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Scotts Valley, CA vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma is 0% more densely populated than Scotts Valley.
- People are 4.8% less likely to be married in Petaluma.
- The Median Age is 3.5 years younger in Petaluma.
 Scotts Valley, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock60,050329,725,481
 Female Population48.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.838.4
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 Population - 201011,578  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock54,548285,036,114
 Population - 19908,615  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now39.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,175.493.4
 Land Area4.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Scotts Valley, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Scotts Valley, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 White77.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian5.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Scotts Valley, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Married Population56.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.6%50.2%
 Never Married27.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households4,831  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,05980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,538  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Scotts Valley    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

We lived and worked in Scotts Valley for a number of years. It's a nice enough city, safe and clean unlike some areas of Santa Cruz. It's well managed and the schools  More

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Over 7 years ago

Great weather and small town feel but it is changing rapidly  More

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Over 11 years ago

Scotts Valley is an ideal, small town with many wonderful features. It's just 10 minutes from the beaches in nearby Santa Cruz yet doesn't get the wet fog because it's  More

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Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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