2019 Housing Report

Each year, the City of Santa Rosa tracks housing numbers across three major categories (single-family, multifamily, and accessory dwelling units) as well as what development status a given unit achieved within a the calendar year. 

The below statistics represent numbers for 2019. Please note that some units may be double or triple counted as the categories are sorted by the total number of units that entered into each status.


2019 Housing Summary
1,688
Units Applied
Units Applied refers to the number of residential housing units within the City limits applied for through the building permit process during the calendar year. A unit applied for in a calendar year may be, and is likely, completed in subsequent years. When a unit is eventually constructed, its development is subject to the state and local building codes of the calendar year in which the building permit application was received.
Single Family
1,045
Multifamily
479
ADUs
164


796
Units Under Construction
Units Under Construction is based on the number of housing units that began or continued construction within the calendar year. This status is determined by a site receiving its first building inspection. Units in this category may or may not complete construction in the same calendar year.
Single Family
423
Multifamily
283
ADUs
90


254
Units Completed
Units Completed refers to the number of new housing units that were created during the calendar year, including housing that began construction in all prior calendar years. This status is determined when a unit receives final certificate of permanent occupancy from the City.
Single Family
178
Multifamily
37
ADUs
39