ZIP Code 94080 — South San Francisco, California

The median home in 94080 is valued at $1,111,900 against a median household income of $126,916, a price-to-income ratio of 8.8. That is above the 6.7 median across the 1,558 California ZIP codes with published housing data, and well past the 3.0 ratio that marks an attainable market nationally, so buying here on a local median income requires substantial savings or a second income. Within San Mateo County, 94080 ranks 11 of 28 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 9.0. Renting takes 25.0% of median household income (median rent $2,649 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

94080 ranks 287 of 1,558 statewide on median household income and 239 of 1,558 on median home value; its income is below the $161,447 San Mateo County median. 62% of households own their home, in line with the 64% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 6.7%, below the 10.8% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 2.5%.

With 6,496 residents per square mile across 10.2 square miles of land, 94080 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 1,120 (rank 331 of 1,558). This is predominantly single-family residential with suburban street patterns.