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Bernal Heights
Bernal Heights · San Francisco

LIFE IN BERNAL HEIGHTS

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Bernal Heights is a neighborhood in San Francisco, CA. This guide brings together a housing snapshot and places to explore in and around the community.

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A LOOK AT THE MARKET

Bernal Heights Housing Market

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Median asking price$1,209,500Midpoint of listing prices
Asking price / sq ft$975Median across listings with home size
Recorded sales · past year0Homes with a matching sale record
Nearby schools · estimatedC4.9/10 · 39 schools

Asking prices come from active listings. Recorded sales cover to . A dash means that figure was not available.

What kinds of homes are here?

36 residential property records give a broader picture of Bernal Heights, including homes that aren’t for sale.

Updated 2026-10-02. 4 land or other records are excluded from this housing mix. These are property classifications, not a census of individual homes.

Condos · 3Single-family · 32Multifamily · 1

How does Bernal Heights compare?

Compare median asking prices across San Francisco neighborhoods.

Median asking price from the discovery sample
NeighborhoodMedian asking priceCompared with Bernal HeightsSale price / sq ftRecorded sales
Bernal Heights This neighborhood$1,209,500—$9750
Excelsior$1,012,50016% lower$6020
Portola$1,095,0009% lower$9250
Richmond District$1,579,00031% higher—1
Sunset$1,986,00064% higher—1
Ingleside$1,024,00015% lower$7590

Median asking price and price per square foot come from the same listing sample as the neighborhood cards. Recorded sales cover 2025-10-02 to 2026-10-02. A dash means that figure was not available.

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  • Excelsior

    Excelsior ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,012,500
    / sq ft
    $602
    Active listings
    18
    properties in discovery sample
    55
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4.9/10 · 39 schools

  • Portola

    Portola ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,095,000
    / sq ft
    $925
    Active listings
    4
    properties in discovery sample
    47
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4.9/10 · 38 schools

  • Richmond District

    Richmond District ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,579,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    34
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6/10 · 40 schools

  • Sunset District

    Sunset ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,986,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    30
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6/10 · 41 schools

  • Ingleside

    Ingleside ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,024,000
    / sq ft
    $759
    Active listings
    3
    properties in discovery sample
    30
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.1/10 · 41 schools

Median asking price is the midpoint of listing prices in the discovery sample. A dash means that figure was not available. Photos show community or nearby landmarks.

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What Is It Like to Live in Bernal Heights?

Nearby schools

Estimated grade C · 4.9/10

Public schools returned for sampled Bernal Heights properties. Attendance depends on the specific address.

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B marks Bernal Heights’s center. Shading shows a half-mile radius around that point, not a neighborhood boundary. Numbered pins match the places below.

1Lilienthal (Claire) Elementary School9/10
2Chavez (Cesar) Elementary School3/10
3Serra (Junipero) Elementary School4/10
4Mission Education Center1/10
5Lawton Alternative Elementary School9/10
6Glen Park Elementary School3/10
7S.F. International High School2/10
8Alvarado Elementary School7/10
9Chinese Immersion School At Deavila9/10
10Academy Of Arts And Sciences6/10
11Everett Middle School4/10
12Wells (Ida B.) High School2/10
13Bryant Elementary School4/10
14Balboa High School7/10
15Aptos Middle School6/10
16San Francisco Public Montessori School6/10
17San Francisco Community Alternative School3/10
18Lincoln (Abraham) High School7/10
19Revere (Paul) Elementary School2/10
20O'connell (John) High School3/10
21Burton (Phillip And Sala) Academic High School5/10
22Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary School2/10
23Asawa (Ruth) San Francisco School Of The Arts, A Public School.9/10
24Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary School8/10
25Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-84/10
26Fairmount Elementary School2/10
27Jordan (June) School For Equity2/10
28Mission High School3/10
29King (Starr) Elementary School6/10
30Downtown High School1/10
31Hoover (Herbert) Middle School7/10
32Rooftop Elementary School6/10
33Marshall (Thurgood) High School2/10
34Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High School7/10
35Lowell High School10/10
36Galileo High School8/10
37Washington (George) High School7/10
38Carmichael (Bessie)/Fec3/10
39Lick (James) Middle School3/10

School ratings · 2026-10-02. Grade methodology is below.

THE CITY AROUND YOU

San Francisco demographics & households

Citywide context for a move to Bernal Heights. These figures describe San Francisco as a whole.

881,549Population
38.2Median Age
3.11Average family size
$112,449Median Household Income
37.6%Home Ownership
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Median Age
38.2
Under 10 years old
8.1%
Age 10-19
6.9%
Age 20s
17.3%
Age 30s
20.5%
Age 40s
13.8%
Age 50s
12.1%
Age 60s
10.8%
Age 70s
6.0%
Age Over 80
4.5%

From FastExpert’s existing San Francisco city-data source, retrieved 2026-10-02; source year was not supplied. Explore all San Francisco city data →

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Sources, dates & how we calculate estimates

Nearby places and photos come from an approved snapshot. Viewing this page does not call Google Places. A controlled refresh can still search within 5 km of the center. Recreation combines park, lake, trail and club searches, removes duplicates and keeps results within 5 miles. Restaurant ranking balances star ratings with review counts; fast-food, convenience stores and places marked as not offering dine-in are excluded.

Housing mix uses residential property records, including homes that are not for sale. Market prices use the most recent recorded qualifying sale per property within 2025-10-02 to 2026-10-02. Transfers identified as non-market transactions and records without a positive sale amount are excluded. Medians appear with at least 10 sales; price per square foot also requires a recorded home size. Property classifications and neighborhood definitions may differ from local usage. These are dated snapshots, not a complete transaction history or live inventory feed.

School grades are FastExpert estimates based on the mean available ratings for unique public schools found across 4 Bernal Heights property samples: A = 8–10, B = 6–under 8, C = 4–under 6, D = 2–under 4, F = 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Grades do not confirm attendance eligibility.

San Francisco demographics come from the existing FastExpert city-data source. The city’s source year was not supplied. Top agents use FastExpert’s existing San Francisco ranking; a Bernal Heights-specific ranking is not available yet.