San Anselmo, CA Housing Market & City Data

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12,476
Population Estimate
$1,063,230
Median Home Value
95.5%
Employment Rate
73.3%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$1,004
Median Listing Price$1,747,000
Median Days on Market28
Active Listings14
New Listings16
Total Listings (Active + Pending)30
Avg Listing Price$2,239,952
Avg Listing Price Change MoM3%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY26%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.92
Family Dual Income64.3
Median Household Income$128,212
Median Individual Income$60,313
Home Ownership67.6%
Home Value$1,063,230
Median Rent$1,930
Rent Burden34.6%
Poverty2.9%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED2.3%
  • Highschool Education5.8%
  • Some College18.5%
  • Bachelors Degree44.0%
  • Graduate Degree29.3%
  • Total College or Above73.3%
  • Stem Degree40.9%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.4%
  • Female52.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married58.5%
  • Divorced12.4%
  • Never Married25.0%
  • Widowed4.2%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CitySan Anselmo
State IDCA
Population12,476

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1823.6%
19–296.5%
30–399.6%
40–4914.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5919.0%
60–6915.3%
70–798.2%
80+3.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation72.8%
Unemployment Rate4.5%
Disabled7.6%

ETHNICITY

White90.0%
Black0.8%
Asian3.3%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other3.2%
Multiple2.7%

OTHER

Hispanic7.1%
Limited English0.8%
Health Uninsured1.3%
Veteran4.8%

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Neighborhoods in San Anselmo, CA

Get to know neighborhoods in San Anselmo, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Sleepy Hollow

    Sleepy Hollow ↗

    Median asking price
    $2,995,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    109
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7.3/10 · 10 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.