Santa Rosa 55+ and retirement communities at a glance
The table groups the options by type. Home counts and site counts come from each community's own site or its listing on MHVillage or 55places; prices and fees are dated. Fees change, so confirm them with the HOA, park office or community.
| Community | Location | Type | Size | Price or fee data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakmont Village | East Santa Rosa, 95409 | 55+ HOA, owned homes | 3,200+ homes | Zillow typical value $730,809 (Sept 2026) |
| Temelec | Near the town of Sonoma | 55+ HOA, owned homes | 325 homes | Redfin median sale $774,631 (3 months to Sept 2026) |
| Valle Vista | 221 Westgate Circle, 95401 | 55+ resident-owned co-op park | 269 sites | Ask the co-op |
| Santa Rosa Village | 4001 Sonoma Highway, 95405 | 55+ mobile home park | 170 sites | Lot rent listed at $497 |
| Journeys End | 3575 Mendocino Avenue, 95403 | 55+ mobile home park | 160 sites | Ask the park |
| Rancho Cabeza Mobile Estates | 677 Calistoga Road, 95409 | 55+ mobile home park | 150 sites | Ask the park |
| Mobile Home Estates | 5761 Old Redwood Highway, 95403 | 55+ mobile home park | 144 sites | Ask the park |
| Rancho San Miguel | 2665 Hardies Lane, 95403 | 55+ mobile home park | 141 sites | Lot rent listed at $700 |
| Shamrock MHP | 6418 Old Redwood Highway, 95403 | 55+ mobile home park | 127 sites | Ask the park |
| Kay Mar Senior Mobile Home Park | 515 College Avenue, 95401 | 55+ mobile home park | 33 sites | Ask the park |
| Spring Lake Village | 5555 Montgomery Drive, 95409 | Life plan (continuing care) community | Ask the community | Ask for the fee schedule |
| Varenna | Santa Rosa | Continuing care community | 29-acre campus | Ask for the fee schedule |
Lot rents are the figures shown on each park's MHVillage listing when we checked on October 30, 2026; they may be out of date. Sale prices are Zillow's or Redfin's measures as labeled, not a comparison between them.
Oakmont Village: Santa Rosa's 55+ community
Oakmont Village homes and prices
The Oakmont Village Association (OVA) says Oakmont was founded in 1964 and now has more than 3,200 homes across about 1,000 acres. Homes range from cottages to hillside villas. Some are owner-maintained single-family homes; others sit in one of 36 sub-associations that may handle exterior upkeep. The 55places listing gives a price range from the mid $400,000s to the mid $1 millions and building years from 1964 to 2016, with builders including Berger, Gallaher and Willowglen Homes. Zillow's typical value for the Oakmont neighborhood was $730,809 in September 2026, down 1.3% in a year.
Oakmont Village amenities and age rule
The OVA runs four main facilities: the Berger Center for events and performances, the Central Activity Center, and the East and West Recreation Centers with pools, fitness rooms and activity spaces. The East Rec Center has six pickleball courts plus tennis courts, and the association lists more than 150 clubs and groups. Oakmont is recognized as a Firewise USA community, and the OVA offers free Firewise assessments to residents. Santa Rosa CityBus runs an Oakmont shuttle as a deviated fixed route. 55places lists the age restriction as 55+; ask the OVA office (707-539-1611) for the CC&Rs and occupancy rules before you make an offer.
Oakmont Village dues and governance
Every Oakmont homeowner is a member of the OVA, a nonprofit homeowners association with a seven-member elected board that follows California's Davis-Stirling Act. The OVA's dues and fees schedule is posted only for members, so ask the seller or listing agent for it. The 55places listing shows HOA dues of $58 to $357 a month drawn from current listings, and homes in a sub-association pay those dues too. Oakmont Gardens, an independent and assisted living building inside Oakmont, rents apartments by the month, and its residents can use the Village facilities.
Santa Rosa's 55+ mobile home parks
Manufactured homes in age-restricted parks are the lowest-cost way to own in Santa Rosa. You buy the home and rent the space, or in a co-op you buy a share. Each park sets its own rules on pets, guests and home age.
Valle Vista and Kay Mar, central Santa Rosa (95401)
Valle Vista, at 221 Westgate Circle, is listed on MHVillage as a 55+ resident-owned cooperative with 269 sites, the largest park on this list. Kay Mar Senior Mobile Home Park, at 515 College Avenue, is a small 55+ park with 33 sites and a one-small-pet rule. In a co-op, ask for the share price, monthly carrying charge and the co-op's financial statements as well as the home's price.
North Santa Rosa parks: Journeys End, Rancho San Miguel, Mobile Home Estates and Shamrock (95403)
Four 55+ parks sit in ZIP 95403. Journeys End (3575 Mendocino Avenue) has 160 sites, a clubhouse and an unheated pool, and was built in 1986. Rancho San Miguel (2665 Hardies Lane) has 141 sites, was built in 1976, allows pets of 20 pounds or less, and listed lot rent at $700. Mobile Home Estates (5761 Old Redwood Highway) dates from 1958 and has 144 sites. Shamrock MHP (6418 Old Redwood Highway), built in 1973, has 127 sites and a clubhouse and pool.
East Santa Rosa parks: Rancho Cabeza and Santa Rosa Village (95409 and 95405)
Rancho Cabeza Mobile Estates, at 677 Calistoga Road, was built in 1966 and has 150 sites, a clubhouse and a pool. Santa Rosa Village, at 4001 Sonoma Highway, was built in 1969, has 170 sites, and listed lot rent at $497 with size and weight limits on pets. Both are listed as 55+ senior communities on MHVillage.
Life plan and senior living communities in Santa Rosa
Spring Lake Village (Front Porch)
Spring Lake Village, at 5555 Montgomery Drive in 95409, is a life plan community run by Front Porch that offers independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing on one campus. Front Porch lists Trione-Annadel State Park 0.4 miles away and Spring Lake Park 0.9 miles away. The City of Santa Rosa has reviewed a proposed expansion, called East Grove, with more independent living units on neighboring land (state CEQA filing 2016052024); ask for its current status. Ask for the entry fee and monthly fee schedule and which care levels are covered.
Varenna, Santa Rosa
Varenna is a continuing care retirement community on a 29-acre campus in the hills of Santa Rosa, run by family-owned Gallaher Signature Living. Its contract and fee options are set out in its disclosure documents; ask for them and have an advisor review them before you sign.
Fountaingrove Lodge and Oakmont Gardens
Fountaingrove Lodge offers one- and two-bedroom apartments and bungalows with an on-site wellness center and a full-time nurse. Oakmont Gardens, inside Oakmont Village, rents apartments with meals and services and includes access to the Village's pools, courts and clubs. Ask each for the monthly rate, what it includes and how much notice is needed to move out.
Beyond Santa Rosa: Temelec in Sonoma
Temelec, Sonoma
Temelec, near the town of Sonoma, is a 55+ community of 325 single-family homes built between 1964 and 1974, according to 55places, which lists HOA dues of $135 to $225 a month from current listings and a historic clubhouse with a pool and tennis courts. Redfin's median sale price in Temelec was $774,631 over the three months to September 2026, across 17 sales. A residents' news site, separate from the HOA's own members-only site, covers community events. If you want a smaller community than Oakmont and do not mind the drive into Santa Rosa, compare the two on dues, home age and what the HOA covers.
How California's 55+ rules apply in Santa Rosa
Two laws decide who can live in a Santa Rosa 55+ community. California Civil Code section 51.3 lets a senior citizen housing development of at least 35 homes limit residency to people 55 or older. A household needs one qualifying resident who is 55 or older; another person may live there as a qualified permanent resident if they are 45 or older, or the spouse, cohabitant or main supporter of the qualifying resident. Civil Code section 798.76 lets a mobile home park require that a buyer meet its age rules, as long as the rules comply with the federal Fair Housing Act.
In practice, check three things before you buy: the recorded CC&Rs or park rules on age, the rules on guests and caregivers, and whether a younger heir could live in the home after the owner's death. Our guide to 55+ communities in California covers the law in more detail.
What a Santa Rosa retirement community costs
Budget for these costs on top of the price.
- Property tax. Prop 13 sets the base at 1% of the purchase price. Sonoma County's 2026-27 rate for central Santa Rosa is 1.1315% after voter-approved bonds, and Oakmont's school and bond lines may differ. Owners 55 or older who sell a California home can move its taxable value to a replacement home anywhere in the state, up to three times, under Prop 19 (Board of Equalization). See our Prop 19 guide and the Sonoma County property tax guide.
- HOA dues. In Oakmont you may pay both the OVA's dues and a sub-association's dues. Ask for both budgets and the reserve studies; our California HOA laws guide lists what the HOA must disclose.
- Space rent. In a mobile home park, rent can rise each year. Ask for the rent history and ask the City of Santa Rosa whether local rules limit increases at that park.
- Insurance. Quote coverage before you remove contingencies, especially for older homes. See our California homeowners insurance guide.
- Care fees. Life plan communities charge an entry fee and a monthly fee, and contracts differ in how much care is prepaid.
How to choose a Santa Rosa retirement community
- Decide whether you want to own (Oakmont, Temelec), own the home but rent the land (most parks), share ownership (a co-op such as Valle Vista) or rent with services (Oakmont Gardens, Spring Lake Village, Varenna).
- Visit at different times of day and talk to residents about dues increases and special assessments.
- Get the CC&Rs, park rules, budgets and the last two years of board minutes.
- Check the address on CAL FIRE's fire hazard map and get an insurance quote early; our California wildfire zones guide explains the zones.
- Compare the drive to Santa Rosa's hospitals and your doctors.
For the wider city, read our Santa Rosa homes guide, the Santa Rosa cost of living guide and, for statewide options, the best places to retire in California.