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A city of 7,141 people in California
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Map of Sausalito: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land18%260 of 1,437 acres
Trails4.9 mi2.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves636 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Sausalito

City in California, United States
7,269Population
2.3 sq miArea
10 ftElevation

Sausalito (Spanish for "small willow grove") is a city in Marin County, California, United States, located 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) southeast of Marin City, 8 miles (13 km) south-southeast of San Rafael, and about 4 miles (6 km) north of San Francisco from the Golden Gate Bridge. Sausalito's population was 7,269 as of the 2020 census. The community is situated near the northern end of the Golden Gate Bridge, and prior to the building of that bridge served as a terminus for rail, car, and ferry traffic. Sausalito developed rapidly as a shipbuilding center in World War II, with its industrial character giving way in postwar years to a reputation as a wealthy and artistic enclave, a pictures…

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Living in Sausalito

Housing in Sausalito

$1.53M▲ 2.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Sausalito home is worth about $1,535,000, up 2.9% in a year, 101% above the California typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market14
Sale-to-list107.1%
Sold in May8
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Safety in Sausalito

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Safety Grade B-

Sausalito reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 53% report less. Within California, it does better than 72% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000
Sausalito 0.6
California 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Sausalito 17.4
California 18.2
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A

The public schools Sausalito’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 90% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

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