Our Vision Marin will be a more economically vibrant, environmentally sustainable & socially balanced community when those who work here can live here.
Affordability Compared to Average Annual Salary
Examples of Marin Occupations that Cannot Afford a Typical 1-Bedroom Apartment in Marin
* Marin County's area median income (AMI) for a 1-person household in 2009 was $67,750.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Survey, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, May 2009; US Department of Housing and Urban Development, 50th Percentile Rent Estimates, 2009; California HCD, State Income Limits, 2009. Note: Federal housing guidelines state that housing is affordable if it costs 30% or less of a household's income. Graphics provided by Adam Hoffman, BlueNeck Design.
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For additional information on the traffic and climate impacts of Marin's unaffordable housing, please read the report, "Miles from Home," produced by our partners, the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH) and Greenbelt Alliance. It is available at livelocalmarin.org.