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Muir Beach is a tiny town of 311 people in Marin County, California. It's about 24 miles from Vallejo, CA and 26 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.
311people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
77° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 311
- Part of a metro area
- About 631 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 24 mi to Vallejo, CA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $140k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°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
- 92 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 64
- 22% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SFO airport
- 20 mi to SFO (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 174 ft
- Right on the coast
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 139 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,422 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 549 bars within 25 mi
- 1,198 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 57 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 129 museums within 25 mi
- 49 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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