What stands out worked out from the figures below

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Tiburon has the most trails (17.0 mi).

Corte Madera has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.5%).

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Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing townOutdoorsyWalkable streets

Measure	Tiburon	Corte Madera
People
Population	9,012Lowest	10,077Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+2.1%Lowest CA: +6.1%	+10.5%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age	51.6±1.6Highest 36% above CA	45.9±3.1Lowest 21% above CA
Kids under 18	19.6%±3.2Lowest CA: 22%	25.6%±4.6Highest CA: 22%
	Corte Madera and Tiburon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	27.5%±4.3Highest CA: 15.7%	18.8%±3.2Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	80.1%Highest CA: 37.1%	79.3%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6%±3.6Highest CA: 7.6%	5%±2Lowest CA: 7.6%
	Tiburon and Corte Madera are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$232,969±$37kHighest 135% above CA	$232,763±$37kLowest 135% above CA
	Tiburon and Corte Madera 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	$1,755,200±$183kLowest 139% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$3,501 72% above CA	$3,501 72% above CA
Property taxmedian, yearly	$10,000+ at least 95% above CA	$10,000+ at least 95% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	38.6%±14.5Lowest CA: 55.3%	44.4%±12.1Highest CA: 55.3%
	Corte Madera and Tiburon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	1.9%Lowest CA: 12%	4.6%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	74.9%Highest CA: 55.9%	68.8%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Highest 6 yrs older than CA	1962Lowest 14 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest about the CA average	31 minHighest 8% above CA
Work from home	42.7%±8.1Lowest CA: 17.2%	44.1%±7.1Highest CA: 17.2%
	Corte Madera and Tiburon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents	5.1%Lowest	6.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line	9.3 miLowest	11.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub	0.57Lowest	1.49Highest
Top workplaceoutside town	San Francisco (36%)	San Francisco (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others	2% work in Corte Madera	Few work in Tiburon
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town	19.2%Lowest	37.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles	17.0 miHighest	10.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi	1.3 miLowest	2.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map	9Highest	8Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure	20.1Lowest	63.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#20 of 574 in CA	#9 of 574 in CA
School district	Reed Union Elementary	Larkspur-Corte Madera
High school in town	None in town	None in town
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CA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data; commute flows: Census LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.