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Point Reyes Station is a tiny town of 517 people in Marin County, California. It's about 26 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 28 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 $1.6M and rent runs about $2k a month.
517people
$1.6MTypical home
$1,898/moRent
81° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 517
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 143 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 26 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.6M (≈$10k/mo)
- Median rent $1,898/mo
- Median household income $131k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (191 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 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 77
- 14% of households have kids
- 46% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to STS airport
- 40 mi to SFO (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 203 ft
- Right on the coast
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 146 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 536 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 175 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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.