Healdsburg, CA vs Petaluma, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricHealdsburg, CAPetaluma, CA
Population11,24359,247
Median Household Income$103,554$115,430
Median Rent$2,158/mo$2,440/mo
Median Home Value$950,100$878,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)108108
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.5%55.7%
Poverty Rate11.6%6.5%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)4.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k295228
Property Crime Rate /100k7951,202
Median AQI99
Good AQI Days /yr365365
Summer Highs88°F80°F
Winter Lows40°F39°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute18.7 min30.7 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher14.721.5
College Degree Rate40.6%43.8%
Foreign-Born %20.1%15.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.6%-0.2%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.