Why Marin County is the Perfect Place to Raise a Family

If you’ve never visited Marin County, you’re in for a treat. It is a central location in wine country, complete with rolling hills and stunning valley views. It is also home to darling little cities where neighbors open doors for you, and kids ride their bikes down suburban streets.

In California, it is difficult enough to find a city like that amidst the many concrete jungles in our state, but it is downright shocking to find an entire county with a reputation for warmth, friendliness, and tranquility only miles from the exciting chaos of San Francisco. Still, this region is alive and well and stands up to its reputation. It’s just one of many reasons to raise your family in Marin County.

With a median home price of $1.7 million and a median household income of $131,008, Marin County is home to some of the Bay Area’s wealthier families. Many residents work and commute from San Francisco, but others have careers that keep them more centrally located. After all, Marin County has a vibrant education system, with several universities, community colleges, and private schools.

It is a thriving business community complete with medical offices and institutions and a growing tech sector. Let’s also not forget the wineries dotted across the valley. The people here have managed to keep the cities quaint, charming, and luxurious. As a result, the streets are quiet, the businesses are bustling, and the people seem happy to stay.

The local school system is often one of the primary reasons young families are attracted to an area, and for good reason. Kids spend most of their young lives in school, so you want to know they will be happy, healthy, and well-cared for, not to mention well-educated. Fortunately, Marin County schools offer all of those benefits and more. Schools in Marin County outperform other schools in California year after year while also providing a vibrant student body for the children to interact with.

Parents can count on their children to be educated in an environment that promotes excellence and encourages community and togetherness. It is no wonder the county has maintained its record as warm and welcoming when it is educating young people to live up to those standards.

Access to open nature is another reason to want to raise your family in Marin County. With 17,500 acres of parks and open space preserves, families are invited to hike, swim, walk, run, bike, paddle, and simply enjoy nature. The spirit of preservation is alive and well in Marin County, and residents have the fortune of living at the base of spectacular natural sites like Mt. Tamalpais and the Muir Redwoods. This entire county is a blend of suburban and rural neighborhoods that back up to wild yet well-maintained green space.

While San Francisco is known for its foggy, smoggy days filled with unpredictable weather and microclimates that can have you freezing one minute and sweltering the next, Marin County has inclement weather that leans much warmer and is much more predictable. Indeed, the further inland you travel from the San Francisco Bay, the warmer you will find the climate to be, with most of Marin offering true, hot summers that demand backyard swimming pools and trips to the river or the lake.

Fall in Marin is also alive with classic autumn colors and brisk breezes that allow for settling into the colder winters. Marin County, unlike many counties in California, has four full seasons to be enjoyed by residents. As a result, parents get to give their children a childhood filled with different weather experiences.

You’ve heard of food deserts. Well, Marin County is truly a food oasis. With a dozen year-round and seasonal farmer’s markets, shops, and stores with an abundance of fresh, seasonal fruits, vegetables, and other locally sourced and made foods, Marin is a playground for the senses, providing your children with a variety of flavors to explore while they are still young. Furthermore, many of the restaurants here are locally owned and run by chefs dedicated to sourcing ingredients from local farmers and ranchers. Fresh, local food always tastes better; as a bonus, it is better for you and the environment. Parents can be proud to leave their children a legacy of good food by bringing them up in Marin.

Likely thanks to those open spaces, the higher level of education, the food oasis, and the higher income levels, Marin County has recently been ranked the healthiest county in California once again. The county boasts few premature deaths, a high quality of life, and excellent access to medical care, which has allowed it to remain among the top healthiest counties year after year.

Parents can feel at ease raising their children in an area where the entire community comes together to care for each other and make health a priority. It makes leading a healthy lifestyle so much easier when you are part of a larger movement headed in the same direction.

The Nadine and Camara Team are devoted to helping their clients realize their real estate dreams, and they have a stellar reputation for meeting those goals. With years of experience built on integrity and expertise, this Marin real estate team is on your side. Contact the team today to start looking at homes for sale in Marin County.