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Living in South San Francisco

There were 4,673 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026. South San Francisco is in the United States; its population was 64,305 in July 2026. In July 2026, 51.6% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing.

Last checked 2026-09-1937 sources

Population64,941people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary4,386EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent2,463EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate2.8%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime1,859offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 17% aboveOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean6.69µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to South San Francisco?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$2,802 per month, while the median home value was US$1,188,800 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 59%, and the vacancy rate was 7.13% in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
South San Francisco recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet20Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan21Official · national market
Median gross rent$2,802/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent51.62 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)7.13 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents2,174 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)2,621 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)1Official
Median monthly rent2,463 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables28Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes780 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Is South San Francisco a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–56%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%
Student42%strong on education, weak on housing · range 32–52%
Family39%strong on family, weak on cost · range 30–48%
Retirement37%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 26–48%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

39.8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 25,821 of 64,941 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$136,578 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in South San Francisco is 2.8%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income136,578 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband82.72 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with a broadband subscription95.61 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with internet but no subscription0.9 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households without internet3.43 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with satellite internet5.11 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Median gross salary4,386 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)27Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)5,487 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov26Official
Unemployment rate2.8 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables28Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in South San Francisco?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €5,487 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,427of €4,131 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€4,131
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €2,621
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,427
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in South San Francisco Salary needed to live in South San Francisco

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to South San Francisco. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in South San Francisco. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher85.99 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Schools39 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · school district
School enrolment, share of residents22.03 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio190 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents4,673 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Preventable hospitalizations1,434 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in South San Francisco when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSouth San Francisco highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with South San Francisco highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
South San Francisco1,859
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,859 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting13Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents243.2 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Recorded violent crimes199 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time25.62 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.8 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by public transport5.54 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers walking to work1.88 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Destinations from nearest airport104 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights17Official
Nearest airportSFO3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official
Distance to nearest airport5 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for South San Francisco. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in South San Francisco.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in South San Francisco is 6.7 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6.69 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202435Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 14.5 · Feb 16 · Mar 17.4 · Apr 18.7 · May 20.2 · Jun 21.9 · Jul 22.6 · Aug 23 · Sep 23.8 · Oct 22.4 · Nov 18 · Dec 14.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 7 · Feb 7.9 · Mar 8.6 · Apr 9.5 · May 10.9 · Jun 12 · Jul 13 · Aug 13.5 · Sep 13.3 · Oct 11.9 · Nov 9.2 · Dec 7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official
Average temperature by monthJan 10.7 · Feb 11.9 · Mar 13 · Apr 14.1 · May 15.5 · Jun 17 · Jul 17.8 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 18.5 · Oct 17.1 · Nov 13.6 · Dec 10.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 98.9 · Feb 100.5 · Mar 69.4 · Apr 34.6 · May 12.1 · Jun 3.6 · Jul 0 · Aug 1 · Sep 1.9 · Oct 20.2 · Nov 51.8 · Dec 105.1 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading47.1 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean6.13 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites8 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation660.7 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature16.98 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature14.45 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature11.46 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Ventura ±1.1 °C. Elsewhere: Leiria (Portugal) ±1.3 °C, Vila Franca de Xira (Portugal) ±1.4 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±4.1 °C, Reims (France) ±4.4 °C, Werl (Germany) ±4.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 25,821 is not 11.9% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share11.94 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Foreign residents25,821 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables28Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density2,724 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau8Official
Population64,941 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program19Official
Population covered by crime statistics64,363 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value1,188,800 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Owner-occupied homes58.97 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Labour force participation rate66.97 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Residents born abroad40.15 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents28.22 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Non-citizens, share of residents11.94 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Flu vaccination coverage65.54 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage5Official
Mammography screening coverage76.5 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate6Official
Residents without health insurance3.09 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher40.81 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Households with a vehicle available92.48 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers aged 16 and over34,506 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers mainly working from home17.45 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households using cellular data plans91.65 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official

Alternatives for people set on South San Francisco

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Dublin as a South San Francisco alternative in the same region

46 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

  • Median gross pay, city: €8,379 Dublin vs €4,386 South San Francisco+91%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Dublin vs 2.8% South San Francisco+35%
  • Nearest airport: 10.0 km Dublin vs 5.0 km South San Francisco+100%
  • Foreign residents: 18.7% Dublin vs 11.9% South San Francisco+56%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,072 Dublin vs 1,859 South San Francisco+11%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.6 µg/m³ Dublin vs 6.7 µg/m³ South San Francisco−17%
  • Residents: 71,602 Dublin vs 64,941 South San Francisco+10%

Celina as a South San Francisco alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2363 km, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

  • Nearest airport: 24.0 km Celina vs 5.0 km South San Francisco+380%
  • Median gross pay, city: €5,910 Celina vs €4,386 South San Francisco+35%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,467 Celina vs 1,859 South San Francisco−21%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.7 µg/m³ Celina vs 6.7 µg/m³ South San Francisco+15%
  • Foreign residents: 10.6% Celina vs 11.9% South San Francisco−11%
  • Residents: 64,427 Celina vs 64,941 South San Francisco−1%
  • Unemployment: 2.8% Celina vs 2.8% South San Franciscosame level

Cities near South San Francisco

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Daly City 5.1 km away
Salary
4,011 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
San Francisco 13.2 km away
Salary
6,696 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around South San Francisco?

The median gross salary is 5,487 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in South San Francisco?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in South San Francisco?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.69 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is South San Francisco?

Police recorded 1,859 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in South San Francisco?

The published population is 64,941 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in South San Francisco?

25,821 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is South San Francisco a good place to live?

South San Francisco may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near South San Francisco?

San Bruno, Daly City, Pacifica, Millbrae, Bayview-Hunters Point are near South San Francisco. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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