How many renters in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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38.0% (±15.5 points) of renting households in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

27.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 38.0% (±15.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 27.6% (±12.2 points)
Median share of income: 25.1% (±5.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Tamalpais-Homestead Valley	Marin County	California	United States
Less than 15%	22.3% (±13.4 points)	9.4%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.6% (±10.0 points)	9.6%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	15.9% (±12.3 points)	12.3%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.2% (±8.6 points)	13.2%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.4% (±9.5 points)	8.4%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	27.6% (±12.2 points)	47.2%	46.0%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Tamalpais-Homestead Valley against Marin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tamalpais-Homestead Valley	Marin County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	38.0% (±15.5 points)	55.6% (±2.7 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	27.6% (±12.2 points)	47.2% (±2.2 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.1% (±5.6 points)	33.3% (±1.2 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$207,800 (±$121,890)	$87,278 (±$4,979)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$3,500 or more	$2,668 (±$83)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Marin County (55.6%).

It is also lower than in California (55.3%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Marin County, Tamalpais-Homestead Valley ranks 21 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 931 of 1,067.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Tamalpais-Homestead Valley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tamalpais-Homestead Valley
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Tamalpais-Homestead Valley	—	38.0% (±15.5 points)	—
Marin City	1.4 mi	55.4% (±19.1 points)	Not measurably different
Strawberry	1.8 mi	57.7% (±10.6 points)	Higher
Mill Valley	2.0 mi	39.4% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Alto	2.1 mi	31.8% (±30.9 points)	Not measurably different
Sausalito	2.9 mi	44.5% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Belvedere	3.7 mi	63.1% (±14.2 points)	Higher
Corte Madera	4.0 mi	44.4% (±15.2 points)	Not measurably different
Kentfield	4.1 mi	45.9% (±18.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Strawberry, CA (57.7%), Belvedere, CA (63.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Marin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
15	Black Point-Green Point	44.8% (±34.8 points)
16	Sausalito	44.5% (±11.0 points)
17	Corte Madera	44.4% (±15.2 points)
18	Santa Venetia	43.4% (±20.7 points)
19	Mill Valley	39.4% (±12.8 points)
20	Tiburon	38.6% (±13.7 points)
21	Tamalpais-Homestead Valley	38.0% (±15.5 points)
22	Ross	33.3% (±20.2 points)
23	Alto	31.8% (±30.9 points)
24	Woodacre	0.0% (±100.0 points)

Showing 10 of 24 places in Marin County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Tamalpais-Homestead Valley is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Tamalpais-Homestead Valley

Are renters in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley rent-burdened?

38.0% of renting households in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley spend on rent?

The median renting household in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA spends 25.1% (±5.6 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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