Santa Rosa housing market: home prices, trends and forecast
Santa Rosa home prices: the Zillow Home Value Index valued the typical home in Santa Rosa, California at $708,056 in September 2026. This was +0.5% higher than a year earlier and −3.2% below the $731,755 peak reached in December 2024.
- Value of a typical home
- $708,056September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- +0.5%. Change since September 2025.
Santa Rosa home prices since 2000
Santa Rosa appears on the steel line, while the United States appears on the grey line. The typical Santa Rosa home rose from $239,951 to $708,056 beginning in January 2000, a ×2.95 increase. Across those same months, the US recorded ×2.99. During the boom, values peaked at $578,300 in May 2006. They then fell to a low of $297,671 in May 2012, a −48.5% change.
Santa Rosa median home price by year
Each yearly figure averages the twelve monthly values; for 2026, it shows the latest month.
| Year | Santa Rosa | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $260,327 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $319,519 | +22.7% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $351,605 | +10.0% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $389,299 | +10.7% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $452,011 | +16.1% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $540,106 | +19.5% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $571,203 | +5.8% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $528,057 | −7.6% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $439,235 | −16.8% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $350,616 | −20.2% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $344,591 | −1.7% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $318,143 | −7.7% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $303,167 | −4.7% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $362,302 | +19.5% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $425,632 | +17.5% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $469,485 | +10.3% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $514,477 | +9.6% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $550,796 | +7.1% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $607,350 | +10.3% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $600,942 | −1.1% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $608,600 | +1.3% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $660,781 | +8.6% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $708,533 | +7.2% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $711,708 | +0.4% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $728,733 | +2.4% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $715,055 | −1.9% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $708,056 | +0.5% | $366,157 |
Value today of Santa Rosa homes bought in any year
An index-based estimate for a typical home, rather than an appraisal.
Each year's figure averages its twelve monthly index values; the current value is from September 2026. More choices: the home appreciation calculator.
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Santa Rosa housing market forecast
In the Santa Rosa, CA metro, Zillow's forecast covers 12 months from September 2026 at 0%, while the next three months carry a +0.2% forecast. $708,056 is Santa Rosa's typical value; the forecast indicates a level near $708,100 after one year.
Zillow's central forecast for the metro appears here; this site does not publish any forecast of its own. Such a 12-month forecast has typically landed several percentage points away from the realised change, in either direction. This is not investment advice.
For forecasts across every metro, see the housing market forecast table.
Santa Rosa housing market crash risk score
55 of 100, high
Against the 292 cities, the score ranks Santa Rosa by five conditions that were high before earlier price falls. Each input is scored from 0 to 100 compared with the other cities. The five scores are then averaged with equal weight. This describes current conditions and does not predict a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | −3.1% | 39 | 20% |
| Days on the market vs 2019 | −9.8% | 22 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 22.9 | 75 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 7.1 | 84 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | +0.5% | 57 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. Scoring details are covered in the methodology. Rankings for all 292 cities are available in the city crash risk list.
Santa Rosa inventory and days on market
In September 2026 the Santa Rosa, CA metro reported 1,169 available homes, down 5.7% from a year earlier and down 3.1% from September 2019. A listing had a median selling time of 55 days (−9.8% against 2019), while 18.3% had a price cut.
| Santa Rosa, CA metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 1,169 | −5.7% |
| New listings | 510 | |
| Median days on market | 55 | −13.1% |
| Median list price | $908,500 | −6.8% |
| Share with a price cut | 18.3% |
Metro inventory comes from Realtor.com® Economic Research. Realtor.com data. For every metro: days on market by city.
Santa Rosa cost of living
Santa Rosa's typical monthly asking rent is $2,582, according to the Zillow Observed Rent Index, and it is up 3.1% from a year earlier. The rent over 22.9 years equals the cost of a typical home. Census ACS 2024 reports median household income of $99,681; the typical home equals 7.1 times annual income. BEA gives the metro a price index of 107.8 compared with the US average of 100, and a housing cost index of 139.6.
Rent, prices and the salary required to move to Santa Rosa: living costs in Santa Rosa.
Additional California housing markets
- $927,891 for Los Angeles.
- $980,490 for San Diego.
- $1,353,869 for San Jose.
- $1,441,021 for San Francisco.
- $384,885 for Fresno.
- $470,552 for Sacramento.
- Long Beach $852,391
- $710,647 for Oakland.
- $385,686 for Bakersfield.
- $941,684 for Anaheim.
For the entire state: California housing market.
How to read this chart
Each point represents the Zillow Home Value Index for Santa Rosa, showing the smoothed, seasonally adjusted dollar value of a typical home in the market's middle third for that month. A hollow dot identifies the month selected on the slider, while a terracotta dot identifies the latest month. The figures make no inflation adjustment, while an index follows the typical home instead of a given house. Use the card above or the home appreciation calculator to work out one home's value from its sale price.