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Strawberry vs Brisbane

16 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (8.1× in Strawberry) and home values (+62% in Strawberry).

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Strawberry, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 5,830 people
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Brisbane, CAA regional job hubCalifornia · 4,692 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $4,640 more a month in Strawberry

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Strawberry$11,320/mo
Typical home $2M (Census) · tax rate 0.50%+ · or rent about $2,958/mo · Housing →
Brisbane$6,680/mo
Typical home $1.15M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $2,574/mo · Housing →

The difference: $4,640 a month, about $55,700 a year, between Strawberry and Brisbane.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Report cards

Strawberry places higher on 12 of 19 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
StrawberryBrisbane
Snow a year0″0″
January low—45°F
July high—69°F
Growing season (days)—365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th85th
Outdoors & history
StrawberryBrisbane
Trails3 mi5 mi
Conserved land15.2%0.8%
Settled19491961
National Register places—1
Archive photos11
Community
StrawberryBrisbane
Library hours a week—57 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

16 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

StrawberryBrisbaneStrawberryBrisbane
Strawberry ↔ Brisbane16 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

StrawberryBrisbane
People
Population 5,830Highest 4,692Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1%Lowest CA: +6.1% +13.3%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 43.9±3.4Highest 16% above CA 43.6±3.4Lowest 15% above CA
Strawberry and Brisbane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22%±4.4Highest CA: 22% 20.6%±5Lowest CA: 22%
Strawberry and Brisbane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.3%±1.9Highest CA: 15.7% 17%±4.5Lowest CA: 15.7%
Strawberry and Brisbane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 72.1%Highest CA: 37.1% 50.6%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.8%±2.2Lowest CA: 7.6% 8.1%±3.6Highest CA: 7.6%
Brisbane and Strawberry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $157,661±$33kHighest 59% above CA $156,169±$40kLowest 58% above CA
Strawberry and Brisbane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $2,000,001Highest 172% above CA $1,232,200±$205kLowest 68% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,958±$413Highest 45% above CA $2,574±$243Lowest 26% above CA
Strawberry and Brisbane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+Highest at least 95% above CA $8,654Lowest 69% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.7%±6Highest CA: 55.3% 35.8%±14.9Lowest CA: 55.3%
Below poverty line 7%Highest CA: 12% 5.5%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 41.5%Lowest CA: 55.9% 54.7%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971 5 yrs older than CA 1971 5 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 4% above CA 34 minHighest 18% above CA
Work from home 29.7%±5.8Lowest CA: 17.2% 34.5%±8.9Highest CA: 17.2%
Brisbane and Strawberry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.3%Lowest 6.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miHighest 7.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.10Lowest 2.99Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Francisco (33%)San Francisco (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BrisbaneFew work in Strawberry
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.2%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.6 miLowest 5.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 77.9Highest 9.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#137 of 574 in CA
School district Mill Valley ElementaryBrisbane Elementary
High school in town None in townNone in town
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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