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Sausalito, CA
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Living in Sausalito



Sausalito is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 7,095 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Sausalito is the 463rd largest community in California.

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

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

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

A relatively large number of people in Sausalito telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 31.78% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Sausalito is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

In Sausalito, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.63 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Despite being a small city, Sausalito has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Sausalito, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Sausalito is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 70.89% 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 Sausalito in 2018 was $111,167, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $444,668 for a family of four.

Sausalito is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sausalito home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sausalito residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sausalito include English, German, Irish, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Sausalito is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.