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Graton is a small town of 1,806 people in Sonoma County, California. It's about 9 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 50 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $878k and rent runs about $3k a month.
1,806people
$878kTypical home
$2,826/moRent
83° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,806
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,144 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 9 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $878k (≈$5,537/mo)
- Median rent $2,826/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (191 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 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 48
- 32% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to STS airport
- 61 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 141 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 144 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 464 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 147 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.