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Cazadero is a tiny town of 483 people in Sonoma County, California. It's about 23 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 55 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 64°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $668k and rent runs about $2k a month.
483people
$668kTypical home
$1,977/moRent
64° / 53°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 483
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 68 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 23 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $668k (≈$4,211/mo)
- Median rent $1,977/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 64°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,013 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to STS airport
- 74 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,329 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 156 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 280 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 104 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of California districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sonoma County: D+46 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.