San Anselmo

A Beautiful Family Town in Central Marin

Living in San Anselmo offers a highly desirable walk-to-town.

 

Residents enjoy strolling to downtown to dine in informal restaurants and cafes, shop for groceries, or browse in the many shops.

The Hub at the center of town is the major intersection of Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Red Hill Ave., connecting San Anselmo to its immediate neighbors, Ross, San Rafael, and Fairfax. About 12,500 residents over 5,000 households call San Anselmo home. Mean travel time to work is 30 minutes and the average drive to San Francisco takes 40 minutes.

This shady town offers a wide diversity of home styles. The flatlands downtown are charming, with California cottages and beautiful gardens. Homes in the hills surrounding the downtown provide sweeping views of the Ross Valley.

At the western limit of San Anselmo are the Brookside neighborhood with its charming Mediterranean-style homes and the Sleepy Hollow neighborhood with California ranch-style homes on large lots and wide streets.

San Anselmo weather is warmer than towns to the south but is moderated by ocean breezes.

San Anselmo provides excellent K-8 schools in the Ross Valley School District plus Archie Williams High School on Sir Francis Drake Blvd.

Property Values

See our market report for the price of homes sold in San Anselmo over the last month and last two years. 

New Real Estate Listings

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Community Information

• Town of San Anselmo
• Chamber of Commerce
• The San Anselmo Historical Museum

Places & Events

• San Anselmo’s Historical Museum’s self-guided walking tour introduces you to historic San Anselmo,  from the San Francisco Theological Seminar to Robson-Harrington House.
• Imagination Park, next to Town Hall, allows families to mingle with life-size statues of Indiana Jones and Yoda, donated to the Town by local resident George Lucas .
• Memorial Park & Millennium Playground. From Sir Francis Drake Blvd., turn on San Francisco Blvd., and then right on Veterans Place.
• Redhill Shopping Center, close to downtown, provides a Safeway Market, Peets Coffee, and much more.