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Keswick vs Redding

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (389.2× in Redding) and trails (14.3× in Redding).

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Keswick, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 240 people

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Redding, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 93,409 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

KeswickAn outdoors town

Outdoors23% conserved land11 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Keswick →

ReddingAn outdoors town

Outdoors#113 most trails in CA156 miles of trails across 36 parks and preserves Housing$387K typical home49% below the CA typical home

Famous people51 notable peopleborn in Redding All about Redding →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Redding is the bigger place

Redding 93,409Keswick 240

Redding has more miles of trail

Redding 155.5 miKeswick 10.9 mi

Street grid4.2×

Redding has the more walkable street grid

Redding 50.4Keswick 12.0

Work in town+61.5 pts

More of Redding’s workers stay in town

Redding 61.5%Keswick 0%

Homeowners+45.2 pts renters

Redding has more renters

Keswick 100%Redding 54.8%

Jobs per worker2.6×

Redding is more of a job hub

Redding 1.31Keswick 0.51

★ What stands out · Where they are

Keswick and Redding share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

KeswickRedding

Keswick ↔ Redding6.1 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

37 Keswick residents work in Redding (52.1% of its workers)

Work & commute in Keswick →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Keswick$2,220/mo

Typical home $388K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →

Redding$2,260/mo

Typical home $387K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $1,379/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

–KeswickNot graded BReddingBetter than 63% of districts in the state

Health

–KeswickNot graded B−ReddingHealthier than 54% of U.S. towns

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

KeswickRedding

Snow a year1″1″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)99th 81st

Outdoors & history

KeswickRedding

Trails11 mi 156 mi

Conserved land23%6.4%

Settled—1887

National Register places—5

Famous people born here—51

Community

KeswickRedding

Library hours a week—60 hrs

Colleges in town—2

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs California average

KeswickRedding

People

Population 240Lowest 93,409Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +4.2% CA: +6.1%

Median age 49.7±11.8Highest 31% above CA 38.8±0.7Lowest about the CA average

Keswick and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 32.9%±24.5Highest CA: 22% 22.2%±1Lowest CA: 22%

Keswick and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 24.6%±15.4Highest CA: 15.7% 20.2%±1Lowest CA: 15.7%

Keswick and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.9%Highest CA: 37.1% 26.9%Lowest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8.2Lowest CA: 7.6% 6.6%±0.7Highest CA: 7.6%

Redding and Keswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $71,442±$33kHighest 28% below CA $70,466±$2kLowest 29% below CA

Keswick and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $388,100±$86kHighest 47% below CA $382,300±$7kLowest 48% below CA

Keswick and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,379±$44 32% below CA

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,192Lowest 57% below CA $2,673Highest 48% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 52.3%±4 CA: 55.3%

Below poverty line 26.3%Highest CA: 12% 14.1%Lowest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest CA: 55.9% 54.8%Lowest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 2010Highest 34 yrs newer than CA 1983Lowest 7 yrs newer than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 27% below CA 17 minLowest 42% below CA

Work from home 0%±15.6Lowest CA: 17.2% 9.4%±1.2Highest CA: 17.2%

Redding and Keswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 61.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miHighest 3.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.51Lowest 1.31Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Redding (52%)Anderson (3%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 52% work in ReddingFew work in Keswick

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 23%Highest 6.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 10.9 miLowest 155.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 3.1 miHighest 2.6 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 36Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 12.0Lowest 50.4Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#162 of 574 in CA

School district —Shasta-Trinity ROP · Redding STEM Academy District

High school in town —Shasta High

Students per teacherat that high school — 20.4

California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Keswick neighborsTown Square →

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Redding neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Keswick

Shasta1,387 people · $396K homes

Towns like Keswick

Tehama366 people · $319K homes

Trinidad347 people · $834K homes

Amador City174 people · $441K homes

Isleton522 people · $326K homes

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.