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Timber Cove is a tiny town of 199 people in Sonoma County, California. It's about 31 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 58 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 63°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $986k and rent runs about $2k a month.
199people
$986kTypical home
$2,200/moRent
63° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 199
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 35 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 31 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $986k (≈$6,218/mo)
- Median rent $2,200/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 63°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 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 63
- 22% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to STS airport
- 80 mi to SFO (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 742 ft
- Right on the coast
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 164 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of California districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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