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South San Francisco

South San Francisco, California crime and tract data guide. Read the citywide pattern first, then move into tract pages and comparison pages to see where the local differences are most pronounced.

Population
64,029
South San Francisco covered by 14 underlying areas.
Violent crime
3.0 / 1k
Violent crime has declined 23% since 2022.
Property crime
16.1 / 1k
Property crime has declined 38% since 2022.
Market rent
$3,651
Market rent has increased 19% since 2019. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Signals

What South San Francisco is signaling right now

City-level signals summarize safety, market pressure, quality, and upside without loading the application bundle.

Safety

50/100

Scores in the 50th percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

50/100

Development activity lands around the 50th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

86/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 86th percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

66/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 66th percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

Benchmarks

South San Francisco compared with California

South San Francisco city pages are rolled up from tract-level metrics, then linked into tract pages and city comparison reads so you can move from the citywide pattern into the places driving it.

Violent Crime

3.0 / 1k

4.5 / 1k state · 4.0 / 1k national

Property Crime

16.1 / 1k

18.8 / 1k state · 19.6 / 1k national

Market Rent (ZIP-derived)

$3,651

$2,732 state

Permits 12M

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