Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

–RodeoNot graded B−CotatiSafer than 50% of U.S. towns

Schools

BRodeoBetter than 56% of districts in the state BCotatiBetter than 62% of districts in the state

Health

B−RodeoHealthier than 54% of U.S. towns A−CotatiHealthier than 84% of U.S. towns

6Rodeo

13Cotati

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #99#762 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #605#140 Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #540#197 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #573#161 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #772#463 Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #443#211 HealthiestHealth · 844 towns #489#219 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #160#415

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Rodeo’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $430 more a month in Cotati

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Rodeo$3,820/mo

Typical home $646K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $2,190/mo · Housing →

Cotati$4,250/mo

Typical home $726K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.74% · or rent about $2,056/mo · Housing →

The difference: $430 a month, about $5,200 a year, between Cotati and Rodeo.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

RodeoCotati

Snow a year0″0″

January low43°F 39°F

July high74°F 81°F

Growing season (days)365d 271d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th 94th

Outdoors & history

RodeoCotati

Trails2 mi 3 mi

Conserved land6.2%3.5%

Settled1890 1963

Archive photos6 3

Famous people born here—2

Community

RodeoCotati

Library hours a week23 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

32 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RodeoCA CotatiCA

Rodeo ↔ Cotati32 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs California average

RodeoCotati

People

Population 8,976Highest 7,489Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.2%Highest CA: +6.1% +4.4%Lowest CA: +6.1%

Median age 41.8±2.5Highest 10% above CA 38.5±2.6Lowest about the CA average

Rodeo and Cotati are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 19.5%±3.5Highest CA: 22% 16.2%±3.6Lowest CA: 22%

Rodeo and Cotati are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 17.1%±2.6Highest CA: 15.7% 16%±3.8Lowest CA: 15.7%

Rodeo and Cotati are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.6%Lowest CA: 37.1% 37.6%Highest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±1.5Lowest CA: 7.6% 7.7%±2.4Highest CA: 7.6%

Cotati and Rodeo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $91,484±$18kLowest 8% below CA $110,750±$19kHighest 12% above CA

Cotati and Rodeo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $663,200±$39kLowest 10% below CA $746,800±$49kHighest about the CA average

Cotati and Rodeo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,190±$206Highest 8% above CA $2,056±$266Lowest about the CA average

Rodeo and Cotati are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $5,270Lowest about the CA average $5,514Highest 8% above CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.1%±13.3Highest CA: 55.3% 42.3%±8.9Lowest CA: 55.3%

Rodeo and Cotati are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 8.4%Highest CA: 12% 8.2%Lowest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 59%Lowest CA: 55.9% 59.2%Highest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than CA 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 38 minHighest 33% above CA 29 minLowest about the CA average

Work from home 13.2%±3.6Lowest CA: 17.2% 15.2%±4.6Highest CA: 17.2%

Cotati and Rodeo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 2.9%Lowest 4.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miHighest 11.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Lowest 0.79Highest

Top workplaceoutside town San Francisco (14%)Santa Rosa (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CotatiFew work in Rodeo

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6.2%Highest 3.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miLowest 3.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 1.7 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 11Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 41.9Lowest 120Highest

Schools

School district John Swett UnifiedCotati-Rohnert Park Unified

High school in town None in townNone in town

California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Rodeo vs Cotati

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Cotati places higher on 13 of 19 CA lists

A typical home costs $430 more a month in Cotati

What daily life feels like in each

32 miles apart

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