Safest Neighborhoods in Bolinas, CA

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Big Mesa and Little Mesa share Bolinas's highest safety score, at 4.8 out of 5. 3 ranked Bolinas neighborhoods score 4 out of 5 or higher for safety.

Houseberry scores 3 Bolinas neighborhoods on schools, safety, amenities, price, value and appreciation. Safety scores in Bolinas run from 4.7 to 4.8 out of 5, and 3 score 4 out of 5 or higher.

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Big Mesa, Bolinas, CA

Overall Score : 4.1/5
SCHOOL4.2/5
SAFETY4.8/5
AMENITIES3.3/5
PRICE$2,009,000
APPRECIATION4.60 %
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Keywords: Agate Beach, Duxbury Reef, Tide Pools

Big Mesa is the broad, high flat on the west side of Bolinas in Marin County, ending at the Pacific in low cliffs and a long shale reef. It is the quiet end of an already quiet town, and for many houses the ocean is the nearest neighbor. ... See Full Page

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Little Mesa, Bolinas, CA

Overall Score : 4.2/5
SCHOOL4.2/5
SAFETY4.8/5
AMENITIES3.3/5
PRICE$2,009,000
APPRECIATION4.60 %
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Keywords: Mesa Park, Harbor Seals, Village Edge

Little Mesa is the smaller of Bolinas's two raised flats, a modest rise right against the village in west Marin where houses look down over the middle of town rather than out to sea. Of the three Houseberry neighborhoods here, it puts you nearest the museum, the library and the beach below. ... See Full Page

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Bolinas, Bolinas, CA

Overall Score : 4.1/5
SCHOOL4.2/5
SAFETY4.7/5
AMENITIES3.4/5
PRICE$2,009,000
APPRECIATION4.60 %
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Keywords: Bolinas Museum, Smiley's Saloon, Surf Lessons

Bolinas is a small village on Bolinas Lagoon in west Marin County, about 23 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge and a world away from it. Wharf Road, where the museum sits, is the center of things, and nearly everything people do here happens within a few blocks of it. ... See Full Page

Scores updated October 2026

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Bolinas safety: your questions, answered

What are the safest neighborhoods in Bolinas?

Big Mesa and Little Mesa share the highest safety score in Bolinas, at 4.8 out of 5. The next highest safety score in Bolinas is Bolinas, at 4.7 out of 5.

Is Bolinas safe?

Houseberry scores Bolinas's 3 ranked neighborhoods from 4.7 to 4.8 out of 5 for safety. 3 Bolinas neighborhoods score 4.0 out of 5 or higher for safety, led by Big Mesa and Little Mesa.

Is Big Mesa in Bolinas safe?

Big Mesa scores 4.8 out of 5 for safety on Houseberry, one of 2 Bolinas neighborhoods sharing the highest safety score out of 3 ranked. 3 Bolinas neighborhoods score 4.0 out of 5 or higher for safety.

What do homes cost in Bolinas's top safety-rated neighborhoods?

Across the top 3 Bolinas neighborhoods by safety score, the typical home price is $2,009,000. Prices among those top 3 Bolinas neighborhoods run from $2,009,000 in Big Mesa to $2,009,000 in Big Mesa.

Which Bolinas neighborhoods rank highly for both safety and overall?

3 of 3 ranked Bolinas neighborhoods score 4 out of 5 or higher for both safety and overall. Little Mesa leads, at 4.8 out of 5 for safety and 4.2 out of 5 overall. Big Mesa (4.8 out of 5 and 4.1 out of 5) and Bolinas (4.7 out of 5 and 4.1 out of 5) also score 4 out of 5 or higher for both safety and overall in Bolinas.

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