Dillon BeachCA
A town of 293, settled in 1922.
Is Dillon Beach a good place to live?
27% of the land in Dillon Beach is conserved, above both the California town median (4.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Dillon Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
293 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Fort Ross and 46 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dillon Beach. Close and well known come first.
24 mi Ancient siteFort Ross
in town National SeashorePoint Reyes National Seashore2.4M visitors a year
31 mi National MonumentMuir Woods National Monument757K visitors a year
3 mi Ancient siteBodega Bay
2 mi National Recreation AreaGolden Gate National Recreation Area15.7M visitors a year
30 mi MountainMount TamalpaisPhoto credits
Fort Ross: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Point Reyes National Seashore: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Muir Woods National Monument: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bodega Bay: Pixistik1687, Public domain · Golden Gate National Recreation Area: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Tamalpais: Originally uploaded by Nelso (Transferred by DimiTalen), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Dillon Beach: who provides what
Dillon Beach is unincorporated, so Marin County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dillon Beach.
Zillow puts the typical Dillon Beach home at about $1.38M
The share of households in Dillon Beach who own their home is 83%, where California’s towns sit at 64% and U.S. towns at 73%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Dillon Beach faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Dillon Beach sits above 97% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 41% come from inland flooding and 34% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Dillon Beach keeps nearly a quarter of its land conserved
Trails run 1.4 miles in 1 park or preserve. The density of trails for Dillon Beach comes to 0.5 miles per square mile. The town has one park or preserve, 3 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of Dillon Beach’s workers commute out
Dillon Beach’s middle household income is $210,000. The top destinations are San Francisco (12%), Point Reyes Station (7%) and Santa Rosa (5%). Half of commuters travel less than 40 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Dillon Beach, a typical July afternoon runs cooler than in the typical California or U.S. town
Expect warm winters and cool summers in Dillon Beach. July afternoons reach 66° and January nights drop to 44°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Dillon Beach stands out in California and nationally: a smaller share of its adults feel lonely
14% of Dillon Beach adults report frequent mental distress. CDC measures, 32 in all: Dillon Beach beats California on 18 and trails on 6. Among adults locally, 22% have obesity and 28% sleep under 7 hours.
| Dillon Beach | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 36% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 29% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Dillon Beach | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.8% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.5% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Dillon Beach
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Dillon Beach; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Dillon Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Dillon Beach for work
Where Dillon Beach’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Dillon Beach
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dillon Beach, CA a good place to live?
Dillon Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.