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Cotati is a big small town of 7,489 people in Sonoma County, California. It's about 8 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 45 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $747k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,489people
$747kTypical home
$2,056/moRent
81° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,489
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,996 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 8 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $747k (≈$4,709/mo)
- Median rent $2,056/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (191 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,136 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 24% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to STS airport
- 50 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 108 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 137 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 682 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 211 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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