Santa Rosa, CA is a city located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is known for its beautiful scenery, outdoor activities, and unique attractions. Santa Rosa's natural beauty and cultural amenities make it an ideal destination for those looking to explore and experience the best of California’s wine country. In recent years, Santa Rosa has become more popular with tourists due to its burgeoning foodie scene, craft breweries, art galleries, and boutique wineries. Many visitors have noted that Santa Rosa offers a great combination of urban convenience and rural charm. Visitors praise the local restaurants and markets as well as the vibrant downtown shopping district. With its balmy Mediterranean climate year-round, Santa Rosa is an excellent place for outdoor activities such as hiking in nearby Sonoma Valley or mountain biking on Annadel State Park trails. Overall, guests rave about their experiences in Santa Rosa with many calling it one of the most enjoyable cities in California.
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Beautiful place, great climate but too expensive - 12/1/2007
Santa Rosa CA is a really great locatation - 50 odd miles from San Francisco, mild climate year round, but the cost of housing is far too high. with a lowend average prices of about 450K for a small house in a a lower income neighborhood, it is impossible for someone with less than an 200K salary to buy a house without having to sell their souls to paying the mortgage. So its not affordable to live here and there arent any high paying jobs in the area. Its only affordable if you have a lot of money to start
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Expensive - 10/17/2007
Most people who move here from other states already know but it's very expensive to live in Sonoma County. Some of the highest housing costs in California. Average home price is in the mid
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Crime and Gangs - 7/16/2007
I have lived in Santa Rosa for many years after living in New England and the South. The crime is not as bad as other parts of the county especially for a city of this size. However, the gang problem is a result of so many wineries bringing hundreds of Mexican (Legal and Illegal) citizens in our area. Their children and their culture glorifies the Macho attitude which in turn make the gang problem worse. Also, with the local climate in California of not hurting anyone's feelings and social workers adding to mix of creating every program under the sun, it is like dry brush feeding a fire. What is lacking is a zero tolerance program. However, because they will feel racist, that will never take place so the gang problems will increase because of politicians either ignorance or cowardice to act like a leader. There definitely should be a hefty tax put on these agriculuture companies that pollute an area with immigrants because of the burden they add to the cities and local towns.
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Santa Rosa, CA living: My 2nd year of living here - 4/7/2007
I am originally from New England and lived there all of my life until 2 years ago when I moved to Santa Rosa, CA for my job.
The best thing about this area: Climate. Spring just takes my breath away with just how beautiful the weather is. Green foothills and wine grapes growing on farms. Summer is dry, but a very comfortable 80 degrees with a mild breeze. Little to no humidity. No mosquitos. The kind of days you might experience a few times a year back east, you experience for several months.
Winters are tolerable. Dubbed out here as the "rainy season" - it truly is that. Temperatures are roughly in the 60's. Cool enough to need to wear a coat, but certainly not freezing cold. Locals out here have never heard of the term "wind chill factor".
Now the bad: The housing prices are out of this world for a medium sized house on a postage sized lot. People who say that living on the east is more expensive, have never lived on the east and then moved out here.
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Gangs and Violence - 4/4/2007
It continues to ger worse here. Read the local paper on a regular basis--shootings, beatings, drunk drivers, etc. This is a city that's bordering on being out of control. I felt safer when I lived in Chicago and in
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Great Climate, but... - 3/13/2007
Climate is great, as is proximity to the coast and Wine Country. However, the traffic is horrible. It's not just congestion, it's the aggressive drivers. Lastly, violent gangs have become a real scourge. The authorities seem to be in denial or not capable. The problem is speading. A negative impact on property values will
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Relocating to Santa Rosa, Maybe - 2/26/2007
We recently retired and are thinking about relocating to Santa Rosa. What is the rental market like there? Also would appreciate any other thoughts regarding the area. Thanks,
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