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Bolinas is a small town of 1,334 people in Marin County, California. It's about 22 miles from San Francisco, CA. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,334people
$2.0MTypical home
$1,924/moRent
79° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,334
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 229 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 22 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $1,924/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,012 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 17% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to SFO airport
- 28 mi to SFO (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 240 ft
- Right on the coast
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 144 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,691 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 457 bars within 25 mi
- 927 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 46 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 106 museums within 25 mi
- 44 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marin County: D+64 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.