A town of 7,032. Nearly 11.4% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Fort Bragg does most differently from other towns.
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Fort Bragg. Another town gets a different order.
45% of Fort Bragg’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Mendocino (8%), Ukiah (3%) and Santa Rosa (2%). Half commute less than 2 miles.
5.0 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. MacKerricher State Park | 1.5 mi | 113 |
| 2. Otis R. Johnson Park | 0.3 mi | 8 |
| 3. Harold O. Bainbridge Park | — | 2 |
Fort Bragg reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 92% report less.
The typical Fort Bragg home is worth about $567,000, up 2% in a year, 26% below the California typical home.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities.
Fort Bragg beats the California average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.
| What stands out | Fort Bragg | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 5.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.9% | 10.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.3% | 5.6% |
Fort Bragg has warm winters and cool summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 64°, a January night drops to 43°, and snow is almost unheard of.
The public schools Fort Bragg’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 54% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Elementary | K–2 | 343 | Not graded |
| Dana Gray Elementary | 3–5 | 342 | A− |
| Three Rivers Charter | 1–8 | 81 | B+ |
| Fort Bragg Middle | 6–8 | 376 | D− |
| Shelter Cove | 4–8 | 5 | Not graded |
| Fort Bragg High | 9–12 | 569 | B |
21 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
2 places in Fort Bragg on the National Register of Historic Places.
18 notable people were born in Fort Bragg.
City in California, United States
Fort Bragg is a city along the North Coast of California in Mendocino County. The city is 24 miles (39 km) west of Willits, at an elevation of 85 feet (26 m). Its population was 6,983 at the 2020 census. Fort Bragg is a tourist destination because of its views of the Pacific Ocean. Among its points of interest are Glass Beach and the California Western Railroad (popularly known as the "Skunk Train"). A California Historical Landmark, Fort Bragg was founded in 1857 prior to the American Civil War as a military garrison rather than a fortification. It was named after army officer Braxton Bragg, who at the time had served the U.S. in the Mexican–American War (and would later serve in the Confe…
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