YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD GUIDE · SAN FRANCISCO, CA

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Portola · San Francisco

LIFE IN PORTOLA

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Portola 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

Portola Housing Market

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Median asking price$1,095,000Midpoint of listing prices
Asking price / sq ft$925Median across listings with home size
Recorded sales · past year0Homes with a matching sale record
Nearby schools · estimatedC4.9/10 · 38 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?

40 residential property records give a broader picture of Portola, including homes that aren’t for sale.

Updated 2026-10-01. These are property classifications, not a census of individual homes.

Condos · 1Single-family · 38Multifamily · 1

How does Portola compare?

Compare median asking prices across San Francisco neighborhoods.

Median asking price from the discovery sample
NeighborhoodMedian asking priceCompared with PortolaSale price / sq ftRecorded sales
Portola This neighborhood$1,095,000—$9250
Bernal Heights$1,209,50010% higher$9750
Excelsior$1,012,5008% lower$6020
Richmond District$1,579,00044% higher—1
Sunset$1,986,00081% higher—1
Ingleside$1,024,0006% lower$7590

Median asking price and price per square foot come from the same listing sample as the neighborhood cards. Recorded sales cover 2025-10-01 to 2026-10-01. A dash means that figure was not available.

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  • Bernal Heights

    Bernal Heights ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,209,500
    / sq ft
    $975
    Active listings
    33
    properties in discovery sample
    96
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4.9/10 · 39 schools

  • 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

  • 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 Portola?

Nearby schools

Estimated grade C · 4.9/10

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

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P marks Portola’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
2Serra (Junipero) Elementary School4/10
3King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle School3/10
4Mission Education Center1/10
5Lawton Alternative Elementary School9/10
6S.F. International High School2/10
7Hillcrest Elementary School6/10
8Chinese Immersion School At Deavila9/10
9Academy Of Arts And Sciences6/10
10Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy1/10
11Wells (Ida B.) High School2/10
12Balboa High School7/10
13Aptos Middle School6/10
14San Francisco Public Montessori School6/10
15San Francisco Community Alternative School3/10
16Lincoln (Abraham) High School7/10
17Revere (Paul) Elementary School2/10
18O'connell (John) High School3/10
19Burton (Phillip And Sala) Academic High School5/10
20Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary School2/10
21Asawa (Ruth) San Francisco School Of The Arts, A Public School.9/10
22Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary School8/10
23Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-84/10
24Fairmount Elementary School2/10
25Jordan (June) School For Equity2/10
26Mission High School3/10
27King (Starr) Elementary School6/10
28Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary School6/10
29Downtown High School1/10
30Hoover (Herbert) Middle School7/10
31Rooftop Elementary School6/10
32Marshall (Thurgood) High School2/10
33Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High School7/10
34Lowell High School10/10
35Galileo High School8/10
36Washington (George) High School7/10
37Carmichael (Bessie)/Fec3/10
38Lick (James) Middle School3/10

School ratings · 2026-10-01. Grade methodology is below.

THE CITY AROUND YOU

San Francisco demographics & households

Citywide context for a move to Portola. 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 2026-10-01; source year was not supplied. Explore all San Francisco city data →

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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions About Portola

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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 2025-10-01 to 2026-10-01. 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 Portola 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 Portola-specific ranking is not available yet.