Glen Ellen is a tiny town located in the state of California. With a population of 714 people and two associated neighborhoods, Glen Ellen is the 779th largest community in California.

Glen Ellen home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Glen Ellen real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, Glen Ellen is also a town of artists. Glen Ellen has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Glen Ellen’s character.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Glen Ellen has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Also of interest is that Glen Ellen has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Glen Ellen is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Glen Ellen spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.97 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

As is often the case in a small town, Glen Ellen doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Glen Ellen, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Glen Ellen is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 74.06% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Glen Ellen in 2022 was $197,478, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $789,912 for a family of four. However, Glen Ellen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Glen Ellen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glen Ellen residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Glen Ellen include Irish, English, Eastern European, German, and French.

The most common language spoken in Glen Ellen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.