San Francisco, CA · 16 price lists
Direct cremation in San Francisco
Each home's own General Price List, which California requires them to publish. Every figure shows when we checked it.
Median $2,665 · $1,995 to $4,690
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Direct cremation · San Francisco
16 price lists$2,665
median · the same direct cremation runs $1,995 to $4,690 in this metro
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How we're paid
Funeral homes can pay for a listing labelled "Sponsored", kept apart from the price list. Payment never changes the order or the prices, and you never need an email to see a price.
Direct cremation · San Francisco
16 price lists$2,665
median · the same direct cremation runs $1,995 to $4,690 in this metro
40 of 105 homes serving San Francisco
Same package at every home: direct cremation (alternative container). Ranked by price, then distance. Nobody can pay to move up. We list 105 funeral homes serving San Francisco, and 16 of them have a price list we've checked so far.
16 priced homes around San Francisco
| Funeral home | Essential package | Distance | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Lorenzo · license FD1205 · active · checked Oct 17, 2026 · price list checked Oct 12, 2026 | $1,995 | 18 mi | View prices |
| Richmond · license FD1350 · active · checked Oct 17, 2026 · could not re-check since Oct 9, 2026 | $2,170 | 11 mi | View prices |
| Oakland · license FD247 · active · checked Oct 17, 2026 · could not re-check since Oct 9, 2026 | $2,170 | 13 mi | View prices |
Bay Area Cremation Society - Redwood City Redwood City · license FD1741 · active · checked Oct 17, 2026 · price list checked Oct 12, 2026 | $2,295 | 23 mi | View prices |
| San Francisco · license FD1928 · active · checked Oct 17, 2026 · price list checked Oct 12, 2026 | $2,595 | 4 mi | View prices |
| Oakland · license FD1219 · active · checked Oct 17, 2026 · price list checked Oct 12, 2026 | $2,595 | 14 mi | View prices |
Wilson & Kratzer Mortuaries Civic Center Chapel Richmond · license FD195 · active · checked Oct 17, 2026 · price list checked Oct 12, 2026 | $2,645 | 11 mi | View prices |
Sorted by price. Our sort method is published and placement is never for sale.
Showing 1 to 7 of 40 homes serving San Francisco
California rules that apply here
Every line links to its statute. Checked Sep 18, 2026.
- Who can authorize a cremation
- California gives an adult a legally recognized right to control the disposition of their own remains, while also creating a detailed priority list for situations where the person did not leave controlling directions. That means California families should pay attention to who has the legal right to make the decision, especially when there are several surviving relatives. statute →
- Prices required online
- Every licensed funeral establishment with a website must post the goods and services from its general price list on that website, with a statement that the full list is available on request. This is why California prices can be checked without phoning anyone. statute →
- Scattering ashes
- California allows cremated remains and hydrolyzed human remains to be scattered where no local prohibition applies, but the person controlling disposition generally needs written permission from the property owner or governing agency for the property. Beginning January 1, 2027, California's statute also provides rules for integrating reduced human remains into soil where lawful. The simple rule for families is: private property can be possible, but permission matters, and public land is not automatically open for scattering. statute →
Why these numbers are comparable
A price list is a list of line items, and no two homes itemize the same way. We rebuild the same basket at every home. Medians across the 16 homes with a checked price list:
- Direct cremation (alternative container)
- $2,665
- Basket, median items
- $2,665
Anything a home charges outside this basket is shown on its own page, not hidden in the comparison.
Questions families ask
Answers use the figures on this page, not national averages.
Among 16 funeral homes serving San Francisco with a checked price list, direct cremation runs from $1,995 to $4,690, with a median of $2,665. The middle half of these homes charge between $2,520 and $3,487. Each figure comes from that funeral home's own General Price List, and we checked it against that list; the oldest check was Oct 12, 2026 and the most recent was Oct 23, 2026. We list 105 funeral homes serving San Francisco, and 16 of them have a price list we've checked so far.
The total adds these items from each funeral home's price list: direct cremation (alternative container). Cemetery or crematory fees charged by third parties, death certificates, and merchandise such as an urn or casket are extra unless a funeral home lists them.
No. Under the federal Funeral Rule (16 CFR Part 453) you have the right to choose only the goods and services you want, and every funeral home must give you an itemized General Price List. The packages here are a comparison aid built from those itemized prices, not something the funeral home sells as a bundle.
The biggest differences are the non-declinable basic services fee, whether the funeral home has its own crematory or uses a third party, and how far it will travel to collect the deceased before a mileage charge applies. Each funeral home's page shows all of these.
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