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A town of 8,765.
Larkfield-Wikiup's standout: it has 10 miles of trail. Overall it grades C, ranked 353rd of 841 in California. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 93% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. 23% of the land in Larkfield-Wikiup is conserved, above both California’s towns (4.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Homes are expensive, about $705K for a typical one and 6.7 times the Santa Rosa metro’s $105K median household income. The biggest place to walk is Shiloh Ranch Regional Park, 590 acres with 8.6 miles of trail.
Where Larkfield-Wikiup beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
23.3% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Larkfield-Wikiup is from typical.
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Census counts: 6,779 in 1990, 8,492 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1940 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Larkfield-Wikiup. Close and well known come first.
27 mi Ancient siteFort Ross
28 mi LakeLake Berryessa
4 mi MuseumCharles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center
38 mi Theme parkSix Flags Discovery Kingdom
38 mi LakeClear Lake
23 mi National SeashorePoint Reyes National Seashore2.4M visitors a yearFort Ross: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Berryessa: Unknown, Public domain · Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Six Flags Discovery Kingdom: Tinned Elk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Clear Lake: Unknown, Public domain · Point Reyes National Seashore: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0
Larkfield-Wikiup is unincorporated, so Sonoma County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Larkfield-Wikiup.
In Larkfield-Wikiup, the trail density is 1.9 miles per square mile, above both the California town median (1.0) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). The town has 4 parks and preserves, 642 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shiloh Ranch Regional Park | 8.6 mi | 590 |
| 2. Maddux Ranch Regional Park | 0.3 mi | 10 |
| 3. Tom Schopflin Fields | 0.1 mi | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Three of the 8 schools are below, and why each made the list. Its public schools are run by the Mark West Union Elementary school district. The 4 public schools in Larkfield-Wikiup teach 1,361 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark West ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 425 | B− |
| Cardinal Newman High School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 550 | – |
| Mark West CharterTop results in townGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 124 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
One declared disaster, in 2017, has brought federal aid to Larkfield-Wikiup households. Expected losses in Larkfield-Wikiup break down as 51% from earthquakes and 40% from inland flooding. Flood insurance has paid out on 3 claims here since 1995.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
34% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Larkfield-Wikiup. The town does better than the California average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 5. Among adults here, 32% feel lonely and 73% had a checkup this year.
| Larkfield-Wikiup | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 29% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Larkfield-Wikiup | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.4% | 17.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.1% | 10.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Just over a fifth of Larkfield-Wikiup residents are 65 or older. Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (24% statewide); children under 18 are 29% of residents (22% statewide). College graduates make up 35% of adults 25 and older, against 37% across California.
| Larkfield-Wikiup | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 29% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 29% | 29% |
45% women, 55% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Larkfield-Wikiup | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.5% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.9% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.5% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.7% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.7% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.9% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.4% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.8% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.6% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.8% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 38° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Larkfield-Wikiup has about as many jobs (3,000) as working residents, but only 123 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 20.3 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
The top destinations are Santa Rosa (29%), Windsor (6%) and San Francisco (4%). Jobs in Larkfield-Wikiup grew by 1,480 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 3,000. For Larkfield-Wikiup, the typical journey to work is 20 minutes. The median commute is under 8 miles.
| Larkfield-Wikiup | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The share of households in Larkfield-Wikiup who are owner-occupiers: 70%. Larkfield-Wikiup’s rent at the middle of the market comes in at $2,104 a month.
| Larkfield-Wikiup | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,104 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Larkfield-Wikiup
About 5 of every 100 Larkfield-Wikiup residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Census-designated place in California, United States
Larkfield-Wikiup is a census-designated place, unincorporated area in Sonoma County, California, United States. The population was 8,492 at the 2020 census, down from 8,884 at the 2010 census. It comprises the Mark West area between Santa Rosa (to the south), Windsor (north), Calistoga (east), and Fulton (west). There are at least four schools within the limits of the CDP, including Cardinal Newman High School, John B. Riebli Elementary School, Mark West Elementary, and San Miguel Elementary schools.
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2 towns share a border with Larkfield-Wikiup.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larkfield-Wikiup | #353 | C | D− | — | B− | B+ |
| Windsor | #175 | B− | D− | B | B | A− |
| Santa Rosa | #447 | C | D− | C | B− | B+ |
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Larkfield-Wikiup grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #353 of 841 in California. It grades B+ for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $705,000, 7% below the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
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