Quick answer
Prices in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA were 7.8% above the US average in 2024 (Regional Price Parity 107.8, US = 100), with a housing-rent index of 139.6, per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (2024)
| Category | Price index (US = 100) |
|---|---|
| All items | 107.784 |
| Goods | 105.168 |
| Housing (rents) | 139.569 |
| Utilities | 154.777 |
| Other services | 100.267 |
| — All items by year — | |
| 2024 | 107.784 |
| 2023 | 110.253 |
| 2022 | 112.524 |
| 2021 | 109.860 |
| 2020 | 111.386 |
| 2019 | 111.474 |
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Last updated 2026-10-16. Data only, not financial or tax advice.