The story of this market
The typical home in Sebastopol, California sells for about $924,447, or $538 per square foot.
Prices are down 15% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 23 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,902 a month.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+0.5%
CA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Sebastopol, California
The Sebastopol housing market is currently experiencing a cooling phase with a significant year-over-year decline in median sale prices and a shift toward a more selective buyer pool. While sales volume remains low, the market is showing signs of normalization as inventory levels build, though high interest rates continue to weigh on overall activity.
No ARED county foreclosure postings attributed to Sebastopol yet — the verified ledger covers every county the foreclosure ingest has read, attributed by published city area. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Deterministic aggregate of 2 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Median prices moved down 8.4% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 25 days on market with 0.2 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
5% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 24.01% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · poverty 8.7% — a stable, low-distress profile.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this city — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A significant wetland complex providing critical habitat and recreational opportunities for the region.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (California) — Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act Special Parcel Tax Assessment: Levies an annual direct, non-ad valorem special tax directly on the parcel's secured property tax bill to fund designated community infrastructure (e.g., roads, sewer facilities, school facilities, emergency services) and repay municipal debt bonds. State (California) — California Homeowners' Property Tax Exemption: Reduces the taxable assessed value of the qualifying owner-occupied principal residence by $7,000 against the county assessment roll, generating a direct tax savings of approximately $70 annually (computed as $7,000 × 1% base rate). State (California) — California Proposition 13 Ad Valorem Real Property Tax: Establishes a base ad valorem tax rate capped at 1.0% of assessed value plus voter-approved local indebtedness and direct assessments (typically resulting in an effective tax rate of 1.1% to 1.25%).
Data retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts.
No public schools report a street address in this area. Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2023-24.
Regulates land use, density, building height, and development standards for all unincorporated parcels in the county.
Codified in the Sonoma County Code of Ordinances.
applies when — Applies to parcels located within the boundaries of specific independent special districts.
Imposes additional property tax allocations or special assessments to fund district-specific services, such as water, fire protection, or sanitation.
Boundaries are managed by the Sonoma Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO).
The base property tax rate is 1% of the assessed value, plus voter-approved debt service rates. The assessed value is based on the 1975/1976 full cash value, adjusted annually by a maximum of 2% for inflation, or the market value at the time of a change in ownership or new construction.
Governed by California Constitution Article XIIIA (Proposition 13).
≈ $9,244/yr on a $924,447 median
applies when — Applies to parcels where commercial cannabis activities are proposed or conducted.
Imposes specific zoning, permitting, and operational requirements for cannabis cultivation and related activities as defined in Chapter 26 of the Sonoma County Code.
Amended by Ordinance Nos. 6536 and 6538, adopted December 9, 2025.
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.