Living in Eldridge, CA
Eldridge is a small town of 1,379 people in Sonoma County, California. It's about 11 miles from Napa, CA and 51 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $767k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,379people
$767kTypical home
$1,968/moRent
85° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,379
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,115 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 11 mi to Napa, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $767k (≈$4,835/mo)
- Median rent $1,968/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,013 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to STS airport
- 45 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 164 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 126 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 826 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 81 bars within 25 mi
- 263 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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