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About Santa Rosa
City in California, United StatesSanta Rosa (Spanish for "Saint Rose") is a city in and the county seat of Sonoma County, United States, in the North Bay region of the Bay Area in California. Its population as of the 2020 census was 178,127. It is the largest city in California's Wine Country and Redwood Coast. It is the fifth most populous city in the Bay Area after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont; and the 27th-most populous city in California.
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Housing in Santa Rosa
The typical Santa Rosa home is worth about $710,000, about the same as a year ago, 7% below the California typical home.
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Safety in Santa Rosa
Safety Grade C
Santa Rosa reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 66% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 74%.
Schools in Santa Rosa
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The public schools Santa Rosa’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 51% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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