Rent-SF provides updated information and links to rental resources in the San Francisco area. If you're in the market for a rental, be sure to check out the tips found here, or visit the sites below where you can find listings for both vacant units and roommate situations.

Average rent table

If you're currently looking for a place, the table of average and median rents shows how units you've looked at compare price-wise. The table is updated daily, and is broken down by neighborhood.

View average & median apartment rents in San Francisco

Featured apartment/roommate listing services:


•  craigslist
  - Absolutely free community bulletin board, with tons of listings for apartments and roommates.
•  Metro Rent
  - Listing service, also gives access to detailed info. They also have a 'premium' service for landlords, and some listings include photo tours. $45 for $45 days.
•  SF4Rent
  - Listing service for apartments and roommates. Not as many lisitings as the others, but only $20 for 90 days.
•  SF Chronicle
  - Free listings, although some of the listings are owned by FastRental.
•  Rental Guide
  - Online version of Rental Guide magazine. Free to search lisitngs, but many listings are for the big complexes.

Other listing services:


•  RentNet, Bay Area Rentals, apartments.com, FastRental, Lighthouse Listings

Rental organizations and forums:


•  San Francisco Tenants Union (SFTU)
•  San Francisco Apartment Association
•  rent control information
•  craigslist housing forum
•  San Francisco Rent Board
•  affordable housing