The median owner-occupied home in Marin County had a real-estate tax bill of $10,001 a year, compared with $4,926 in California and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $1,390,000 (± $30,933), compared with $695,400 in California and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Marin County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 258,765 | 39,242,785 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $10,001 | $4,926 ± $12 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $1,390,000 ± $30,933 | $695,400 ± $1,030 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $142,785 ± $4,083 | $96,334 ± $298 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.72% | 0.71% ± under 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 63.9% ± 0.9 points | 55.8% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 43.6% ± 1.0 points | 33.2% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 32.8% ± 1.5 points | 30.9% ± 0.1 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Marin County (11)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Belvedere
- Corte Madera
- Fairfax (town)
- Larkspur
- Mill Valley
- Novato
- Ross
- San Anselmo
- San Rafael
- Sausalito
- Tiburon
Census-designated places in Marin County (18)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
- Alto
- Black Point-Green Point
- Bolinas
- Dillon Beach
- Inverness
- Kentfield
- Lagunitas-Forest Knolls
- Lucas Valley-Marinwood
- Marin City
- Muir Beach
- Nicasio
- Point Reyes Station
- San Geronimo
- Santa Venetia
- Sleepy Hollow
- Strawberry CDP (Marin County)
- Tamalpais-Homestead Valley
- Woodacre
Recognized by the Census Bureau, but no property tax figure published (2)
These places appear in the Census Bureau’s list of places and governmental units in Marin County, but its 2019–2023 survey publishes no median property tax bill for them (usually because too few households were sampled). They are listed here so that no place is overlooked. The county figures above are the closest available estimate.
- Stinson Beach CDP
- Tomales CDP
Other named communities in Marin County (74)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Almonte
- Baltimore Park
- Bel Aire
- Bel Marin Keys
- Bivalve
- Black Point
- Blakes Landing
- Bothin (historical)
- Burdell
- Cerro
- Chapman
- Cypress Grove
- Dewitt
- El Campo
- Escalle
- Fallon
- Five Brooks
- Forbes (historical)
- Forest Knolls
- Gallinas
- Golf (historical)
- Greenbrae
- Hamlet
- Harbor Point
- Hilarita
- Homestead Valley
- Ignacio
- Inverness Park
- Irving (historical)
- Jewell
- Kent Woodlands
- Lagunitas
- Lairds Landing
- Las Gallinas
- Little Reed Heights
- Los Ranchitos
- Lucas Valley
- Mailliard (historical)
- Manor
- Manzanita
- Marconi
- Marinwood
- Marshall
- McDonald
- McNears Beach
- Meadowsweet
- Miller (historical)
- Millerton
- Murray Park
- Nicks Cove
- Ocean Roar
- Old Town
- Olema
- Paradise Cay
- Point Reyes (historical)
- Rafael Village
- Reed
- Reynolds
- Sacramento Landing
- Saint Vincent
- San Antonio
- San Quentin
- Seahaven
- Shafter
- Strawberry Manor
- Tamalpais Valley
- Tamalpais Valley Junction
- Taylorville (historical)
- Terra Linda
- Terra Lindo
- Tocaloma
- Vincent Landing
- Waldo
- Woodville