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Santa Rosa & Surrounding Areas

Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Redwood Empire, Wine Country and the North Bay; the fifth most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont.



It lies along the US Route 101 corridor, approximately 55 miles (89 km) north of San Francisco, via the Golden Gate Bridge.



Santa Rosa matches my search criteria:  



Affordable housing


Comparable weather


Good health care


Local transportation


Retirement living options


A thriving economy

Contact Brian to discuss the area or 
request contact info for hisRealtor partner in the Santa Rosa area.

Santa Rosa

In this video, Brian Schwatka travels to Santa Rosa to meet with a Realtor who describes the area, the city, the culture and shows us various  homes to see what you get for the money. 

Then Brian tours the local retirement communities to give you his feedback.

1,013,616

174,613

$1,249,900

$653,100

9.8 / 7.5

9.3 / 7.0

149.0

214.5

25

17

36.5

​31.4

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