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Median Home Price in Mill Valley, CA

The median home value in Mill Valley, CA is $2,149,667 as of 2026-07-31, up 8.26% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$2,149,667

Year-over-Year

+8.26%

Population

13,658

Mill Valley ranks #25 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 180.8% above the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in Marin County, where the county-wide median is $1,495,814.

Housing affordability in Mill Valley

Median household income in Mill Valley is $206,212, so the typical home value is about 10.4× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Mill Valley

Mill Valley police recorded a violent crime rate of 95 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,003 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Mill Valley

What is the average home price in Mill Valley, CA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Mill Valley, that value is $2,149,667. That's up 8.26% from a year earlier. It is about 180.8% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is Mill Valley expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Mill Valley are more expensive than Marin County as a whole, where the median is $1,495,814 — a difference of about 43.7%.

Is Mill Valley affordable?

Median household income here is $206,212, so the typical home value is about 10.4× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Mill Valley a safe place to live?

Mill Valley police reported 95 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 13,658. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.