Mountain Lake
A lake and walking paths at the Presidio edge.
The Richmond
Clement Street, park edges, and the coast beyond.
The Richmond has several centers, from Clement Street to the Lake Street edge and the outer avenues. Compare the housing and your everyday destinations within each pocket.
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Geary Boulevard
A major corridor across the avenues.
Arguello Boulevard
A bakery stop near the eastern avenues.
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Avenues of houses, flats & apartments
The Richmond’s housing includes single-family houses, flats, and apartment buildings, often with living space above a garage. Its architectural history ranges from Victorian forms to Craftsman and period-revival homes. Along commercial corridors, some buildings combine housing with ground-floor shops.
Inner Richmond · Clement & Arguello
Start around Clement’s shops and cafés, then compare nearby avenue flats and houses with homes directly on a commercial street.
Lake Street & Mountain Lake
The Presidio edge is the point of comparison. Check the route to Mountain Lake and the distance back to Clement or a Geary bus stop.
Outer Richmond · Balboa & the avenues
Balboa offers another neighborhood commercial center farther west. Compare the ocean and park routes with the east–west trips you make most often.
Mountain Lake
At the Presidio’s southern edge near Lake Street, the restored lake sits beside paths and park amenities. A useful anchor for exploring this side of the district.
Explore Mountain LakeGeary Boulevard
Use the 38 Geary’s stops to compare transit access from different avenues. Check the walk from each home as well as the service you would take.
38 Geary route & stopsArguello Boulevard · Arsicault
Arsicault’s Inner Richmond bakery is at 397 Arguello. Pair a stop here with a walk along nearby Clement Street to explore the eastern side of the district.
Arsicault locationsNeighborhood at a glance
2020–2024 American Community Survey
Inner Richmond + Outer Richmond analysis neighborhoods
Combined city statistical areas. Separate Seacliff, Lincoln Park and Presidio areas are not included.
Estimates with approximate 90% margins of error shown below.
- Households
27,714
Occupied housing units, equivalent to households.
±915
- Owner-occupied homes
40%
Share of occupied housing units that are owner-occupied; the remainder are renter-occupied.
±2.3 percentage points
- Homes in single-unit buildings
32%
Share of all housing units in one-unit detached or attached structures. This describes the building, not its legal ownership form.
±2.0 percentage points
- Transit, walk or bike to work
26%
Share of workers age 16 and over whose usual commute was by public transit, walking or bicycle. The denominator includes people working from home and excludes people who were not workers.
±2.0 percentage points
Sources & how to read these figures
Five-year survey estimates, not a current headcount or a measure of homes for sale. Figures describe the geography named above. Margins shown are approximate 90% margins of error; small differences may not be meaningful.
San Francisco figures combine Census tracts assigned to the named city analysis areas. Marin uses the published county totals. Table links show the underlying geographies.
These estimates describe an area, not the people in a particular building or what a home is worth. They are not live market figures.
Photography & map notes
Maps are generated artistic illustrations informed by public geographic data, for general orientation rather than survey-accurate boundaries. Use the street-map link for location details. Sources: City of San Francisco, Marin County, U.S. Census Bureau and © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Sutro Baths ruins and the Pacific coastline at the western edge of the Richmond. — Frank Schulenburg, 2018-01-11. CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for the web; cropped to fit the page layout. No generative alterations.
- Mountain Lake and its boardwalk, framed by trees. — Daderot, 2024-01-08. CC0. Resized for the web; cropped to fit the page layout. No generative alterations.
- Geary Boulevard looking east from 34th Avenue. — Pi.1415926535, 2023-09-08. CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for the web; cropped to fit the page layout. No generative alterations.
- A box of croissants from Arsicault Bakery. — Willis Lam, 2015-11-25. CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized for the web; cropped to fit the page layout. No generative alterations.
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A closer look
Questions worth asking.
How should I compare the Inner and Outer Richmond?
Use specific destinations: Clement and Arguello for the Inner Richmond, Lake Street for the Presidio edge, and Balboa and the outer avenues farther west. Then compare similar ownership types, floor levels, layouts, and condition. SF Planning’s district report is useful architectural background; its 2015 price and inventory figures are not current market evidence.
What should I expect from the weather at a particular home?
Check the home’s exposure yourself at different times. Weather, sunlight, shelter, and the direction of the main rooms all affect the experience. A neighborhood nickname cannot tell you how an individual room or garden will feel.
How can I compare transit access?
Start with the current SFMTA route and stop information, then add the walk between the stop and the property. For the Geary corridor, the 38 route page provides a useful starting point; confirm service for your particular trip.
Does an older façade tell me the home’s condition?
No. Architectural detail and current condition are separate questions. Review inspections, disclosures, and available permit records, and ask about the systems and alterations behind the finish.
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