CA area data
Valley Ford, CA
Valley Ford, CA.
Population: 153 (Census ACS)
Homes sell for a median $775,000 after a median 184 days on market. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively High, with drought, earthquake, inlandflooding the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 10.7% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
184
Median days on market
Relatively High
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 417.4 (-0.8% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $775,000
- Median list price
- $1.15M
- Median price per sqft
- $528
- Median days on market
- 184 days
- Homes sold (recent period)
- 2
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 81.9%
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 110.7 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 32.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $22.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively High
- Top hazards (county)
- drought, earthquake, inlandFlooding, landslide, wildfire
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coastalFlooding: Relatively Moderate · drought: Relatively High · earthquake: Relatively High · heatWave: Relatively Moderate · inlandFlooding: Relatively High · landslide: Relatively High
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 89% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 36.4%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 36.7 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 9b (extreme annual low 25 to 30°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 19
- Days with Good air quality
- 348
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 18
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 72
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 11
- Nearest national park
- Point Reyes National Seashore (18 mi)
- National parks include
- Point Reyes National Seashore, Muir Woods National Monument, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
- Airports within 30 mi
- 10
- Nearest airport
- Petaluma Municipal Airport (14 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS) (14 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 37
- Hospitals include
- CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CTR-DAVIES CAMPUS HOSP, UCSF HEALTH ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL, PROVIDENCE QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.3 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 105
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.8 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Housing built before 1970
- 0.0%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 87.8%
- Households with broadband internet
- 0.0%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 180,721
- Average weekly wage
- $1,327
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 647
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
How it compares
| Valley Ford | State median | US median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $775,000 | $696,000 | $325,000 |
| Median days on market | 184 days | 39 days | 51 days |
State and US medians are computed across all US ZIP codes with sufficient public-data coverage, from the same sources as the figures above.
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Common questions
- What is the median sale price in Valley Ford, CA?
- $775,000.
- How long do homes take to sell in Valley Ford, CA?
- Median days on market: 184 days.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Valley Ford, CA?
- Overall risk: Relatively High (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: drought, earthquake, inlandFlooding, landslide, wildfire.
- What is the wildfire risk in Valley Ford, CA?
- Risk to homes is higher than 89% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Valley Ford, CA?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Valley Ford, CA?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in Valley Ford, CA?
- Good. Median AQI: 19. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Valley Ford, CA?
- Regional Price Parity: 110.7 (100 = US average) (High) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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