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Occidental is a small town of 1,225 people in Sonoma County, California. It's about 13 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 47 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,225people
$1.2MTypical home
$1,611/moRent
78° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,225
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 247 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 13 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,364/mo)
- Median rent $1,611/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day 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 55
- 17% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to STS airport
- 61 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 735 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 148 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 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
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of California districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.