SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in San Francisco Bay Area, converted into a tactical roadmap.
San Francisco Bay Area is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $3,950 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $60,885 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 54% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
10 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for San Francisco Bay Area — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
960,207
- Gender balance
54%
- Male skew
66%
- Median income
$60,885
- 1-bedroom rent
$3,950
- Living wage
$67,475
- Transit fare
$3
- Democratic
62%
- Marina wealth
$139,498
- Npp
25%
The shape of the market
The tech imbalance is extreme: SoMa runs about 66% male, the most skewed zone in the entire project, with the Castro and Hayes Valley close behind.
Incomes are staggering at the top: single Marina residents clear a median near $140,000, and the Castro around $116,000.
How dating actually happens
Only about 14% of matches on curated apps like Hinge turn into a first date.
Roughly 1 in 10 partnered adults met their partner online, and the share climbs sharply for younger and LGB couples.
One in four matches never gets a reply.
53% of online daters say their overall experience has been positive.
Dating safety in San Francisco Bay Area
78% of active dating-app users report burnout: 80% of women (driven by message volume) and 74% of men (driven by a lack of responses).
60% of Americans support requiring a background check before someone can create a dating profile.
An estimated 26% of men have received unsolicited explicit content, far below the rate for women.
56% of women under 50 have been sent unsolicited explicit images while dating online.
48% of online daters have faced at least one form of harassing behavior on a dating platform.
43% of women under 50 say a match kept contacting them after they said no.
52% of online daters say a scammer or bot has contacted them.
63% of men under 50 say a scammer or bot has contacted them, the highest of any group.
11% of women under 50 have been physically threatened on a dating platform.
40% of daters say platforms do a bad job removing fake and bot accounts; only 20% say they do well.
The LGBTQ+ landscape
53% of LGB adults have used a dating app, far more than straight adults.
About 24% of LGB couples met online, roughly three times the straight rate.
About 70% of LGB adults under 30 have used a dating app, the highest-adoption cohort anywhere.
7.6% of U.S. adults now identify as LGBTQ+, up from 3.5% in 2012.
22.3% of adults aged 18 to 34 identify as LGBTQ+.
Political alignment
24% of Americans say they could never date someone who disagrees with them on abortion.
California registers voters by party, and San Francisco is about 62% Democratic to just 8% Republican; Alameda County (Oakland and Berkeley) runs about 58% Democratic.
About a quarter of Bay Area voters register no-party-preference, a bloc more than three times the size of the Republican rolls in San Francisco.
47% of single daters would not seriously date a Trump voter; among Democratic women that rises to 79%.
69% of Americans would not date someone who is unemployed, rising to 81% of women.
The cost of dating
A single adult in San Francisco needs about $67,500 a year just to cover the basics, the highest of any city we cover.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
Muni is $2.85 with a Clipper card ($3.00 cash), and BART runs by distance on top of that.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nob Hill | 20,824 | 49 / 51 | $72,321 | $2,177 |
| Mission District | 20,389 | 56 / 44 | $70,281 | $2,678 |
| Berkeley | 14,367 | 46 / 54 | $21,413 | $1,937 |
| SoMa | 14,198 | 66 / 34 | $61,190 | $2,218 |
| Hayes Valley | 12,585 | 61 / 39 | $35,981 | $1,536 |
| Pacific Heights | 11,724 | 50 / 50 | $91,051 | $2,476 |
| Castro | 10,256 | 58 / 42 | $115,800 | $3,071 |
| Marina | 9,454 | 49 / 51 | $139,498 | $3,289 |
| Oakland | 7,389 | 56 / 44 | $50,062 | $1,960 |
| North Beach | 6,917 | 50 / 50 | $52,997 | $1,901 |
Local date spots
Real venues across San Francisco Bay Area, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- Berkeley
Skates On The Bay
- Oakland
Yoshi's
- Castro
Foreign Cinema
- Hayes Valley
Smuggler's Cove
- SoMa
The View Lounge
- Castro
Beretta Valencia
- SoMa
Local Edition
- Pacific Heights
State Bird Provisions
- Berkeley
Chez Panisse
- North Beach
Mona Lisa Restaurant & Bar
- North Beach
Cotogna
- Pacific Heights
Gary Danko
- Marina
Greens Restaurant
- Hayes Valley
Chez Maman West
- Mission District
Flour + Water
- Nob Hill
Top of the Mark
- Hayes Valley
Absinthe Brasserie & Bar
- SoMa
Lolinda
- Marina
Roma Antica
- SoMa
Spruce
- Pacific Heights
Bourbon & Branch
- SoMa
Novela
- SoMa
Montesacro SoMa
- Hayes Valley
Rich Table
- SoMa
54 Mint Cucina Romana
- Marina
A16
- Oakland
The Fat Lady Bar & Restaurant
- Mission District
Trick Dog
- Castro
Trestle Restaurant
- Marina
Bix