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Keswick vs Shasta

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (5.8× in Shasta) and trails (3.1× in Shasta).

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Keswick, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 240 people
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Shasta, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 1,387 people
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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 →
ShastaKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 75%of CA districts HealthHealthier than 69%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Shasta →
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.

Size5.8×
Shasta is the bigger place
Shasta 1,387Keswick 240
Trails3.1×
Shasta has more miles of trail
Shasta 33.4 miKeswick 10.9 mi
Conserved land+18.9 pts
Keswick has more conserved land
Keswick 23%Shasta 4.1%
Typical home built23 yrs
Shasta’s homes are older
Keswick 2010Shasta 1987
Average commute5 min
Keswick has the shorter commute
Shasta 26 minKeswick 21 min
Bachelor’s degree++8 pts
More adults in Keswick have a degree
Keswick 37.9%Shasta 29.9%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Keswick and Shasta share a border

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

KeswickShastaKeswickShasta
Keswick ↔ Shasta1.6 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
2 Keswick residents work in Shasta (2.8% 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.

Keswick$2,220/mo
Typical home $388K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →
Shasta$2,280/mo
Typical home $396K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Shasta and Keswick.

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 A−ShastaBetter than 75% of districts in the state
Health
–KeswickNot graded B+ShastaHealthier than 69% 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
KeswickShasta
Snow a year1″1″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)99th90th
Outdoors & history
KeswickShasta
Trails11 mi33 mi
Conserved land23%4.1%
National Register places—1
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—3
Community
KeswickShasta
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

KeswickShasta
People
Population 240Lowest 1,387Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -41.1% CA: +6.1%
Median age 49.7±11.8Lowest 31% above CA 51±7.2Highest 35% above CA
Shasta and Keswick 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% 13.8%±4.2Lowest CA: 22%
Keswick and Shasta 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% 24.4%±2.3Lowest CA: 15.7%
Keswick and Shasta 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% 29.9%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8.2Lowest CA: 7.6% 5.1%±4.1Highest CA: 7.6%
Shasta 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±$33kLowest 28% below CA $111,250±$28kHighest 12% above CA
Shasta and Keswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $388,100±$86kLowest 47% below CA $395,500±$53kHighest 46% below CA
Shasta and Keswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,192Lowest 57% below CA $2,517Highest 51% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 CA: 55.3%
Below poverty line 26.3%Highest CA: 12% 8.7%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest CA: 55.9% 95.4%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2010Highest 34 yrs newer than CA 1987Lowest 11 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 27% below CA 26 minHighest 10% below CA
Work from home 0%±15.6Lowest CA: 17.2% 13.5%±6.7Highest CA: 17.2%
Shasta 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 3.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miLowest 7.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.51Highest 0.50Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Redding (52%)Redding (54%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in ShastaFew work in Keswick
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 23%Highest 4.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.9 miLowest 33.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 3.1 mi 3.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 12.0Lowest 13.8Highest
Schools
School district —Shasta Union Elementary
High school in town —None in town
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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