Point Reyes StationCA
A town settled in 1891, now home to 517 people.
Is Point Reyes Station a good place to live?
No town among the 848 in California we compare has a higher median age than Point Reyes Station. 61% of the land in Point Reyes Station is conserved, above both the California town median (4.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, at 267 acres. Point Reyes Station has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Point Reyes Station stand out
Where Point Reyes Station beats most towns.
517 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary and 163 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Point Reyes Station. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi MuseumAlcatraz Federal Penitentiary
Big draw27 mi GardenPresidio of San Francisco
Big draw29 mi LandmarkLombard Street
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaChase Center
Big draw35 mi MuseumUSS Hornet
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaOracle ParkPhoto credits
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: druchoy, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Presidio of San Francisco: Robert Campbell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lombard Street: The original uploader was Y6y6y6 at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Chase Center: Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Hornet: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0 · Oracle Park: User Coasttocoast on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Point Reyes Station: who provides what
Point Reyes Station 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 Point Reyes Station.
A typical Point Reyes Station home is worth about $1.54M
The going rate for rent in Point Reyes Station is $1,898 a month. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 3.9% in value. For households locally, the share who are owner-occupiers is 67%.
| Point Reyes Station | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,898 a month | $1,896 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 64% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The schools Point Reyes Station’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to the Shoreline Unified school district. Its one school is below. 114 students attend Point Reyes Station’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Marin ElementaryLargest public middle schoolGrades 2–8 | Grades 2–8 | 114 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
Protected land: nearly a third of Point Reyes Station
Count the trails in 3 parks and preserves and they come to 3.6 miles. Point Reyes Station’s density of trails is 1.0 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. White House Pool Park | 0.4 mi | 12 |
| 2. Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary | — | 267 |
| 3. Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Point Reyes Station has 1.9 jobs for every working resident, and 501 people commute in
The top destinations are San Francisco (13%), Petaluma (8%) and San Rafael (5%). Just 3% of Point Reyes Station’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs in Point Reyes Station grew by 69 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 510. For Point Reyes Station, the typical journey to work is 20 minutes.
| Point Reyes Station | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Very high risk in Point Reyes Station, with inland flooding at the top
Households in Point Reyes Station have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2005. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 97% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A typical July afternoon in Point Reyes Station is cooler than in the typical California or U.S. town
Expect warm winters and cool summers in Point Reyes Station. July afternoons reach 67° and January nights drop to 45°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults feel lonely in Point Reyes Station than in most of California or the rest of the country
The share of adults in Point Reyes Station who worry about having enough food: 8%. Of 32 CDC measures, Point Reyes Station beats the California average on 18 and trails it on 5. Two figures for adults locally: 22% have obesity, 28% sleep under 7 hours.
| Point Reyes Station | 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) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Point Reyes Station | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.7% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.7% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Point Reyes Station
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Point Reyes Station; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Point Reyes Station residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Every workday, about 501 people come to Point Reyes Station for work
Where Point Reyes Station’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Point Reyes Station
Place in California, United States
Point Reyes Station (formerly Marin and Olema Station) is a small unincorporated town in western Marin County, California, United States. Point Reyes Station is located 13 miles (21 km) south-southeast of Tomales, at an elevation of 39 feet (12 m). Point Reyes Station is located along State Route 1 and is a gateway to the Point Reyes National Seashore, an extremely popular national preserve. The Point Reyes Station census-designated place (CDP) covers the unincorporated town and adjacent development to the north, with a total population of 895 as of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 3.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 39 ft
- ZIP code
- 94956
Questions about Point Reyes Station
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Point Reyes Station, CA a good place to live?
Point Reyes Station has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.