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Cloverdale is a big small town of 8,886 people in Sonoma County, California. It's about 29 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 74 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $619k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,886people
$619kTypical home
$1,435/moRent
94° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,886
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,642 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 29 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $619k (≈$3,906/mo)
- Median rent $1,435/mo
- Median household income $117k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (278 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (869 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to STS airport
- 77 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 335 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 146 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 150 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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