Thanks for Voting!
Fairfax, CA is a charming small town located in Marin County. It's known for its unique atmosphere and friendly community. The downtown area consists of several independent shops and restaurants, as well as one of the oldest movie theaters in America. Visitors can also enjoy a variety of outdoor activities such as biking, hiking and camping in the nearby Mount Tamalpais State Park. Residents are proud of this unique town and enjoy living there due to its close-knit community and beautiful scenery. Most reviews of Fairfax, CA are positive, with visitors praising the beauty of the landscape, the cleanliness and friendly nature of its people, as well as its numerous attractions.
based on 3 ReviewsGet to know Fairfax town (Marin County) with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited Fairfax town (Marin County)
Crowds, corruption & chaos in a pretty place - 6/17/2019
I grew up in Fairfax and environs in the '60s & '70s, lived here off & on for another few decades and have now lived here 10 years solid. It is still stunningly beautiful. However, like all the rest of Marin County, it has become almost unliveable. Housing is beyond expensive - it is a complete rip-off. Streets are clogged with cars. The town government is totally corrupt, and I'm surprised that some of them have not (yet?) been indicted. Town government and the Ross Valley School District work closely with the real estate industry to lure young families to Fairfax and San Anselmo. Why? Old folks are exempt from the tax that pays off the $41 million school-remodel boon-doggle a few years back. Young families can pay it off, even though the remodel is already falling apart. The school inflates grades. There are far too many policemen per capita. And how many bars? Five? Six? In a town of 7500? Absurd.
Hordes of midnight mountain bikers, each with three or four halogen
Read More
Start Your Review of Fairfax town (Marin County)
Fairfax, Ca - 10/30/2010
I've been a resident of Fairfax for 20 years, but I've had a foothold here since 1962 because of family ties. It offers unbelievable variety, lying less than an hour from San Francisco and the rest of the Bay Area to the south and east, and the Pacific Coast (Pt. Reyes National Seashore, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area) to the west. We nestle in the northern foothills of Mt Tamalpais, and just west of us lies the beautiful unincorporated area of Marin County, with open space, rolling hills and valleys, redwood groves, a state park, and dairy farms. It's what a city child like me always thought the country should be.
The people are friendly, and Fairfax is sometimes known as a remnant of the hippie culture. What I find is a mix of some of the original Italian dairy farmong families and people from other areas drawn here by the natural beauty -- earnest, intelligent people concerned with issues beyond their daily lives. We may want to change the world, but
Read More
quality of life - 12/14/2008
living in Fairfax is like moving back to the 1960s. The town is full of unconventional folks, the type we used to call "hipies". While there are advantages t this, there are also disadvantages. People have a very unrealistic view of life. Dogs are allowed to roam free, unleashed, and people do not pick up the waste their animals produce. There used to be a saying "watch where you step...in Fairfax!" My family has lived here for over 65 years, and watched it change from a San Francisco summer home community to an Italian truck farm town to a basic suburbia. Traffic is bad and getting worse. I love lots of things about Fairfax, but I find the people a disappoinment. They appear "free spirited" but tend to be "small
Read More