Metro area · CBSA 42220
Santa Rosa
The Santa Rosa, CA metro area has 485,040 people. Median rent is $2,158, 24.7% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Sonoma County at $2,819. Of the 28 places we track here, Bodega Bay has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$104,674
Median home value
$815,500
Unemployment
5.7%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$2,819
HUD, Sonoma County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 177,090 | $2,152 | 26.1% |
| Petaluma | 59,247 | $2,440 | 25.4% |
| Rohnert Park | 44,575 | $2,279 | 27.5% |
| Windsor | 26,081 | $2,433 | 21.8% |
| Healdsburg | 11,243 | $2,158 | 25.0% |
| Sonoma | 10,670 | $2,226 | 27.1% |
| Cloverdale | 8,886 | $1,435 | 14.7% |
| Larkfield-Wikiup | 8,765 | $2,104 | 26.0% |
| Cotati | 7,489 | $2,056 | 22.3% |
| Sebastopol | 7,445 | $1,902 | 26.0% |
| Boyes Hot Springs | 7,247 | $1,876 | 22.2% |
| Guerneville | 4,100 | $1,579 | 23.3% |
| Forestville | 3,717 | $1,833 | 19.0% |
| El Verano | 3,443 | $2,372 | 23.0% |
| Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente | 3,347 | $1,743 | 24.4% |
| Sonoma State University | 2,210 | $2,158 | 24.7% |
| Penngrove | 2,119 | $2,130 | 23.9% |
| Graton | 1,806 | $2,826 | 37.1% |
| Temelec | 1,628 | $3,030 | 53.8% |
| Eldridge | 1,379 | $1,968 | 19.4% |
| Sea Ranch | 1,287 | $2,158 | 18.6% |
| Occidental | 1,225 | $2,158 | 24.7% |
| Bodega Bay | 1,139 | $1,689 | 11.1% |
| Glen Ellen | 1,078 | $1,582 | 18.1% |
| Kenwood | 1,028 | $1,163 | 14.0% |
| Monte Rio | 876 | $1,817 | 34.2% |
| Petaluma Center | 763 | $3,333 | 38.2% |
| Geyserville | 672 | $2,156 | 20.7% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.