Best PlacesRohnerville, Fortuna, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rohnerville, Fortuna, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Rohnerville, Fortuna ranks 4,321st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rohnerville, Fortuna
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Rohnerville, Fortuna's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rohnerville, Fortuna ranks high
- QuietBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 150 pleasant days a year, better than 75% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
Where Rohnerville, Fortuna ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD+, better than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Rohnerville, Fortuna
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rohnerville, Fortuna home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $69,227, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Rohnerville, Fortuna's effective rate of 0.73%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rohnerville, Fortuna
Rohnerville, Fortuna's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rohnerville, Fortuna.
Who works in Rohnerville, Fortuna, and how
Work in Rohnerville, Fortuna centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Rohnerville, Fortuna
The coast is about 20 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Rohnerville, Fortuna, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Rohnerville, Fortuna, month by month
Rohnerville, Fortuna sees roughly 150 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 65 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 47° | 42° |
| April | 58° | 50° | 44° |
| July | 65° | 57° | 52° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Rohnerville, Fortuna
The nearest airport, California Redwood Coast- Humboldt County, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 188 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rohnerville, Fortuna
Schools across Rohnerville, Fortuna average a D+, better than 19% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Hydesville ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Redwood Preparatory CharterB · 45% proficient
- Norman G. Ambrosini ElementaryC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Toddy Thomas MiddleD · 21% proficient
- Fortuna MiddleD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Eel River CommunityD+ · 25% proficient
- Fortuna Union HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rohnerville, Fortuna school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rohnerville, Fortuna measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Rohnerville, Fortuna against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Rohnerville, Fortuna
Is Rohnerville, Fortuna a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rohnerville, Fortuna ranks 4,321st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, a strong job market, and clean air, and lowest on internet speeds and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rohnerville, Fortuna expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $397,969. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $69,227 median income, cost of living beats 34% of neighborhoods.
Is Rohnerville, Fortuna safe?
Rohnerville, Fortuna is safer than 54% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $461 per resident a year.
Compare Rohnerville, Fortuna with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rohnerville, Fortuna. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rohnerville, Fortuna represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Rohnerville, Fortuna detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rohnerville, Fortuna: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rohnerville, Fortuna: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rohnerville, Fortuna: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rohnerville, Fortuna: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rohnerville, Fortuna detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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