Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. Overall it grades C, 378th of 841 graded towns in California. It is healthier than 78% of U.S. towns and it is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $707K, 6.8 years of the Santa Rosa metro’s $105K median household income. Rohnert Park’s trail density is 2.5 miles per square mile, above both California’s towns (1.0) and U.S. towns (0.4). Only 40 of California’s 1,063 towns score lower on history. Rohnert Park is home to Sonoma State University.
Where Rohnert Park beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Rohnert Park is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 6,133 in 1970, 44,390 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2016 and 6 maps from 1916 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rohnert Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi MuseumAlcatraz Federal Penitentiary
Big draw40 mi GardenPresidio of San Francisco
32 mi Ancient siteFort Ross
31 mi National MonumentMuir Woods National Monument757K visitors a year
30 mi LakeLake Berryessa
29 mi Theme parkSix Flags Discovery KingdomAlcatraz Federal Penitentiary: druchoy, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Presidio of San Francisco: Robert Campbell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Ross: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Muir Woods National Monument: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Berryessa: Unknown, Public domain · Six Flags Discovery Kingdom: Tinned Elk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rohnert Park, and how to reach them.
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 Rohnert Park.
Rohnert Park has seen reported crime fall by a third or more and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
That puts Rohnert Park above both the California town median (4.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). 18 miles of trail in 21 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Rohnert Park, at 20 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Paul & Gloria Golis Park | 0.7 mi | 15 |
| 2. Rohnert Park | 0.5 mi | 20 |
| 3. Honeybee Park | 0.5 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified school district. Three of its 15 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence E. Jones MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 775 | – |
| Rancho Cotate HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,755 | B− |
| Credo HighTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 441 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Since 1980, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Rohnert Park.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
70% of adults had a checkup this year in Rohnert Park. Rohnert Park beats the California average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 27% of adults have high blood pressure in Rohnert Park.
| Rohnert Park | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 29% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Rohnert Park | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.1% | 11.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.1% | 17.9% |
| More adults with depression | 24.6% | 20.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here grew from 9,615 in 2013 to 12,949.
Most working residents leave Rohnert Park for work: only 12% work in town. Jobs based in Rohnert Park grew to 12,949 in 2023, 3,334 more than in 2013. The median household income in Rohnert Park is $99,000.
| Rohnert Park | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Rohnert Park has mild winters and pleasant summers. Rohnert Park’s July high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Reported crimes fell from 821 to 568 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Within California, it does better than 66% of towns.
| Rohnert Park | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.4 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 10.2 per 1,000 residents | 13.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Adults 18 to 34 are 29% of residents (24% statewide). 15% of Rohnert Park residents are 65 or older. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across California.
| Rohnert Park | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.3 years | 39.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 22% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.8 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 35.5, men 35.2.
| Rohnert Park | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.2% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.1% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.6% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.6% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.6% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.5% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.1% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.3% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.2% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 25% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.5% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.1% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical Rohnert Park home is worth about $707,000, up 0.9% in a year, 7% below the California typical home.
| Rohnert Park | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,279 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 50% | 64% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Rohnert Park
About 10 of every 100 Rohnert Park residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Where Rohnert Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in California, United States
Rohnert Park is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States, located approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of San Francisco. The population at the 2020 United States census was 44,390. It is an early planned city and is the sister city of Hashimoto in Japan. Sonoma State University, part of the California State University system, is located nearby.
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2 towns share a border with Rohnert Park.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohnert Park | #378 | C | D− | C+ | B− | A− |
| Cotati | #233 | B− | D− | B− | B− | A− |
| Sonoma State University | — | — | — | — | B− | A |
Sonoma State University has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Sonoma State University reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Rohnert Park with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Rohnert Park grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #378 of 841 in California. It grades A− for health, C+ for safety and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Within California, it does better than 66% of towns.
Yes. 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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