Santa Rosa, CA Housing Market & City Data

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176,753
Population Estimate
$539,592
Median Home Value
95.3%
Employment Rate
32.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$456
Median Listing Price$732,000
Median Days on Market42
Active Listings432
New Listings228
Total Listings (Active + Pending)592
Avg Listing Price$1,093,891
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-0%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-6%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.24
Family Dual Income57.1
Median Household Income$75,630
Median Individual Income$35,182
Home Ownership54.0%
Home Value$539,592
Median Rent$1,609
Rent Burden33.3%
Poverty10.3%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED13.8%
  • Highschool Education19.3%
  • Some College34.3%
  • Bachelors Degree20.1%
  • Graduate Degree12.4%
  • Total College or Above32.5%
  • Stem Degree49.4%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.4%
  • Female51.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married44.5%
  • Divorced15.4%
  • Never Married34.6%
  • Widowed5.5%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CitySanta Rosa
State IDCA
Population176,753

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1823.7%
19–2913.4%
30–3914.3%
40–4912.4%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.9%
60–6911.9%
70–796.8%
80+4.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation66.4%
Unemployment Rate4.7%
Disabled12.0%

ETHNICITY

White66.8%
Black2.6%
Asian5.5%
Native American1.3%
Pacific Islander0.6%
Other17.1%
Multiple6.0%

OTHER

Hispanic32.8%
Limited English5.8%
Health Uninsured7.6%
Veteran5.9%

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Neighborhoods in Santa Rosa, CA

Get to know neighborhoods in Santa Rosa, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Coddingtown

    Coddingtown ↗

    Median asking price
    $595,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    46
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    2.8/10 · 5 schools

  • North Point

    North Point Village ↗

    Median asking price
    $599,999
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    26
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3/10 · 3 schools

  • The Life at Westland Estates

    Westland Estates ↗

    Median asking price
    $375,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    13
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3/10 · 3 schools

  • Santa Rosa Highlands

    Santa Rosa Highlands ↗

    Median asking price
    $385,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    9
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Valley View Estates at Rice Ranch

    Valley View Estates ↗

    Median asking price
    $795,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    5
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6/10 · 4 schools

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.