That means a one-bedroom in the city carries a soul-crushing median price tag of $4,180 a month, almost twice what a similar pad costs in Los Angeles<\/a> <\/p>\n but amid the surge in housing costs<\/a>, a rare and relative \u201cdeal\u201d on a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco has been unearthed.<\/p>\n Last month, analysis from Zumper<\/a>\u00a0found rents for one-bedroom apartments in the City by the Bay have <\/p>\n To find the holy grail, KRON4<\/a> combed residential listings on Zillow and Apartments.com, limiting their search to one-bedroom units with at least one bedroom and a kitchen. <\/p>\n Their report excluded income-restricted units, as well as shared and co-living spaces.<\/p>\n In an effort to avoid scam listings, only units represented by management companies or real estate agents with verifiable contact information were considered. <\/p>\n Zillow delivered the winner in the form of a one-bedroom apartment at 245 Leavenworth St offered at $2,195 per month<\/a>.<\/p>\n No square footage was provided, and though the unit, which is managed by J. Wavro Associates, does not include laundry facilities or parking, it features hardwood floors and ample natural light. <\/p>\n A one-year lease is required, and pets are permissible with a monthly \u201cpet rent\u201d of $75. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia’s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n According to J. Wavro Associates, \u201cResidents enjoy elevator access and a convenient location near public transit, shopping, dining, and downtown attractions.\u201d<\/p>\n The apartment is located in SF\u2019s Tenderloin neighborhood, which ranks dead last for safety in the city, with Safemap <\/a>reporting elevated levels of crime in the area, which has historically been associated with open drug use and a significant unhoused population. <\/p>\n Safemap reports that cases of assault and battery account for\u00a019.6%\u00a0of all criminal incidents in the Tenderloin, followed by\u00a0drug offenses at 9.5%<\/p>\n Still, the neighborhood boasts sterling scores for walkability, bikability, and access to public transport <\/p>\n KRON4 verified the listing, and the California Post has reached out to the management company for comment. <\/p>\n The Post recently reported that desperation for affordable housing has prompted SF landlords to take advantage of shelter shoppers via micro studios described as \u201ca dystopian fever dream.\u201d <\/p>\n For example, a $750-per-month \u201capartment\u201d in North Beach<\/a>\u00a0was listed on Zillow, though it\u2019s no more than a tiny box with a shared bathroom, no kitchen and no sink.<\/p>\n The apartment is just 64 square feet; a different unit in the same building priced at $800 a month is a paltry 70 square feet.<\/p>\n Renters can fare better in other corners of California. <\/p>\n A recent report<\/a> from real estate platform\u00a0Houzeo<\/a>\u00a0revealed the 10 most affordable places to live in the Golden State. <\/p>\n Each city was given an overall affordability score out of ten, based on three main factors: median home value, median house rent, and cost of living compared to the state average.<\/p>\n The list was dominated by Central Valley cities, with Porterville, Fresno, and Bakersfield claiming the top spots for affordability, with the median rent in all three falling below $2,000. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A relative \u201ddeal\u201d on a one-bedroom apartment in ridiculously expensive San Francisco has been unearthed \u2013 and it\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":431392,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[380,24804,184,1011,971,266,388,11853,101,103,102,104,106,105],"class_list":["post-431391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-affordable-housing","tag-apartments","tag-bay-area","tag-housing","tag-lifestyle","tag-northern-california","tag-real-estate","tag-residential-real-estate","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/view-street-hill-san-francisco-137205875.jpg\")
A rare San Francisco one-bedroom apartment is listed for $2,195, nearly half the city\u2019s median rent of $4,060.
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KRON4 combed residential listings on Zillow and Apartments.com, limiting their search to one-bedroom units with at least one bedroom and a kitchen. Getty Images<\/p>\n