The Sea Ranch is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 1,512 people and two associated neighborhoods, The Sea Ranch is the 698th largest community in California.

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

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that The Sea Ranch has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

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

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 41.68% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Another notable thing is that The Sea Ranch is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

Because of many things, The Sea Ranch 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, The Sea Ranch really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is The Sea Ranch 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.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) The Sea Ranch has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. The Sea Ranch has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in The Sea Ranch than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, The Sea Ranch may be for you.

The Sea Ranch 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 The Sea Ranch, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.14 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The Sea Ranch is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to The Sea Ranch, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. The Sea Ranch is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 66.91% 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 The Sea Ranch in 2022 was $72,991, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $291,964 for a family of four. However, The Sea Ranch contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in The Sea Ranch is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.