The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 94972 sells for about $712,844, or $445 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (+0.4%), a market in balance. Homes take about 50 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $3,000 a month.
ZIP 94972 — Valley Ford
The housing market in the Santa Rosa area remains balanced with steady price momentum and consistent rental demand. Current data reflects a stable environment for both buyers and renters despite broader regional climate and insurance pressures.
Median prices moved up 0.4% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 50 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 97.9% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 6.3% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Researched annual trajectory for this ZIP, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 1.5%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
ZCTA 94972, Sonoma County CA
The area faces significant wildfire risk and climate-related insurance challenges common to Sonoma County.
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%).
The rental market shows steady demand with a median rent of $3,000 per month.
The local economy is anchored by the Santa Rosa-Petaluma metropolitan area with a diverse mix of industries.
Data aggregated from Santa Rosa city and Sonoma County profiles.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.