Cost of living in Santa Rosa, California
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,152 a month.
Santa Rosa is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $99,060 a year.
- People
- 177,090
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,152
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $99,060
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $713,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,819
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA
Santa Rosa, California has about 177,090 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $713,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sonoma County is $2,819 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Santa Rosa. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metro area, prices sit at 107.8 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
California taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Santa Rosa's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical California home paid 33.61¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Santa Rosa's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in California averaged $4.53 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 982 places we list in California with a rent figure, 344 have higher typical rent than Santa Rosa.
Nearby places
- Larkfield-Wikiup
Typical rent $2,104
Compare with Santa Rosa - Rohnert Park
Typical rent $2,279
Compare with Santa Rosa - Sebastopol
Typical rent $1,902
Compare with Santa Rosa - Cotati
Typical rent $2,056
Compare with Santa Rosa - Windsor
Typical rent $2,433
Compare with Santa Rosa - Graton
Typical rent $2,826
Compare with Santa Rosa - Penngrove
Typical rent $2,130
- Forestville
Typical rent $1,833
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in California
Bigger places in California
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.