Petaluma, CA Housing Market & City Data
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Housing & Demographic Overview
Key insights about the community
HOUSING DATA (September 2026)
HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW
EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS
EDUCATION
- No Highschool Degree or GED9.6%
- Highschool Education16.4%
- Some College33.6%
- Bachelors Degree26.2%
- Graduate Degree14.2%
- Total College or Above40.4%
- Stem Degree46.4%
GENDER BREAKDOWN
- Male49.5%
- Female50.5%
MARITAL STATUS
- Married52.6%
- Divorced13.1%
- Never Married28.9%
- Widowed5.4%
CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN
CITY DATA
AGE BREAKDOWN
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| Under 18 | 23.7% |
| 19–29 | 11.0% |
| 30–39 | 13.2% |
| 40–49 | 13.2% |
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| 50–59 | 14.9% |
| 60–69 | 12.6% |
| 70–79 | 7.7% |
| 80+ | 3.7% |
WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER
WORKFORCE
ETHNICITY
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Neighborhoods in Petaluma, CA
Get to know neighborhoods in Petaluma, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.
Mountain Valley ↗
- Median asking price
- $774,500
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 27
BNearby schools · estimated
6/10 · 2 schools
Westridge ↗
- Median asking price
- $1,172,500
- / sq ft
- $531
- Active listings
- 1
- properties in discovery sample
- 16
BNearby schools · estimated
6.5/10 · 4 schools
Park Place ↗
- Median asking price
- $493,500
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 16
—Nearby schools · estimated
Ratings not available
Meadow Park ↗
- Median asking price
- $799,950
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 14
BNearby schools · estimated
6.7/10 · 3 schools
Capri Creek ↗
- Median asking price
- —
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 3
—Nearby schools · estimated
Ratings not available
Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.
About these neighborhood estimates
Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.
Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.
Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.