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Corte Madera is a big small town of 10,077 people in Marin County, California. It's about 18 miles from Vallejo, CA and 32 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.8M and rent runs about $4k a month.
10,077people
$1.8MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
81° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,077
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,189 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 18 mi to Vallejo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.8M (≈$11k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $233k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 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 46
- 39% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 78% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to OAK airport
- 21 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3 ft
- Right on the coast
- 125 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 133 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,570 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 578 bars within 25 mi
- 1,237 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 60 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 142 museums within 25 mi
- 59 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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