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Larkfield-Wikiup is a big small town of 8,765 people in Sonoma County, California. It's about 5 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 56 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 $705k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,765people
$705kTypical home
$2,104/moRent
83° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,765
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,651 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 5 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $705k (≈$4,444/mo)
- Median rent $2,104/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 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 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to STS airport
- 62 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 217 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 137 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 540 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 161 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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