How many hair salons and barbers are there within 1 km of Castro?
20 hair salons and barbers within 1 km of Castro, 6.4 per km². There is room for a hair salon that does better than the 4.8★ average here.
Castro, San Francisco · scanned 13 October 2026 · the 6th most crowded of 10 areas mapped in San Francisco
Within 1 km
20
hair salons and barbers
Per km²
6.4
moderate competition
With 10+ reviews
17
enough to judge a rating
Established
5
100 or more reviews
Average rating
4.8★
places with 10+ reviews
Median reviews
56
per hair salon
Every hair salon in the circle
Measured within 1 km of the centre: LOW under 5, MODERATE 5–15, HIGH 15–40, INTENSE over 40 places per km².
Rating spread
How the 20 hair salons and barbers here are rated. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.
- 4.5 and up17 (85%)
- 4.0 to 4.40 (0%)
- 3.5 to 3.90 (0%)
- Below 3.50 (0%)
- Under 10 reviews3 (15%)
Top rated
Highest rating among places with at least 50 reviews.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| B Parlor | 4.9★ | 177 | 560 m |
| Headprint Studio Castro | 4.9★ | 91 | 330 m |
| U-niq cuts | 4.9★ | 60 | 230 m |
| Spunk Salon | 4.9★ | 59 | 400 m |
| Beli Sf Barbershop | 4.8★ | 157 | 800 m |
| Healing Cuts & TABOO SF | 4.8★ | 100 | 120 m |
| ORO Salon | 4.8★ | 61 | 860 m |
| Jungle Red Hair Salon | 4.8★ | 52 | 270 m |
| The Castro Barber Lounge | 4.7★ | 367 | 350 m |
| BARBEROLOGY | 4.6★ | 75 | 380 m |
Most reviewed
The places customers here write about most.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe's Barbershop | 4.5★ | 411 | 650 m |
| The Castro Barber Lounge | 4.7★ | 367 | 350 m |
| B Parlor | 4.9★ | 177 | 560 m |
| Beli Sf Barbershop | 4.8★ | 157 | 800 m |
| Healing Cuts & TABOO SF | 4.8★ | 100 | 120 m |
Chains
No brand has two or more outlets within 1 km of Castro.
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Questions
How many hair salons and barbers are there in Castro?
20 within 1 km of the centre of Castro, San Francisco, counted on 13 October 2026. That is 6.4 per km², which we rate moderate competition. It is the 6th most crowded of the 10 San Francisco areas we mapped.
Is Castro a good place to open a hair salon?
MODERATE competition: 20 hair salons and barbers within 1 km of Castro, 6.4 per km². There is room for a hair salon that does better than the 4.8★ average here. The numbers here are for the area centre; a free scan shows every competitor on a map around your exact address.
What is the average rating of hair salons and barbers in Castro?
4.8 out of 5, across the 17 with at least 10 reviews. 17 are rated 4.5 or higher. The typical hair salon here has 56 reviews.
Which hair salons and barbers in Castro are rated highest?
Among places with at least 50 reviews: B Parlor (4.9, 177 reviews), Headprint Studio Castro (4.9, 91 reviews), U-niq cuts (4.9, 60 reviews).
How was this counted?
We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of Castro on 13 October 2026 and counted every hair salon on the map inside it. Places missing from the map or opened since are not counted, so treat the numbers as a floor. Average rating only counts places with 10 or more reviews.