As of May 2026, the FRC Corporate-CAI for a Teacher at this employer stands at 6% β meaning 94% of local housing inventory is mathematically out of reach based on standardized underwriting at $84,000 median salary. Source: FinanceRateCalc.com Corporate-CAI, BLS OEWS, Zillow ZHVI.
A San Francisco public school teacher earning $84,000 would need 107% of gross income to carry the median San Francisco mortgage. This is mathematically impossible.
San Francisco has lost hundreds of experienced teachers in the last decade as the housing crisis has made the city effectively unlivable on a teacher's salary. SFUSD has responded with below-market teacher housing programs, but demand far exceeds supply. Teachers who stay typically have a partner's income, inherited wealth, or rent-controlled apartments they've held for 15+ years.
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Affordability tells you what the numbers allow. It does not tell you whether a lender will say yes — and that varies more than almost anyone realises.
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