Santa Rosa vs Petaluma
Santa Rosa, CA compared with Petaluma, CA · 15 miles apart
Santa Rosa has 179,437 residents to Petaluma’s 59,688. Santa Rosa comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Petaluma does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Santa Rosa, CA | Petaluma, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 179,437 | 59,688 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,212 | 4,141 |
| Median household income | $99,060 | $115,430 |
| Median home value | $713,900 | $878,600 |
| Median rent | $2,152 | $2,440 |
| Homeownership | 56.7% | 64.5% |
| Average commute | 22.9 min | 30.7 min |
| Median age | 41.2 | 45.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 35.1% | 43.8% |
| Poverty rate | 9.7% | 6.5% |
| Unemployment | 6.3% | 4.6% |
| Price to income | 7.2× | 7.6× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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