San Anselmo Real Estate

San Anselmo is a town in Northern California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. Buying a home in San Anselmo will put you within driving distance of the water, San Francisco, wine country, and there is easy access to many outdoor activities such as mountain biking, road biking, and hiking as well. The town also has a number of municipal parks that offer lot more outdoor recreation opportunities. San Anselmo's parks and recreation department offers programs such as organized sports , gymnastics, art classes, drama classes, and many more recreational and cultural activities for children and adults.

Today, San Anselmo has a little over 12,300 residents, and 60% of the residents are part of a family. This family-oriented area officially became a town in 1974, and in the past 30 years the town has demonstrated its commitment to establishing a safe and community-oriented place for singles, families, and seniors alike. According to the Pacific Sun Newspaper, San Anselmo is the “Best Non-Mall Shopping City or Town in Marin County,” the Bay Area's Sunset Magazine voted San Anselmo the “Best in the West” for antiquing, and the town is distinguished as the “Northern California Antique Capital.”

The excellent schools also make buying a home in San Anselmo attractive. Sir Frances Drake high school has 1,133 students, and a low student-teacher ratio of 1:19. According to Yahoo! Real Estate School profiles, 100% of Sir Frances Drake high school seniors graduate, and 84% of those graduates go on to pursue higher education options.

Real estate in San Anselmo is premium. In February 2006, home buyers in San Anselmo paid, on average, $1,081,666. That is a slight decrease from the same period in 2005, when the average sales price for a single family home or condominium was $1,090,125.

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