Hillside

Daly City, CA

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Hillside - Daly City, CA Area Guide

A centrally located community less than 10 miles from Downtown San Francisco

Commuter Great Location Community Active Park-Like

Hillside is the ideal neighborhood within Daly City for renters interested in commuting to nearby San Francisco, located less than 10 miles northeast of town. Apartments for rent are scattered throughout Hillside, with many options at the northern end near John Daly Boulevard and the southern end along Mission Street. John Daly Boulevard will take you directly to Thornton State Beach and the popular Mar Vista Stables, where you can ride down to the beach on horseback. Residents of Hillside also enjoy the tri-level Marchbank Park on Parkview Avenue for its outdoor amphitheater, baseball fields, clubhouse, picnic areas, and playground. Hillside offers a movie theater, restaurants, good public schools, and easy access to public transit at the Daly City Subway Station.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Hillside is $1,619 for a studio, $2,081 for one bedroom, $3,251 for two bedrooms, and $3,717 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Hillside has increased by 2.2% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 251 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,619/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 432 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,081/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 920 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,251/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,182 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,717/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

50 / 100

Good Public Transit

Transit

70 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

90 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

70 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

50 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

90 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • San Bruno Mountain State Park
  • Charles F. Hagar Planetarium
  • San Francisco State Univ. Observatory
  • San Francisco Zoo
  • Candlestick Point State Recreation Area

Airports

  • San Francisco International
  • Metro Oakland International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.