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Kenwood is a small town of 1,028 people in Sonoma County, California. It's about 9 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 55 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 $882k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,028people
$882kTypical home
$2,158/moRent
85° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,028
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 199 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 9 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $882k (≈$5,561/mo)
- Median rent $2,158/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 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 45
- 36% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to STS airport
- 51 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 518 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 127 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 679 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 67 bars within 25 mi
- 219 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of California districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.