Mendocino County, California
Fort Bragg Real Estate and Local Guide
Fort Bragg is a small coastal city on the Mendocino coast with roots in lumber and commercial fishing, now a Pacific Ocean tourist destination.
Living in Fort Bragg
Home to Glass Beach, where surf has polished decades of discarded glass into smooth sea glass. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $53,580 median household
EducationAbout 25.7% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountyMendocino County
Homes in Fort Bragg
Owner-occupiedAbout 41% of housing units
Single-family homesAbout 67% of housing
Median home valueAbout $481,000
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Fort Bragg home
Glass Beach
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Beach where wave-tumbled glass from a former dump has become smooth sea glass
Skunk Train (California Western Railroad)
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Excursion train running through the coastal redwoods toward Willits
Guest House Museum
Source: en.wikipedia.org
1892 redwood house once used by the Union Lumber Company, now a local history museum
MacKerricher State Park
Source: en.wikipedia.org
State park north of town with beaches, dunes, and a coastal headlands trail
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
Source: en.wikipedia.org
47-acre public garden on the coastal bluffs south of town