Neighborhood Profile

Tamalpais Valley Junction

Mill Valley, CA | Marin County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
77.2
National rank: #423 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
85.2
Score
Value Opportunity
60.4
Score
Momentum
87.9
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationMill Valley, CA
CountyMarin County
National rank#423 of 14,967
State rank#11 of 1,814
City rank#1 of 15
County rank#1 of 47
National percentile97.2
National bandTOP_5_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$1,526,096
Year-over-year home value change4.9%
Month-over-month home value change0.77%
Home value to income ratio7.96
Median household income$191,794
Bachelor's degree or higher76.8%
Civilian unemployment rate3.3%
Homeownership rate86.0%
Housing vacancy rate3.8%
Rent burden 30% or higher20.3%

How to read this profile

  • Ranks are always shown with denominators.
  • Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
  • Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
  • Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers

Questions About Living in Tamalpais Valley Junction

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Tamalpais Valley Junction?

Tamalpais Valley Junction is ranked #1 of 15 eligible neighborhoods in Mill Valley; #11 of 1,814 eligible neighborhoods in CA; and #423 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Tamalpais Valley Junction one of the best neighborhoods in Mill Valley?

Tamalpais Valley Junction has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 77.2 and a city ranking of #1 of 15 eligible neighborhoods in Mill Valley.

How much are homes worth in Tamalpais Valley Junction?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Tamalpais Valley Junction is approximately $1,526,096.

Are home values rising or falling in Tamalpais Valley Junction?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 4.9% year over year and 0.77% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Tamalpais Valley Junction?

Tamalpais Valley Junction has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 87.9. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Tamalpais Valley Junction?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $191,794.

How affordable is Tamalpais Valley Junction relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 7.96. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Tamalpais Valley Junction primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 86.0%.

What is the unemployment rate in Tamalpais Valley Junction?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 3.3%.

How educated are residents of Tamalpais Valley Junction?

Approximately 76.8% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Tamalpais Valley Junction face high rent burden?

Approximately 20.3% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.

How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Tamalpais Valley Junction?

The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.

Governed ranking context

How this neighborhood ranks

HMDA Mortgage Intelligence

Neighborhood Mortgage Market

FULL_OR_NEAR_FULL

Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.

Activity year2024
Estimated applications2
Estimated originations2
Home-purchase applications1
Origination rate67.2%
Home-purchase share43.0%
Average application loan$802,105
Total application loan amount$1,997,114
National application rank#14,450 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 11.2% YoY; originations 20.2% YoY
Mortgage methodology

HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.