Population
Santa Rosa
177,216
Napa
78,816
Median Income
Santa Rosa
$97,410
Napa
$102,231
Home Value
Santa Rosa
$685,000
Napa
$824,500
Rent
Santa Rosa
$2,084
Napa
$2,165
Crime Rate
Santa Rosa
3.43
Napa
2.90
Cost of Living
Santa Rosa
184.9
Napa
199.9
Avg Temp
Santa Rosa
N/A
Napa
N/A
Unemployment
Santa Rosa
5.5%
Napa
5.5%
How Similar Are Santa Rosa & Napa?
Napa is Santa Rosa's #2 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Santa Rosa
177,216
Napa
78,816
Santa Rosa (177,216) is about 2.2x larger than Napa (78,816).
Violent Crime
Santa Rosa
3.43
Napa
2.90
Santa Rosa has a 15% higher violent crime than Napa.
Property Crime
Santa Rosa
13.20
Napa
13.83
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 5% difference.
Political Leaning
Santa Rosa
25.2%
Napa
31.1%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Napa has a stronger Democratic lean (19% difference).
Unemployment
Santa Rosa
5.5%
Napa
5.5%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 0% difference.
Median Income
Santa Rosa
$97,410
Napa
$102,231
Both cities have similar median income — just a 5% difference.
Home Values
Santa Rosa
$685,000
Napa
$824,500
Napa has a 17% higher home values than Santa Rosa.
Education
Santa Rosa
24.8%
Napa
26.5%
Both cities have similar education — just a 6% difference.
Demographics
Santa Rosa
56.2%
Napa
62.7%
Napa has a 10% higher demographics than Santa Rosa.
Cost of Living
Santa Rosa
184.9
Napa
199.9
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 8% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Santa Rosa and Napa share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Santa Rosa
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Napa
Santa Rosa leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Santa Rosa leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSanta Rosa scores 270.6 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 302.3 in Napa. Santa Rosa has a living wage (1 adult) of $81,354 vs $87,959 in Napa (8% lower). Santa Rosa has a living wage (family of 4) of $192,292 vs $207,902 in Napa (8% lower).
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Rosa has a vacancy rate of 3.8% compared to 6.3% in Napa. Napa has a median home value of $824,500 vs $685,000 in Santa Rosa (17% higher). Santa Rosa has a median property tax of $4,938 vs $5,603 in Napa (12% lower).
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Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Napa leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Rosa: 96,708 vs Napa: 42,481 for labor force. Napa has a work from home of 12.2% compared to 10.5% in Santa Rosa. Napa has a poverty rate of 8.7% compared to 9.5% in Santa Rosa.
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Crime & Safety — Santa Rosa leads
Source: FBI UCRNapa has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 0.86 compared to 2.31 in Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.05 in Napa. Santa Rosa has a property crime clearance of 16.7% compared to 10.9% in Napa.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Napa leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauNapa has a bachelor's degree or higher of 26.5% compared to 24.8% in Santa Rosa. Napa has a high school diploma or higher of 39.6% compared to 38.5% in Santa Rosa.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Rosa has a population of 177,216, about 2.2x the size of Napa (78,816).
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Santa Rosa
Napa
Healthcare — Santa Rosa leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSanta Rosa: 5 vs Napa: 3 for with emergency services. Santa Rosa: 3.3 vs Napa: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Rosa has a public transit of 1.1% compared to 0.8% in Napa. Napa has a bicycle of 0.8% compared to 0.6% in Santa Rosa. Napa has a work from home of 12.2% compared to 10.5% in Santa Rosa.
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