026)?
The median 2-bedroom condo in San Francisco sold for $1.45M over the three months through May 2026 (332 sales), per public sale records tracked by SF Homes Report.
What are the most expensive San Francisco neighborhoods per square foot (May 2026)?
Highest median price per square foot over the three months through May 2026: Sea Cliff ($1,923), Marina ($1,550), Presidio Heights ($1,544), per public sale records tracked by SF Homes Report.