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Fortuna is a big small town of 12,326 people in Humboldt County, California. It's about 93 miles from Redding, CA and 199 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $380k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,326people
$380kTypical home
$1,168/moRent
70° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
182Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,326
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,347 people per sq mi
- 199 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 93 mi to Redding, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $380k (≈$2,394/mo)
- Median rent $1,168/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (36 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (201 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,312 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to ACV airport
- 188 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 69 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Humboldt County: D+28 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk