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Penngrove is a small town of 2,119 people in Sonoma County, California. It's about 10 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 44 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,119people
$1.2MTypical home
$2,130/moRent
82° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,119
- Part of a metro area
- About 525 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 10 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,542/mo)
- Median rent $2,130/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 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 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to STS airport
- 47 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 82 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 135 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 733 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 222 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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