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Fortuna Real Estate TodayFortuna California real estate offers resale homes as well as new housing developments. Fortuna real estate prices range from $205,000 to $1,800,000. The median price of real estate is $324,000, with everything from rustic Northern California cabins tucked in the redwoods to spectacular ocean front properties. Water, sewer and trash collection rates are among the lowest in Humboldt County California. Search Fortuna Real Estate. City of Fortuna California Home to over 12,000 residents, Fortuna Chamber of Commerce is known as The Friendly City, and is the third largest community in the Northern California coastal redwood area. It boasts a mild climate, around 256 sunny, clear days a year and rainfall of approximately 40 inches annually. Fortuna is a most desirable place to live with a crime rate 37% lower than the rest of the state and amenities that are usually found only in larger cities. Fortuna Schools Here are the links for Fortuna Elementary and Fortuna High School. The school districts have a low teacher to student ratio and boasts incredible parent involvement with the school, programs and community. Redwoods and Recreation Headwaters Forest Reserve, a natural redwood grove, has some trees reaching 300 feet high and over 2000 years old. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge attracts over 200 species of migrating birds to its 2,200 acres of wetlands. Rohner Park in downtown has a roller rink, sports fields, picnic areas, playgrounds, a Railroad Museum and is also the site for many of the towns events. Grizzly Creek Redwood State Park offers camping, fishing and swimming. The Eel River Valley area is the perfect spot for whale watching, birding, hiking or canoeing, taking in the beautiful and wild scenery as you go. Local Events Attend one of the monthly concert series or check out Art & Wine in the Park sponsored by the Rotary Club. There is plenty of competition in the annual Paddle to the Headwaters on the Eel River. The annual Rodeo, the oldest rodeo in the west is a week-long festival packed full of events. The Autorama is a three-day show complete with parade, flea market, food and more. Other events include the Pacific Regional Daffodil Spectacular and the Apple Harvest Festival. Shopping and Dining For one stop shopping, the Redwood Village Shopping Center has it all. Large chain stores, unique gift shops, restaurants and professional services from banks to pharmacies are located in this center. A number of antique and art shops as well are located downtown. There are many great restaurants in town, ranging from fast food to Mexican to steak and seafood and great coffee shops just to name a few. Locals can even take cooking class at the River Lodge Cooking School, where classes are taught weekly. Nearby Attractions With close proximity to other great towns in the Humboldt Bay area, many fantastic sites are but a short drive away. Eureka, the largest town is only a 15 minute drive. Take a Salmon Fishing Charter for King Salmon in season or a side trip to Loleta, situated on Table Bluff, where the Cheese Factory produces over 2 millions pounds of cheese each year. The historical town of Arcata is only 30 minutes away and McKinleyville with the world’s largest totem pole is within minutes.
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