Neighborhoods in San Francisco
Counting both major, well-known neighbor-
hoods as well as smaller, specific subsections
and developments, there are over 100 neigh-
borhoods in San Francisco, California, USA.
Alamo Square
Anza Vista
Ashbury Heights
Ashbury Heights is a neighborhood on the
hill
to the south of the Haight-Ashbury
neighborhood.
Balboa Park
Balboa Terrace
Balboa Terrace is a small residential neigh-
borhood
in southwestern San Francisco
bounded by
Junipero Serra Boulevard,
Monterey Avenue, Aptos Street and Ocean
Avenue along the southern edge of the ex-
clusive St. Francis Wood development.
Bayview
The Bayview stretches along Third Street
south of Evans Avenue, west of the Hunters
Point neighborhood. The Anna E. Waden
Library, which is scheduled for major renova-
tions and improvements, is located on Third
Street and Revere, where the Neighborhood
History Preservation Project is housed. With-
in a block or two of the library are three urb-
an gardens and public art projects, developed
entirely by residents, known as the Quesada
Gardens Initiative (the Quesada Garden,
Bridgeview Garden, and Latona Garden). The
Bayview is known for its high crime rate, di-
verse population, warmer weather and com-
munity gardens. The neighborhood is home
to two main African-American gangs, the Big
Block gang and Westmob gang.[1] The
Bayview has the most African-American res-
idents of any neighborhood in the city at
about 60% black, as well as the highest rate
of home ownership in the city.
Bernal Heights
Bernal Heights is a neighborhood perched on
a hill in between the Mission district, the
Bayview and the Portola district. The neigh-
borhood is known for its community feeling
and progressive vibe. The majority of the
neighborhood is white, but there is a signific-
ant Latino and black populations in the area
as well.
Buena Vista
The Buena Vista neighborhood is to the south
of Buena Vista Park and the Haight-Ashbury
neighborhood. Market Street is to the south,
and Corona Heights Park and neighborhood
is to the east.
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