Corte Madera is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 9,947 people and two associated neighborhoods, Corte Madera is the 418th largest community in California.

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

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

Also of interest is that Corte Madera 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 Corte Madera telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 41.99% 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.

Because of many things, Corte Madera is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Corte Madera really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Corte Madera perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Corte Madera 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 Corte Madera, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.51 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.

In Corte Madera, a lot of people use a ferryboat to get to work every day though Corte Madera is a relatively small town. Those that ride a ferryboat are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Corte Madera. 76.78% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Corte Madera in 2022 was $117,542, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $470,168 for a family of four.

Corte Madera is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Corte Madera home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Corte Madera residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Corte Madera also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.19% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Corte Madera include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

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