Cost to replace siding in San Francisco: 2023 spending
San Francisco owners paid a median $10,000 for siding work: $5,000 above the U.S. median, the highest of 7 big metros (Census Bureau, 2023).
What San Francisco owners paid
$10,000
This is historical spending: work done in about 2021 to 2023 on owner-occupied homes, reported in the 2023 survey.
Margin of error ±$1,751: at 90% confidence the San Francisco median lies between $8,249 and $11,751.
How San Francisco compares
- U.S. median, same work
- $5,000
- Rank, highest first
- 1 of 7
San Francisco: $10,000. The highest of the big metros.
8 of the 15 metros have no published figure for this work, so the rank counts the other 7.
- San Francisco$10,000
- Boston$8,571
- Seattle$8,571
- Chicago$8,000
- Washington DC$6,000
- Houston$3,700
- Dallas$3,000
No published figure: Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Riverside.
What it covers
New and replacement siding, every material and house size together.
The Census category is “Siding” within “Exterior Additions and Replacements”: what San Francisco-area homeowners told the Census Bureau they paid, every size of job together.
Before you compare quotes
If your quote is well above $10,000, ask what is in it that the typical job is not. Does the quote identify cladding, trim, openings and any concealed-wall repair?
Then put the quotes in the matching quote worksheet to see each one's scope beside its price.