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2023 City Survey released

2023 City Survey Report is now available! Read the report and see how San Franciscans feel about the City.

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New Survey Results Show How San Francisco Residents Rate Government Services

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City Survey data dashboards

City Survey: Overall Government Services

San Francisco City Survey asks residents to rate key government services.

City Survey: Neighborhoods

San Francisco City Survey data measures resident ratings of City services by neighborhood.

City Survey: Muni and Transportation

San Francisco City Survey asks residents to rate Muni and indicate how often they use modes of transportation.

City Survey: Streets and Sidewalks

San Francisco City Survey tracks resident feelings about the cleanliness/condition of streets and sidewalks.

City Survey: Safety and Policing

San Francisco City Survey data measures resident feelings of safety and trust in police.

Full dataset

City Survey Dataset

Download all City Survey data from the City's Open Data Portal

Reports

2023 City Survey documents

View the 2023 City Survey summary report online or download the PDF of the report

Download the 2023 City Survey survey instrument

Download the 2023 City Survey detailed methodology

City Survey reports, 1996 - 2019

2019 City Survey

Download the 2019 City Survey report.
Download the 2019 City Survey questionnaire.
Download a cross-tabulation document that breaks down each survey question by geographic and demographic characteristics.

2017 City Survey

Download the 2017 City Survey report
Download the 2017 City Survey questionnaire
Infographics: Who is moving out of San Francisco?
- Download infographic (pdf)
- Text version of infographic (pdf)

2015 City Survey

Download the 2015 City Survey report

2013 City Survey

Download the 2013 City Survey report

2011 City Survey

Download the 2011 City Survey report

2009 City Survey

Download the 2009 City Survey report

2007 City Survey

Download the 2007 City Survey report

2005 City Survey

Download the 2005 City Survey report

2004 City Survey

Download the 2004 City Survey report

Children and Family Survey

The Controller’s Office, in partnership with the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF), the Office of Early Care and Education (OECE), First 5 San Francisco, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), and the Our Children Our Families (OCOF) Council developed the Child and Family Survey to learn more about families in our City.

2018 Child and Family Survey Report

2018 Child and Family Survey Methodology

About

The City Survey objectively assesses San Francisco residents’ use of and satisfaction with various city services. The 2023 City Survey is the 18th survey conducted. InterEthnica and EMC Research jointly administered the survey, and City Performance in the Controller's Office analyzed the data and developed the report and website. Please contact CitySurvey@sfgov.org with any questions.

Departments

Controller's Office