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Stinson Beach is a tiny town of 255 people in Marin County, California. It's about 24 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 $1.5M and rent runs about $3k a month.
255people
$1.5MTypical home
$2,668/moRent
79° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 255
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 286 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 24 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.5M (≈$9,461/mo)
- Median rent $2,668/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 0.6% 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
- 88 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 71
- 18% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SFO airport
- 25 mi to SFO (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 141 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,145 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 518 bars within 25 mi
- 1,098 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 57 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 126 museums within 25 mi
- 47 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.