
A neighborhood built around West Portal Avenue, its main street of independent shops, bakeries and restaurants.
It is built around West Portal Avenue, a commercial street of independent shops, bakeries, restaurants, and businesses like hardware, books, toys, and flowers. The name comes from the western portal of the Twin Peaks Tunnel, which surfaces right at the village.
At the West Portal Muni Metro station, the K, L, and M light-rail lines enter the tunnel toward downtown.
Off the avenue, West Portal is a grid of single-family homes. It sits among the west-side residence parks, with Forest Hill and St. Francis Wood right alongside.
The housing stock is older.

The West Portal station sits at the mouth of the Twin Peaks Tunnel, where the K, L, and M light-rail lines enter toward downtown.
The avenue has shops, bakeries, restaurants, and everyday businesses in a compact commercial district.
19th Avenue, which carries Highway 1, and Interstate 280 are nearby. Most homes have garages or driveways.
Most homes here date to the early and mid 20th century.
Parts of the neighborhood sit on the slopes below Mount Davidson.
Items on older homes include the private sewer lateral and any galvanized plumbing or dated electrical still in place.
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The main street of the neighborhood, lined with independent shops, bakeries, restaurants, and everyday businesses.
The city's highest natural point, with forested trails.
A wooded canyon park with a free summer concert series.
West Portal is mostly single-family homes, many built from the 1920s through the 1940s.
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Placement runs through a citywide lottery with tiebreakers, not a strict neighborhood boundary. An address does not guarantee placement.
The official application, timelines, and how the lottery works.
SFUSD enrollment →The name comes from the western portal of the Twin Peaks Tunnel, which surfaces right at the village. At the Muni Metro station there, the K, L, and M lines enter the tunnel toward downtown.
West Portal Avenue has independent shops, bakeries, restaurants, and other businesses, surrounded by single-family homes.
The K, L, and M trains run from the West Portal station through the tunnel to downtown.
Mostly single-family homes, many built from the 1920s through the 1940s. It sits right alongside the Forest Hill and St. Francis Wood residence parks.
San Francisco uses a citywide SFUSD enrollment lottery rather than strict address assignment. The official enrollment details are on the SFUSD site.
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