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Sleepy Hollow is a small town of 3,063 people in Marin County, California. It's about 19 miles from Vallejo, CA and 31 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 $2.0M and rent runs about $3k a month.
3,063people
$2.0MTypical home
$2,668/moRent
81° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,063
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,033 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 19 mi to Vallejo, CA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $2,668/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 12.0% 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
- 69 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 58
- 38% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 78% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to OAK airport
- 28 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 210 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 136 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,226 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 539 bars within 25 mi
- 1,102 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 60 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 134 museums within 25 mi
- 52 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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.