Santa Rosa.
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40 tracts·147K people·$714K median·3,448/mi²
White 49 · Hispanic 37 · Asian 6 · Multiracial 4 · Black 2 · Other 1
Married couple 45 · Living alone 29 · Other 26
Santa Rosa 34 · San Francisco 4 · Cotati 3 · Petaluma 2 · Rohnert Park 2 · Elsewhere 55
Health 33 · Professional 19 · Retail 17 · Manufacturing 12 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 7 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Service 19 · Sales · office 18 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 12 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Santa Rosa is $713,900 (Census ACS) — 1.6× the US median of $458,812.
Santa Rosa has 177,090 residents across 35 census tracts and 27 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.2; the population is 48.7% White, 37.4% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% Asian, 4.5% Multiracial, 1.9% Black and 1.3% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 35.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.7% (Census ACS).
Austin Creek Elementary (80%), Yulupa Elementary (71%) and Santa Rosa French-American Charter (SRFACS) (59%) lead the elementary schools; Strawberry Elementary (53%), Santa Rosa Middle (20%) and Herbert Slater Middle (19%) lead the middle schools; Maria Carrillo High (60%), Santa Rosa High (40%) and Montgomery High (34%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,152/month, 36% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Santa Rosa is $99,060 a year, 15% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Santa Rosa, median rent is $2,152/month and the median home value is $713,900 (Census ACS).
Santa Rosa reported 3.3 violent crimes and 14.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 40°F; there are 139 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 33 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Santa Rosa are earthquake (96), volcanic activity (59) and inland flooding (56), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.94g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Santa Rosa scores 11.2 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2.7% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).