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Tiburon vs Strawberry

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (6.5× in Tiburon) and street grid (3.9× in Strawberry).

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Tiburon, CAHomes around $3.05MCalifornia · 9,012 people
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Strawberry, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 5,830 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 $5,940 more a month in Tiburon

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.

Tiburon$17,270/mo
Typical home $3.05M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.50%+ · or rent about $3,501/mo · Housing →
Strawberry$11,320/mo
Typical home $2M (Census) · tax rate 0.50%+ · or rent about $2,958/mo · Housing →

The difference: $5,940 a month, about $71,300 a year, between Tiburon and Strawberry.

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.

Where they are

Tiburon and Strawberry share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TiburonStrawberryTiburonStrawberry
Tiburon ↔ Strawberry2.6 miles apart · They share a border
Report cards

Tiburon 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
TiburonStrawberry
Snow a year0″0″
January low44°F—
July high71°F—
Growing season (days)365d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th79th
Outdoors & history
TiburonStrawberry
Trails17 mi3 mi
Conserved land19.2%15.2%
Settled—1949
National Register places5—
Archive photos111
Famous people born here4—
Community
TiburonStrawberry
Library hours a week49 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.

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.

TiburonStrawberry
People
Population 9,012Highest 5,830Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.1%Highest CA: +6.1% +1%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 51.6±1.6Highest 36% above CA 43.9±3.4Lowest 16% above CA
Kids under 18 19.6%±3.2Lowest CA: 22% 22%±4.4Highest CA: 22%
Strawberry 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% 21.3%±1.9Lowest CA: 15.7%
Tiburon and Strawberry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 80.1%Highest CA: 37.1% 72.1%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6%±3.6Lowest CA: 7.6% 7.8%±2.2Highest CA: 7.6%
Strawberry and Tiburon 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 $157,661±$33kLowest 59% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $2,000,001 172% above CA $2,000,001 172% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $3,501Highest 72% above CA $2,958±$413Lowest 45% 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% 57.7%±6Highest CA: 55.3%
Strawberry 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% 7%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.9%Highest CA: 55.9% 41.5%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 6 yrs older than CA 1971Highest 5 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest about the CA average 30 minHighest 4% above CA
Work from home 42.7%±8.1Highest CA: 17.2% 29.7%±5.8Lowest CA: 17.2%
Tiburon and Strawberry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.1%Highest 4.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miLowest 9.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Lowest 1.10Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Francisco (36%)San Francisco (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in StrawberryFew work in Tiburon
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 19.2%Highest 15.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 17.0 miHighest 2.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miLowest 1.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 6Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 20.1Lowest 77.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #20 of 574 in CA—
School district Reed Union ElementaryMill Valley 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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