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Living in Petaluma

There were 1,944 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026. Petaluma is in the United States; its population was 59,247 in July 2026. In July 2026, 57.4% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing. Foreign-born residents accounted for 15.3% of the population in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1935 sources

Population59,688people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary4,388EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent2,145EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate4.64%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime1,445offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 9% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean3.4µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Petaluma?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$2,440 per month, while the median home value was US$878,600 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 64.5%, and the vacancy rate was 3.46% in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Petaluma recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet22Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan23Official · national market
Median gross rent$2,440/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent57.36 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)3.46 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents1,264 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)2,248 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent2,145 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes704 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Is Petaluma a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–55%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–63%
Student42%strong on education, weak on housing · range 32–52%
Family41%strong on family, weak on cost · range 32–50%
Retirement38%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 27–49%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

15.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 9,063 of 59,688 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$115,430 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Petaluma is 4.6%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income115,430 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband85.73 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with a broadband subscription93.91 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with internet but no subscription1.85 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households without internet4.24 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with satellite internet4.65 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Median gross salary4,388 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)25Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)4,201 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov24Official
Unemployment rate4.64 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Petaluma?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €4,201 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€938of €3,267 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,267
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €2,248
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€938
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Petaluma. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Petaluma. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher91.97 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Schools31 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · school district
School enrolment, share of residents21.31 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio73 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents1,944 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official
Preventable hospitalizations1,869 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Petaluma when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesPetaluma highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Petaluma highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Petaluma1,445
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,445 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting14Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents304.4 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official
Recorded violent crimes135 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time30.69 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.42 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers commuting by public transport1.82 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers walking to work2.26 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Nearest airportNOT3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official
Distance to nearest airport12 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Petaluma. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Petaluma.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Petaluma is 3.4 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean3.4 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202435Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 14.22 · Feb 16.28 · Mar 18.06 · Apr 19.89 · May 22.17 · Jun 25.61 · Jul 27.11 · Aug 27.33 · Sep 27.56 · Oct 24.67 · Nov 18.61 · Dec 14.39 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information18Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.89 · Feb 4.67 · Mar 5.5 · Apr 6.56 · May 8.56 · Jun 10.22 · Jul 11.33 · Aug 11.56 · Sep 10.78 · Oct 8.67 · Nov 5.72 · Dec 3.56 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information18Official
Average temperature by monthJan 9.06 · Feb 10.44 · Mar 11.78 · Apr 13.22 · May 15.33 · Jun 17.94 · Jul 19.22 · Aug 19.44 · Sep 19.17 · Oct 16.67 · Nov 12.17 · Dec 8.94 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information18Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 121.2 · Feb 132.8 · Mar 84.33 · Apr 42.67 · May 23.62 · Jun 7.11 · Jul 0.254 · Aug 1.27 · Sep 2.29 · Oct 32.26 · Nov 69.6 · Dec 131.8 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information18Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading42 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean5.04 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites1 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation758.6 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature20.34 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature14.55 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature9.93 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Ventura ±3.1 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±3.6 °C, Reims (France) ±3.8 °C, Werl (Germany) ±4.3 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±4.5 °C, Vila Franca de Xira (Portugal) ±1.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 9,063 is not 6.3% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share6.29 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)9Official
Foreign residents9,063 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Transit service area population806,613 people4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Population density1,599 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau10Official
Population59,688 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program21Official
Population covered by crime statistics59,305 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value878,600 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Owner-occupied homes64.54 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Labour force participation rate64.37 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Residents born abroad15.3 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents9.01 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Non-citizens, share of residents6.29 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Flu vaccination coverage65.54 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage7Official
Mammography screening coverage79.4 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate8Official
Residents without health insurance4.29 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher43.79 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official
Households with a vehicle available94.78 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database2 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Transit passenger trips, 2022570,504 trips4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Transit vehicles in peak service, 202223 vehicles4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers aged 16 and over29,806 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers mainly working from home20.47 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households using cellular data plans89.67 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official

Alternatives for people set on Petaluma

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Novato as a Petaluma alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

  • Foreign residents: 11.0% Novato vs 6.3% Petaluma+75%
  • Median gross pay, region: €5,487 Novato vs €4,201 Petaluma+31%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.0 µg/m³ Novato vs 3.4 µg/m³ Petaluma+48%
  • Unemployment: 5.9% Novato vs 4.6% Petaluma+27%
  • Nearest airport: 4.0 km Novato vs 12.0 km Petaluma−67%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,608 Novato vs 1,445 Petaluma+11%
  • Residents: 51,947 Novato vs 59,688 Petaluma−13%

Medford as a Petaluma alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 4325 km, better on 6 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Annual PM2.5: 7.9 µg/m³ Medford vs 3.4 µg/m³ Petaluma+133%
  • Foreign residents: 10.5% Medford vs 6.3% Petaluma+66%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,923 Medford vs €4,201 Petaluma+17%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,858 Medford vs €4,388 Petaluma+11%
  • Unemployment: 4.3% Medford vs 4.6% Petaluma−8%
  • Nearest airport: 10.0 km Medford vs 12.0 km Petaluma−17%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,379 Medford vs 1,445 Petaluma−5%

Cities near Petaluma

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Boyes Hot Springs 14.8 km away
Rent
1,733 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,496 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Agua Caliente 15.5 km away
Rent
1,610 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Santa Rosa 23.4 km away
Salary
4,104 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Petaluma?

The median gross salary is 4,201 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Petaluma?

The unemployment rate is 4.64 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Petaluma?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3.4 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Petaluma?

Police recorded 1,445 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Petaluma?

The published population is 59,688 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Petaluma?

9,063 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Petaluma a good place to live?

Petaluma may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Petaluma?

Cotati, Rohnert Park, Boyes Hot Springs, Agua Caliente, Sonoma are near Petaluma. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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