Rankings · How Cotati ranks in CA
Cotati ranks #26 in California for affordable rent
Cotati is ranked on 34 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Lists ranked on
34
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #26 rent easiest to afford
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Safety
Top 23% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Cotati does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Cotati marked.
At a glance
Cotati lands in the top half on 13 of 22 lists
Each dot is Cotati’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Cotati does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
SafetySafety →
Safest#91/411 HealthHealth →
Most active#161/844Healthiest#220/844Fewest uninsured#241/844Lowest obesity#247/844Fewest smokers#329/844Closest to a top hospital#515/844Lowest depression#762/844 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#26/422Cheapest rent#483/830Most affordable#504/835Lowest property tax#533/835 People
Most educated#320/844 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#463/843 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#274/438 What kind of place
Fewer kids than 89% of California
Not better or worse, just Cotati’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer kids than 89% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
16.2% of residents are under 18
Wetter than 89% of CA towns
DrierWetter
32 in of rain + melted snow a year
Steadier prices than 88% of CA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+25.6% in home prices, 5 years
More year-round than 86% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Cooler summers than 80% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
79.6° July high
Colder winters than 70% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
39.0° January low
Fewer homes per newcomer than 69% of CA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
5.5 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Shorter growing season than 64% of CA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
271 days between frosts
Younger than 53% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
38.5 median age
Fewer seniors than 51% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
16% of residents are 65+
Almost there
1 spot from the top 25 for affordable rent
Lists where Cotati sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Cotati out-ranks 0 of its 1 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.