Personal loans in Belvedere, CA
Population in Belvedere dropped about 3.8% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. With an estimated 2,050 residents, Belvedere is the 454th-largest of 482 places in California.
Belvedere counts about 2,050 people, and what is genuinely local about borrowing here is limited — California law does the governing. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Belvedere. Every figure below is California's own, applied to Belvedere's 2,050 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. The next larger city is Tiburon, CA about 1 miles away.
Belvedere by the numbers
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced California table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: the Census counts 2,050 residents in Belvedere (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 454th-largest figure among California's 482 places.
- Population trend: About 3.8% below the 2020 Census base.
- Net change: roughly 82 fewer people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 6% of the places in California, with 2,050 residents in Belvedere.
- Density: roughly 3,950 residents per square mile, spread over 0.5 sq mi of land.
- By land area: Belvedere ranks 477th among California's 482 places, at 0.5 sq mi.
- Water area rank: Belvedere ranks 55th among California's 482 places, with 1.89 sq mi.
- Within California: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Belvedere.
- Nationally: Belvedere is the 7,539th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth in California: Belvedere stands 368th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 482 places.
- Against the state trend: Belvedere's 3.8% change compares with a California average of -1.3% across its 482 places.
- Density rank: Belvedere is the 200th most densely settled place in California.
- Density in context: Belvedere's 3,950 people per square mile sit against a California median of 3,455.
- Location: 37.8736, -122.4710 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Tiburon (1 mi); Sausalito (2 mi); Corte Madera (4 mi); Mill Valley (5 mi); Larkspur (6 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Smaller places close by: Colma (14 mi); Isleton (51 mi); Sand City (93 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 1 places smaller than Belvedere sit within 50 miles.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 152.
Getting a loan in Belvedere
At roughly 3,950 people per square mile, Belvedere is fairly dense; 91 larger places lie within 50 miles. What is available to Belvedere's 2,050 borrowers is set by California licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. For a larger market, the closest option is Tiburon, CA about 1 miles away.
California rules behind a Belvedere personal loan
This table holds the California rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made to Belvedere's 2,050 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) Source says: "“Department” means the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation". | California Legislature — Financial Code § 23001 as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Finance lender/broker license required from the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation (California Financing Law) Source says: "No person shall engage in the business of a finance lender or broker without obtaining a license from the commissioner". | California Legislature — Financial Code § 22100 as of 2026-09-16 |
| 36% rate cap on mid-size consumer loans (AB 539) | Consumer loans of $2,500 to under $10,000: cap of 36% per annum simple interest plus the Federal Funds Rate Source says: "charges at a rate not exceeding an annual simple interest rate of 36 percent per annum plus the Federal Funds Rate". | California Legislature — Financial Code § 22304.5 as of 2026-09-16 |
Before you apply in Belvedere
Before you apply in Belvedere, a community of about 2,050, work through these steps:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Look the lender up in the California regulator's licence records before you sign.
- When debt already feels heavy, a nonprofit credit counsellor is worth a call first.
- Look for an origination fee or prepayment penalty in the written disclosure.
- Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
The process is identical across California; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Belvedere holds 2,050 people.
Inside a Belvedere personal loan
With roughly 2,050 residents, Belvedere is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Belvedere's rank of 454th in California: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Belvedere loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Where Belvedere sits
Inside Belvedere's boundaries lie roughly 0.5 square miles of land and 1.89 square miles of water. That land carries about 3,950 people per square mile. Los Angeles, the largest place in California, is about 350 miles from Belvedere. Within 50 miles of Belvedere there are 91 larger Census places. The 100-mile radius contains 152 larger places.
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Nearby places
- Tiburon, CA — population 8,846
- Sausalito, CA — population 7,021
- Corte Madera, CA — population 9,947
- Mill Valley, CA — population 13,792
- Larkspur, CA — population 12,589
- San Rafael, CA — population 59,555
- Ross, CA — population 2,290
- Richmond, CA — population 114,106