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Sebastopol is a big small town of 7,445 people in Sonoma County, California. It's about 7 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 48 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 $846k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,445people
$846kTypical home
$1,902/moRent
83° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,445
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,956 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 7 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $846k (≈$5,333/mo)
- Median rent $1,902/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.7% 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
- 84 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
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (341 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,093 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to STS airport
- 57 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 157 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 142 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 568 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 177 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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