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Bernal Heights

Explore Bernal Heights real estate through Redfin market data, Cortland Avenue destinations, park and transit links, and a practical comparison of hillside access, floor plans and building costs.

BERNAL HEIGHTS · THE MARKET IN MOTION

A neighborhood.
A different rhythm.

12 SECOND
MARKET BRIEF

September 2026 · All home types

01 / THE PRICE OF ENTRY$1,849,482

Median sale price.

+16.7% from the same period last year. The homes that sold affect the median.

Redfin · Transactions: rolling 3 months ending September 2026. Competition 92/100 over a separate 3-month window. Source ↗

This report uses Redfin’s provider-defined Bernal Heights area and Zillow’s independently defined geography. It is not a house-only, condo-only or investment-building series. The map is for orientation, not a statistical boundary. Select comparables for the actual block and ownership type.

Data, dates & definitions
Median sale price
$1,849,482
Sold above list price
84.7%
Sale-to-list ratio
123.1%
Median days on market
14

Source retrieved 2026-10-27T13:25:39Z. Report updated 2026-10-27T13:37:56.665Z. The buildings and calendar are illustrations of market measures, not individual sales or an actual listing schedule. Medians describe the sales mix, not a same-home investment return. Commentary is our interpretation.

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By Lucas Beard, REALTOR® · CA DRE #02417843

Local guide checked . Market and weather data carry their own observation dates.

Get closer to the details.

A neighborhood name is a useful starting point, but each property deserves its own review. Use these questions to make your next visit more productive.

Use Cortland and the hill as two different tour routes.

Walk Cortland’s restaurant, bar and library stops, then separately test the approach to Bernal Heights Park. A home close on the map may have a much steeper return or a different vehicle approach. Look at the actual entrance, steps, daylight and usable garden rather than treating every hilltop or Cortland-adjacent home as interchangeable. Our orientation map connects destinations without defining the market dataset.

Cortland is a transit corridor as well as a destination.

SFMTA lists 24 Divisadero stops along Cortland at Mission, Elsie, Bocana, Andover, Ellsworth, Folsom and other intersections. The active route crosses other neighborhoods, so buyers should test their specific trip rather than infer a direct downtown commute.

Count usable rooms and garden access, not just the headline area.

Check how the floor plan works between levels, whether lower-level rooms match the approved plans, and whether outdoor space is usable from the main living area. Test the garage with the intended car. We would price drainage, retaining structures and roof or system work from qualified inspections and bids. A view can support a comparable-sales case, but it should not conceal an expensive access or maintenance problem.

Research the neighborhood from the source.

Use these official resources to check transit, public places and property details. An address or route does not establish a rent or resale premium.

  • SFMTA 24 Divisadero ↗

    SFMTA lists 24 Divisadero stops along Cortland at Mission, Elsie, Bocana, Andover, Ellsworth, Folsom and other intersections. The active route crosses other neighborhoods, so buyers should test their specific trip rather than infer a direct downtown commute.

  • SFPL Bernal Heights branch ↗

    San Francisco Public Library lists the Bernal Heights branch at 500 Cortland Avenue. The address provides a concrete public-service stop between homes, retail and transit; it does not establish a property-value premium.

  • SF Rec & Park: Bernal Heights Park ↗

    SF Rec & Park describes Bernal Heights Park’s summit access via a limited-access paved road and dirt trails. Compare the route to the park with the stairs, garage and outdoor space at the home itself.

  • SF Planning: nearby permit activity ↗

    Check surrounding applications and planning records before budgeting construction effects.

  • ABAG regional Hazard Viewer ↗

    Screen regional hazards; this map cannot replace a professional property investigation.

AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Get a feel for Bernal Heights.

Use the map to explore the streets, then follow the official links for parks, dining, and drinks in and around the neighborhood.

Orientation map · Approximate area, not a market-data boundary.Open a larger map ↗Interactive map by Google Maps

Local links checked . Check the linked businesses and park pages for current details.

WEATHER & EVERYDAY LIVING

San Francisco weather context.

Put Bernal Heights visits in context with city rainfall and regional sky conditions. Check the actual home in morning and afternoon light.

Rainfall and temperatures come from NOAA’s San Francisco Downtown station. Fog and sky conditions come from SFO and are regional context only. Neither station measures the featured neighborhood’s block-by-block microclimate; airport fog days are not neighborhood fog days.

Complete calendar month: to . Retrieved . Updated .

City rainfall and temperature.

San Francisco Downtown station ↗ · City station near Mission Dolores.

SF Downtown precipitation
0.03inches

NOAA station USW00023272

SF Downtown wet days
1day

At least 0.01 inches of precipitation

Average daily high 70.1°F · Average daily low 57.5°F

City precipitation through the month Inches per station observation day, San Francisco Downtown

Chart scale: 0 to 0.10 inches. Trace amounts are recorded separately and do not become zero-rain claims.

View daily weather data +
NOAA San Francisco Downtown daily records for September 2026
Station datePrecipitation (inches)High (°F)Low (°F)
0.006961
0.007061
0.037260
0.006857
0.007156
0.006957
0.008157
0.008561
0.009465
0.007559
0.006658
0.006859
0.006658
0.007157
0.006657
0.006357
0.007059
0.006657
0.006656
0.006055
0.006156
0.006356
0.007556
0.007558
0.006757
0.006856
0.006355
0.006955
0.007454
0.007255

City data retrieved · Download NOAA daily records ↗

Regional fog and sky conditions.

Station: San Francisco International Airport (SFO). These counts describe the airport, not the featured neighborhood. Fair weather is the source’s sky category; it does not mean six hours of sunshine or a fog-free day.

SFO fog days
18days

Fog reported at the airport

SFO fair-weather days
8days

NWS fair-sky category, not measured sunshine hours

SFO partly cloudy days
20days

NWS partly cloudy category

SFO cloudy days
2days

NWS cloudy category

SFO period: to . Source issued ; retrieved . Read the archived NWS report ↗

Sources, definitions and limits +
  • Rainfall and temperature source: NOAA NCEI San Francisco Downtown, USW00023272 ↗, at 37.7705, −122.4269. These are city station readings, not measurements at an individual home. We sum the daily precipitation records and count days with at least 0.01 inches. The precipitation variable includes any liquid-equivalent frozen precipitation.
  • Daily values retain NOAA’s station observation dates. An observation day can end at a station’s reporting time; we do not relabel it as a midnight-to-midnight Pacific measurement. Trace precipitation is marked “Trace.” Missing or quality-flagged precipitation rejects a monthly update; incomplete temperatures remain unavailable.
  • Fog and sky source: National Weather Service CLMSFO, archived by Iowa Environmental Mesonet ↗. The source’s fog, fair, partly cloudy and cloudy counts are kept as reported. Fog can occur during part of a fair-weather day, so fog is not an additional mutually exclusive sky category. We do not convert fair days to measured sunshine hours or add them to fog counts.
  • These are free public weather records. Our summary and chart are independent of NOAA and Iowa State University. No affiliation or endorsement is implied. NOAA usage information ↗ · IEM usage information ↗.
  • Weather periods and source timestamps are separate from the rolling Redfin market window. Monthly updates retain the previous verified month if either source is delayed. These stations cannot establish a specific home’s sunlight, fog, moisture condition or investment return.

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