Saint Francis Wood

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About this Neighborhood

Saint Francis Wood is San Francisco's most intact planned residential development — a 1912 loop of Mediterranean Revival homes set around a formal boulevard with a fountain. The commercial layer is deliberately thin: 30 restaurants, 6 coffee shops, 3 grocery spots, all below cohort average. This isn't a neighborhood that built itself around commerce. Lion West Portal and Greenhouse handle the café traffic that spills in from the adjacent West Portal strip. socialGlue at 77 is surprisingly high for the commercial density — what it reflects is that the residents who choose Saint Francis Wood transact intensely within a small radius rather than spreading activity across the city. The gapAnalysis confirms: coffee at z-score -1.19 and grocery at -1.01 are the gaps that matter. For daily provisioning, residents rely on West Portal Avenue's retail strip. livabilityAlpha at 96 reflects a neighborhood with minimal noise, no flood risk, strong walkability within its own streets, and a socialGlue that punches above its commercial weight.