Home prices
San Rafael's median home cost is $923,100. In comparison to other places in this area this is approximately $419,340 (31%) lower.It is about $705,600 (324%) higher in comparison to the entire country, and it is approximately $174,700 (15%) lower compared to the city of San Francisco.
Rents
The median monthly rent in San Rafael is $1,937. It is about $82 (4%) lower in comparison to its nearby areas.In comparison to the country as a whole it is roughly $875 (82%) higher, and in comparison to the city of San Francisco is roughly $42 (2%) higher.
Nearby places
Santa Venetia
Santa Venetia is San Rafael's neighbor to the northeast. Housing prices there are a bit less expensive. The median home in Santa Venetia is valued at $798,500, which works out to $124,600 (15%) lower than San Rafael. The rent there is significantly less expensive. The median rent in Santa Venetia is $1,417 a month, which is $520 (36%) lower than San Rafael.
San Anselmo
San Anselmo is San Rafael's neighbor to the west. Its housing prices are a little more expensive. The median home in San Anselmo costs $1,066,800, which comes out to $143,700 (13%) higher than San Rafael. Its rents are fairly similar. San Anselmo's median rent is $1,930 per month, which is very similar to San Rafael.
Ross
Ross is San Rafael's neighbor to the southwest. The housing prices there are substantially more expensive. The cost of the median home in Ross is $2,000,001, which is $1,076,901 (53%) higher than San Rafael. Rents there are a bit more expensive. The median monthly rent in Ross is $2,672, which comes out to $735 (27%) higher than San Rafael.
Kentfield
Kentfield is San Rafael's neighbor to the southwest. Housing prices there are significantly more expensive. The value of the median home in Kentfield is $1,997,100, which comes out to $1,074,000 (53%) higher than San Rafael. Rent there is a bit more expensive. The median rent in Kentfield is $2,187 per month, which is $250 (11%) higher than San Rafael.
Fairfax
Fairfax is approximately 3 miles west of San Rafael. The real estate prices there are somewhat less expensive. Fairfax's median home cost is $849,800, which is $73,300 (8%) lower than San Rafael. Rent there is fairly similar. The median rent in Fairfax is $1,887 a month, which works out to $50 (2%) lower than San Rafael.