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About Anderson
City in California, United StatesAnderson is a city in Shasta County, California, United States, approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Redding. Its population is 11,323 as of the 2020 census, up from 9,932 from the 2010 census. Located 138 miles (222 km) north of Sacramento, the city's roots are as a railroad town near the northern tip of the Central Valley of California. The city was named after ranch owner Elias Anderson, who granted the Oregon and California Railroad trackage rights and land for a station. Elias Anderson was a farmer, hotel owner, and postmaster. Elias married Elizabeth Summers in 1839 and built the Prairie House in the community of Cottonwood in 1856 on the south side of Cottonwood Creek (now Tehama …
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Housing in Anderson
The typical Anderson home is worth about $339,000, up 0.7% in a year, 56% below the California typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Anderson
Safety Grade D
Anderson reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 88% report less.
Health in Anderson
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.
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Schools in Anderson
All Anderson schools →School Grade C
The public schools Anderson’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 67% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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