What kinds of homes are in Guerneville, CA?

Name: Types of homes in Guerneville, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Guerneville, CA has 3,181 (±250) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 328 homes per square mile of land.

81.0% are detached single-family houses.

8.9% are in buildings of two to four units.

1.3% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 3,181 (±250)
Detached houses: 81.0%
2–4 unit buildings: 8.9%
5+ unit buildings: 1.3%

Homes in Guerneville by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Guerneville	Sonoma County	California	United States
Single-family, detached	81.0% (±4.8 points)	66.8%	57.0%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	4.7% (±2.1 points)	8.0%	7.4%	6.2%
2 units	6.3% (±2.8 points)	2.4%	2.4%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	2.6% (±2.7 points)	4.4%	5.4%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	0.1% (±0.3 points)	3.7%	5.7%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.2% (±0.4 points)	2.7%	4.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	1.0% (±1.2 points)	7.1%	13.6%	10.3%
Mobile home	3.2% (±2.4 points)	4.8%	3.5%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.8% (±0.7 points)	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%

In Guerneville, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Sonoma County (13.5%).

It is also lower than in California (24.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Guerneville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Guerneville
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Guerneville	—	1.3% (±1.3 points)	—
Forestville	5.9 mi	0.0% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Occidental	8.6 mi	4.2% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Graton	8.7 mi	3.4% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Healdsburg	9.9 mi	10.0% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Windsor	9.9 mi	7.5% (±2.2 points)	Higher
Sebastopol	12 mi	15.0% (±4.1 points)	Higher
Larkfield-Wikiup	13 mi	16.6% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Bodega Bay	13 mi	0.0% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Healdsburg, CA (10.0%), Windsor, CA (7.5%), Sebastopol, CA (15.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Sonoma County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
11	Windsor	7.5% (±2.2 points)
12	Boyes Hot Springs	6.8% (±4.7 points)
13	Occidental	4.2% (±9.0 points)
14	Eldridge	3.5% (±8.6 points)
15	Graton	3.4% (±6.3 points)
16	Penngrove	2.8% (±5.1 points)
17	Guerneville	1.3% (±1.3 points)
18	Sea Ranch	0.9% (±3.5 points)
19 (tie)	Bodega Bay	0.0% (±7.6 points)
19 (tie)	El Verano	0.0% (±5.2 points)
19 (tie)	Forestville	0.0% (±4.8 points)
19 (tie)	Glen Ellen	0.0% (±11.1 points)
19 (tie)	Kenwood	0.0% (±14.7 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Sonoma County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Guerneville is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Guerneville

How many homes are in Guerneville?

Guerneville, CA has an estimated 3,181 (±250) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Guerneville houses or apartments?

81.0% are detached houses and 4.7% attached houses, while 10.2% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Guerneville?

8.9% of homes in Guerneville are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Guerneville CDP, California

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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