A town of 14,012. A typical home worth about $2.13M.
The 3 things Mill Valley does most differently from other towns.
25.3% of the town is conserved land, across 16 parks and preserves.
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The typical Mill Valley home is worth about $2,129,000, up 9.3% in a year, 3 times the California typical home.
Most working residents leave Mill Valley for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are San Francisco (35%), San Rafael (5%) and Oakland (3%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
22 miles of trails across 16 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve | 5.5 mi | 275 |
| 2. Camino Alto Open Space Preserve | 2.9 mi | 110 |
| 3. Horse Hill Open Space Preserve | 1.3 mi | 62 |
The public schools Mill Valley’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 92% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edna Maguire Elementary | K–5 | 399 | Not graded |
| Park Elementary | K–5 | 301 | Not graded |
| Old Mill Elementary | K–5 | 261 | Not graded |
| Terra Marin School Private | PK–8 | 86 | |
| North Bridge Academy Private | 2–8 | 82 | |
| Mill Valley Middle | 6–8 | 721 | Not graded |
Mill Valley beats the California average on 21 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| What stands out | Mill Valley | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 2.9% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.5% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 6.4% |
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (24% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (16% statewide). 76% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Mill Valley | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.1% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.3% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.2% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.9% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.8% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.6% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.8% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.3% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 7.2% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.1% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 39.9% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 35.9% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 80% of U.S. communities.
Mill Valley reports less crime per resident than 72% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Mill Valley has warm winters and cool summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 72°, a January night drops to 43°, and snow is almost unheard of.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.
4 places in Mill Valley on the National Register of Historic Places.
20 notable people were born in Mill Valley.
City in California, United States
Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, United States, located about 14 miles (23 km) north of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge and 52 miles (84 km) from Napa Valley. The population was 14,231 at the 2020 census. Mill Valley is located on the western and northern shores of Richardson Bay, and the eastern slopes of Mount Tamalpais. Beyond the flat coastal area and marshlands, it occupies narrow wooded canyons, mostly of second-growth redwoods, on the southeastern slopes of Mount Tamalpais. The Mill Valley 94941 ZIP Code also includes the following adjacent unincorporated communities: Almonte, Alto, Homestead Valley, Tamalpais Valley, and Strawberry. The Muir Woods National…
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6 towns share a border with Mill Valley.
