Rankings · How Mill Valley ranks in CA
Mill Valley is #1 in California for health insurance
Mill Valley is ranked on 37 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 4 and the top quarter on 18.
Lists ranked on
37
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
4
Best: #1 fewest uninsured
Top-quarter finishes
18
of 26 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 2% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Mill Valley marked.
Almost there
1 spot from the top 3 for library borrowing
Lists where Mill Valley sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Most library borrowing
Most-used libraries
Rent easiest to afford
Safest
Top 31spot away
#3 Yorba Linda24.8 per resident
#4 Mill Valley21.3 per resident
Top 32spots away
#3 Coronado16.7 per resident
#5 Mill Valley15.5 per resident
Top 103spots away
#10 Pleasure Point37.5%
#13 Mill Valley39.3%
Top 254spots away
#25 Tiburon10.9
#29 Mill Valley11.2
At a glance
Mill Valley lands in the top half on 22 of 26 lists
Each dot is Mill Valley’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Mill Valley does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#1/844Most active#18/844Lowest obesity#30/844Healthiest#43/844Fewest smokers#43/844Closest to a top hospital#128/844Lowest depression#288/844 LibrariesLibrary →
Most library borrowing#4/117Most-used libraries#5/117Best libraries for kids#10/117 People
Most educated#40/844 SafetySafety →
Safest#29/411 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#253/843 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#202/438 What kind of place
Cooler summers than 94% of California
Not better or worse, just Mill Valley’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Cooler summers than 94% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
71.6° July high
Wetter than 92% of CA towns
DrierWetter
36 in of rain + melted snow a year
Older than 88% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
48.7 median age
Steadier prices than 87% of CA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+26.2% in home prices, 5 years
More homes per newcomer than 86% of CA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
1.7 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
More seniors than 82% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
23.5% of residents are 65+
More vacation homes than 78% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
2.6% of homes are seasonal
Fewer kids than 77% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
18.6% of residents are under 18
Milder winters than 68% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
43.1° January low
Next door
Mill Valley out-ranks 3 of its 5 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.