The median home in South San Francisco, California is valued at $1,178,523, down 0.2% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $3,619, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 27.1x — well above the national average of 18x. South San Francisco is part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

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Home Value$1,178,523

-0.2%

Rent$3,619/mo

AFFORDABILITY

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$235,705 on $1,178,523

Out of reach — 108.9% of income

Need $291,729/yr to afford.

PITI$6,807

P/I108.9%

Afford$303K

Gap-$876K

P&I $5,959Tax $697Ins $150

Renting $3,188/mo cheaper ($3,619 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + CA ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in California

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Atherton$7517K Los Altos Hills$5802K Montecito$5251K Hidden Hills$4992K Hillsborough$4946K Los Altos$4448K Belvedere$4421K Rancho Santa Fe$4186K

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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA