Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California. It’s the largest city in California’s Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area. Horticulturalist Luther Burbank lived in Santa Rosa for over 50 years and said of Sonoma County, “I firmly believe, from what I have seen that this is the chosen spot of all this earth as far as Nature is concerned.”

The city is known as ”The City Designed for Living.” Santa Rosa is where everything comes together: wine country and farm country, redwood forests and rivers, lakes and ocean. At the city’s center you will find a charming, thriving downtown, lined with intriguing shops and restaurants for casual diners and serious foodies.

Santa Rosa is called a business and service hub that economically drives the region. It has been recognized on Forbes Magazine list as one of the Best Places for Business and Careers. Top employers for the city include the County of Sonoma, Kaiser Permanente, St. Joseph Health Systems, Agilent Technologies, Santa Rosa City Schools, City of Santa Rosa, Medtronic, Santa Rosa Junior College, Sutter Medical Center and Safeway. Santa Rosa is also home to notable smaller businesses such as Moonlight Brewing Company and Russian River Brewing Company.

The restaurant business in Santa Rosa is booming along with agriculture, high-tech, biomedical, education, environmental and tourism. The City of Santa Rosa provides business assistance in the form of a simple permitting process, an accessible Economic Development program staff, Community Development staff and Advance Planners. It also has established collaborative partnerships with key business players. Involvement stems from the local chamber of commerce, higher education institutes, brokers, benchmark industries and community organizations to a global venture community.

Those who live in Santa Rosa are dedicated to the arts, education, conscientious business development and quality living. A diverse culture brings life, vitality and economic growth to the community. The city sits at the southwestern gateway to the Sonoma and Napa Valleys of California’s famed Wine Country. Many wineries and vineyards are nearby, as well as the Russian River resort area, the Sonoma Coast along the Pacific Ocean, Jack London State Historic Park and the redwood trees of Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve.

Downtown Santa Rosa, including the central Old Courthouse Square and historic Railroad Square, is a shopping, restaurant, nightclub, and theater area. It also includes City Hall, State, and Federal office buildings, many banks, and professional offices.

Santa Rosa, California is a beautiful place to relocate to. There are many luxury apartments for rent and some medium price apartments relative to other parts of the state.

Popular communities with apartments for rent can be found in the following neighborhoods: City Center, South Santa Rosa, Roseland, Oakmont, Monroe, Riccas Corner, Fulton, Gravenstein, Bellevue and the areas around Jennings Avenue, Cleveland Avenue, Bennett Valley Road and Old Bennett Ridge Road.