SF Average Rent 2025 vs. 2026

SF Average Rent 2025 vs. 2026

This week’s visualization uses a supplied snapshot of Zillow Rentals data to compare San Francisco rents in 2025 and 2026. The AI-assisted version tracks average monthly rent for studios and one-, two-, and three-bedroom homes from January 2025 through October 2026; changes can reflect the mix of listings as well as price changes.

My Visualization

This visualization compares San Francisco average rents in 2025 and 2026, highlighting how rent levels change across months.

Dashboard link

AI-assisted Visualization

Below is an AI-assisted Plotly line chart tracking monthly rents by bedroom count, with two-bedroom homes highlighted and the latest values labeled directly.

Plotly dashboard link

Insights

• In the supplied snapshot, two-bedroom average rent rises from $3,900 in January 2025 to $6,404 in October 2026, a 64.2% increase—the largest percentage gain among the four bedroom categories;
• Over the same period, one-bedroom rent rises 55.0%, three-bedroom rent 48.0%, and studio rent 33.7%; three-bedroom homes remain the most expensive category in October 2026 at $7,550 per month.

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