Mill Valley vs San Anselmo

A side-by-side comparison of Mill Valley and San Anselmo: population, income, housing, and more.

Mill Valley and San Anselmo are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mill Valley has the higher population (14,064 vs 12,711 in San Anselmo). Mill Valley has the higher median household income ($208,466 vs $170,457 in San Anselmo). Mill Valley has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,524,300 in San Anselmo).

Population, income & housing

	Mill Valley	San Anselmo
Population	14,064	12,711
Median age	47.2 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$208,466	$170,457
Median home value	$2,000,001	$1,524,300
Median gross rent	$3,313	$2,750
Housing units	6,353	5,398
Homeownership rate	66.1%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	77.1%	70.8%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mill Valley	San Anselmo
Population	14,330 → 14,064 (-1.9%)	12,525 → 12,711 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$163,614 → $208,466 (+27.4%)	$128,212 → $170,457 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$1,598,700 → $2,000,001 (+25.1%)	$1,066,800 → $1,524,300 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,270 → $3,313 (+45.9%)	$1,930 → $2,750 (+42.5%)

Mill Valley

Population

14,33014,064

Median household income

$163,614$208,466

Median home value

$1,598,700$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,270$3,313

San Anselmo

Population

12,52512,711

Median household income

$128,212$170,457

Median home value

$1,066,800$1,524,300

Median gross rent

$1,930$2,750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mill Valley	San Anselmo
Under 5	2.9%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.4%	18.5%
18 to 24	6.4%	4.4%
25 to 34	8.0%	7.0%
35 to 44	11.1%	13.8%
45 to 54	18.0%	15.4%
55 to 64	14.3%	14.3%
65 to 74	11.9%	12.9%
75 and over	10.0%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mill Valley	San Anselmo
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	77.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.2%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.6%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mill Valley	San Anselmo
No high school diploma	1.1%	2.4%
High school graduate	6.0%	7.2%
Some college or associate's	15.8%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	39.7%	41.6%
Graduate or professional degree	37.4%	29.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mill Valley	San Anselmo
Drove alone	49.4%	55.9%
Carpooled	4.7%	2.9%
Public transit	2.6%	4.8%
Walked	5.3%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.7%
Worked from home	37.2%	29.2%
Other means	0.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mill Valley	San Anselmo
1-unit, detached	71.4%	75.5%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	6.0%
20 or more units	4.8%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Mill Valley	San Anselmo
Poverty rate	5.0%	5.3%
Average household size	2.54	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1958	1954