Scarce inventory and lifestyle-driven demand across Marin's established towns. Question-driven reads on the Marin market, and, whenever you want the hard numbers, real MLS data on every city and neighborhood.
Ferry, bus and driving options for commuting from Marin County to San Francisco in 2026, with current Golden Gate Ferry fares and crossing times.
Read →Marin County transfer tax is $0.55 per $500 ($1.10 per $1,000). Only San Rafael adds a city tax. Who pays it, exemptions, and a worked example.
Read →Marin County home prices in 2026, town by town: from Novato around $1.4M to Kentfield near $3.8M, plus where condos fit into the picture.
Read →Is 2026 a good time to buy in Marin County? Inventory, prices, days on market, and rates, plus the questions only you can answer.
Read →A clear 2026 explainer on Marin County property taxes: the Prop 13 base, the real effective rate a new buyer pays, and how to estimate your annual bill.
Read →A grounded 2026 snapshot of the Marin County real estate market: median prices, inventory, days on market, and how conditions vary by town.
Read →A 2026 guide to the best towns in Marin County, from Mill Valley to Novato, with notes on what each place is known for and how to choose.
Read →Can you get home insurance in Marin County? A grounded 2026 look at wildfire non-renewals, the California FAIR Plan, and what buyers and owners should check.
Read →What are the most affordable towns in Marin County? Where Novato, San Rafael, and other lower-priced areas sit relative to the county's high median.
Read →Why is Marin County real estate so expensive? A grounded look at the supply, demand, and location factors behind Marin's high home prices in 2026.
Read →Prefer hard numbers on a specific city or neighborhood? See the Marin market data →
For the bigger picture behind the Marin numbers above, the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) publishes a County Economic Profile for Marin County, jobs, population, affordability, and the county housing market, set against state and national benchmarks. It’s a useful companion to our block-by-block MLS data when you’re weighing a move to buy or sell.
C.A.R. also publishes a statewide Housing Market Forecast each year, projecting where California prices, sales, and mortgage rates are headed.
Source: California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.), County Economic Profiles & Housing Market Forecast, car.org. County Economic Profiles are updated annually each March using prior-year data. C.A.R. median-price figures reflect existing single-family detached homes surveyed across 90+ REALTOR® associations statewide and are not seasonally adjusted; medians can shift with the mix of homes sold and should not be read as the change in value of any specific home. These reports are provided by C.A.R. for members to share with their clients. Figures are independent of, and may differ from, Homes by Paarth Shah’s MLS-based data shown elsewhere on this site; verify any figure before relying on it.