Downtown is the 4th most walkable neighborhood in San Francisco with 20,538 residents.
Downtown has world-class public transportation and is very bikeable.
Nearby neighborhoods: Tenderloin, Nob Hill, Chinatown, Yerba Buena, Van Ness / Civic Center, Financial District and North Beach.
Daily errands do not require a car.

Daily errands do not require a car in Downtown.
Downtown is the 4th most walkable neighborhood in San Francisco with a Walk Score of 98.
The best San Francisco neighborhoods for walkability are Chinatown, Financial District and Tenderloin.
Compare Downtown to other San Francisco neighborhoods.
Rank # |
Name |
Walk Score |
Transit Score |
Bike Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Financial District | 98 | 100 | 79 |
| 3 | Tenderloin | 98 | 100 | 90 |
| 4 | Downtown | 98 | 100 | 73 |
| 5 | Lower Pacific Heights | 97 | 83 | 78 |
| 6 | Duboce Triangle | 97 | 99 | 88 |
There are about 260 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Downtown. People in Downtown can walk to an average of 50 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.
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World-class public transportation.
Downtown has world-class public transportation and about 3 cable car, 20 bus, 4 subway and 7 light rail lines passing through it.
The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Downtown on public transit.
Downtown has about 25 car shares from City CarShare, RelayRides, Zipcar, Hertz On Demand and Getaround.
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Biking is convenient for most trips.
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