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Tomales is a tiny town of 168 people in Marin County, California. It's about 17 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 37 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $849k and rent runs about $3k a month.
168people
$849kTypical home
$2,668/moRent
74° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 168
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 506 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 17 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $849k (≈$5,356/mo)
- Median rent $2,668/mo
- Median household income $149k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (191 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,012 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 66
- 21% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 21% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to STS airport
- 52 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 141 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 148 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 551 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 180 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of California districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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.