The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 94999 sells for about $849,000, or $561 per square foot.
Prices are up +2.5% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 49 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $2,450 a month.
ZIP 94999 — Petaluma
The Santa Rosa market is currently balanced with a median sale price of $849,000 and a sale-to-list ratio near 100%. Inventory levels remain stable, and the market is showing modest year-over-year price appreciation of 2.5%.
Median prices moved up 2.5% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 49 days on market with 3.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
19% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 100.2% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.8% · poverty 9.5% — a stable, low-distress profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 94999, Santa Rosa, CA
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 aggregated from city-level census profiles for Santa Rosa, CA.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.