CITY PROFILE
Santa Rosa, CA
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Santa Rosa, CA is a smaller metro with among the most expensive housing in our dataset, so budget accordingly if you're considering a move here. The mild climate pairs with abundant sunshine and moderate rainfall, giving you pleasant weather year-round without extremes. It's a compact region, so you'll experience less urban sprawl than larger metros, though the high cost of living is the main trade-off to weigh.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $797K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $2,637/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 14.6°C · warmest 22.4°C · coolest 7.5°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 689 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 5.14 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #112 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy54
- Affordable to rent36
- Climate comfort74
- Plenty of sunshine76
- Big-city amenities73
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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