How many hair salons and barbers are there within 1 km of Union Square?
47 hair salons and barbers within 1 km of Union Square, 15.0 per km². There is room for a hair salon that does better than the 4.6★ average here.
Union Square, San Francisco · scanned 13 October 2026 · the most crowded of 10 areas mapped in San Francisco
Within 1 km
47
hair salons and barbers
Per km²
15.0
moderate competition
With 10+ reviews
34
enough to judge a rating
Established
11
100 or more reviews
Average rating
4.6★
places with 10+ reviews
Median reviews
31
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 47 hair salons and barbers here are rated. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.
- 4.5 and up22 (47%)
- 4.0 to 4.410 (21%)
- 3.5 to 3.91 (2%)
- Below 3.51 (2%)
- Under 10 reviews13 (28%)
Top rated
Highest rating among places with at least 50 reviews.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machete barber shop | 5.0★ | 99 | 690 m |
| Monaco Hair Studio | 5.0★ | 81 | 940 m |
| Fog City Social Club | 5.0★ | 50 | 680 m |
| Golden Door Barbershop | 4.9★ | 359 | 820 m |
| Your New Barber | 4.9★ | 358 | 410 m |
| Francesco Black | 4.9★ | 247 | 300 m |
| Joe Hamer Salon San Francisco | 4.9★ | 59 | 990 m |
| You by Hu Barber Gallery | 4.8★ | 74 | 750 m |
| Élan Hair Salon | 4.8★ | 73 | 260 m |
| PATRICK EVAN SALON | 4.7★ | 388 | 120 m |
Most reviewed
The places customers here write about most.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supercuts | 4.2★ | 426 | 770 m |
| PATRICK EVAN SALON | 4.7★ | 388 | 120 m |
| Golden Door Barbershop | 4.9★ | 359 | 820 m |
| Your New Barber | 4.9★ | 358 | 410 m |
| Francesco Black | 4.9★ | 247 | 300 m |
Chains
No brand has two or more outlets within 1 km of Union Square.
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Questions
How many hair salons and barbers are there in Union Square?
47 within 1 km of the centre of Union Square, San Francisco, counted on 13 October 2026. That is 15.0 per km², which we rate moderate competition. It is the most crowded of the 10 San Francisco areas we mapped.
Is Union Square a good place to open a hair salon?
MODERATE competition: 47 hair salons and barbers within 1 km of Union Square, 15.0 per km². There is room for a hair salon that does better than the 4.6★ 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 Union Square?
4.6 out of 5, across the 34 with at least 10 reviews. 22 are rated 4.5 or higher. The typical hair salon here has 31 reviews.
Which hair salons and barbers in Union Square are rated highest?
Among places with at least 50 reviews: Machete barber shop (5.0, 99 reviews), Monaco Hair Studio (5.0, 81 reviews), Fog City Social Club (5.0, 50 reviews).
How was this counted?
We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of Union Square 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.