Marin County Year Over Year Appreciation

Marin County Home Appreciation Rates Year Over Year Since 1990

Marin County Real Estate Team O'Brien Real Estate January 18, 2026

Marin County Year Over Year Appreciation

You can see from the chart above, that Marin County in 2025 flatlined in regard to year over year appreciation based on the change in the median house sales price. We saw in 2023 a 6% drop and in 2024 a 3% gain.

You can see on the chart below the median house sales price by town, along with the high sales price for the year.

Chart of Marin County median house prices and selected high sales by town through mid-December 2025.

The chart below allows you to follow the Marin county home price trends for Novato, Fairfax, North San Rafael, Central San Rafael, and Corte Madera. These also being the more affordable towns in the county.

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