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Sonoma is a big small town of 10,670 people in Sonoma County, California. It's about 9 miles from Napa, CA and 50 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $971k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,670people
$971kTypical home
$2,226/moRent
86° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,670
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,888 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 9 mi to Napa, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $971k (≈$6,120/mo)
- Median rent $2,226/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 68 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
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k)
- Low property crime (909 per 100k)
People
- Median age 57
- 17% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to STS airport
- 41 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 79 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,036 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 354 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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