CA · Metro #112

Santa Rosa - CA housing market

The Santa Rosa metro has a typical home value of $785,101, down 0.0% from a year ago. Homes sell in 22 days on average, a balanced market. 25% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$785,101
+-0.0% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$779,309
-0.8% YoY
Median list price
$858,000
Sale-to-list ratio
100.5%
Selling above ask
Days on market
22d
Listings w/ price cut
25.2%
New listings / mo
431
-4.6% YoY
Homes for sale
1,404
-12.7% YoY
Typical rent
$2,685/mo
+4.2% YoY
Income needed to buy
$228,400
October 2026 report · Zillow data through August 2026

Santa Rosa housing market, October 2026

The typical Santa Rosa home is worth $785,101 as of August 2026, up 0.3% from the prior month, up 0.3% over three months, and down 0.0% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $781,553 to $809,955.

Homes are going pending in about 22 days, slower than the 14 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 1,404 homes for sale, 13% fewer than a year ago. 25.2% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 19.4% three months ago).

Typical rent is $2,685 a month, up 4.2% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 24.4.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($157,020), the typical Santa Rosa home costs about $5,330 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $228,400 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$810k$782kSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Days to pending, 24 months
46d14dSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
1.6k810Sep 24Sep 25Aug 26

Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →

Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($785,101) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Santa Rosa - CA metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up -0.0% over the past year. In Santa Rosa - CA, that means a home worth $785,101 last year is now worth roughly $785,101.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $779,309. Homes are selling at 100.5% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.

Homes listed in Santa Rosa - CA sit on the market for roughly 22 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 25.2% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 431 new listings hit the market each month in Santa Rosa - CA. There are currently 1,404 homes for sale, down 12.7% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Santa Rosa - CA is $2,685, up 4.2% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 24.4x, renting territory (#18 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $4,349 a month in principal and interest, $1,664 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 3.11% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in CA

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Los Angeles - CA$952,601 +1.2% 24.0d
San Francisco - CA$1,123,193 +2.3% 17.0d
Riverside - CA$581,454 +0.2% 30.0d
San Diego - CA$930,785 +0.5% 22.0d
Sacramento - CA$574,820 -0.3% 20.0d
San Jose - CA$1,527,731 +0.2% 19.0d
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