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Fort Bragg is a big small town of 7,032 people in Mendocino County, California. It's about 90 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 125 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 66°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $535k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,032people
$535kTypical home
$1,290/moRent
66° / 52°Summer / winter
0"Snow
283Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,032
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,435 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 90 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $535k (≈$3,376/mo)
- Median rent $1,290/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 66°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (163 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (669 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,990 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 83 mi to STS airport
- 129 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 98 ft
- Right on the coast
- 110 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 155 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mendocino County: D+27 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk