The cost of living in Santa Rosa and Petaluma is 20.6% more expensive than the U.S. average. Housing is 66% more than the average, making it the eighth most expensive in the state. Click through the gallery above to learn about the most inexpensive metro areas in California.

Is downtown Santa Rosa Safe?

The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Santa Rosa is 1 in 46. Based on FBI crime data, Santa Rosa is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to California, Santa Rosa has a crime rate that is higher than 57% of the states cities and towns of all sizes.

Is Santa Rosa FL safe?

Santa Rosa Beach has an overall crime rate of 11 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Santa Rosa Beach is 1 in 94.

How cold does it get in Santa Rosa?

In Santa Rosa, the summers are long, warm, arid, and mostly clear and the winters are short, cold, wet, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 37°F to 84°F and is rarely below 28°F or above 96°F.