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Redding vs Centerville

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (47.8× in Redding) and trails (11.8× in Redding).

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Redding, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 93,409 people
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Centerville, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 1,954 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.

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 →
CentervilleKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 87%of CA districts HealthHealthier than 75%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Centerville →
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.

Size47.8×
Redding is the bigger place
Redding 93,409Centerville 1,954
Trails11.8×
Redding has more miles of trail
Redding 155.5 miCenterville 13.2 mi
Street grid4×
Redding has the more walkable street grid
Redding 50.4Centerville 12.5
Work in town+58.2 pts
More of Redding’s workers stay in town
Redding 61.5%Centerville 3.3%
Household income+74%
Households in Centerville earn more
Centerville $122,500Redding $70,466
Jobs per worker3.9×
Redding is more of a job hub
Redding 1.31Centerville 0.34
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,220 more a month in Centerville

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.

Redding$2,260/mo
Typical home $387K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $1,379/mo · Housing →
Centerville$3,480/mo
Typical home $596K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →

The difference: $1,220 a month, about $14,700 a year, between Centerville and Redding.

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
BReddingBetter than 63% of districts in the state ACentervilleBetter than 87% of districts in the state
Health
B−ReddingHealthier than 54% of U.S. towns B+CentervilleHealthier than 75% of U.S. towns
Where they are

Redding and Centerville share a border

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

ReddingCentervilleReddingCenterville
Redding ↔ Centerville5.5 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
363 Centerville residents work in Redding (55.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Centerville →
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
ReddingCenterville
Snow a year1″1″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st97th
Outdoors & history
ReddingCenterville
Trails156 mi13 mi
Conserved land6.4%0.2%
Settled1887—
National Register places5—
Archive photos—3
Famous people born here51—
Community
ReddingCenterville
Library hours a week60 hrs—
Colleges in town2—
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.

ReddingCenterville
People
Population 93,409Highest 1,954Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.2% CA: +6.1% —
Median age 38.8±0.7Lowest about the CA average 48.2±8.4Highest 27% above CA
Kids under 18 22.2%±1Lowest CA: 22% 25.5%±5.2Highest CA: 22%
Centerville and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.2%±1Lowest CA: 15.7% 26.5%±2.3Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.9%Lowest CA: 37.1% 43.4%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.6%±0.7Highest CA: 7.6% 2.3%±1.6Lowest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,466±$2kLowest 29% below CA $122,500±$26kHighest 24% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $382,300±$7kLowest 48% below CA $595,900±$31kHighest 19% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,379±$44 32% below CA —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,673Lowest 48% below CA $4,243Highest 17% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.3%±4Highest CA: 55.3% 37.5%±100Lowest CA: 55.3%
Redding and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.1%Highest CA: 12% 4.3%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 54.8%Lowest CA: 55.9% 96.6%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Lowest 7 yrs newer than CA 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 42% below CA 21 minHighest 28% below CA
Work from home 9.4%±1.2Lowest CA: 17.2% 15.6%±8.2Highest CA: 17.2%
Centerville and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 61.5%Highest 3.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 3.8 miLowest 6.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.31Highest 0.34Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Anderson (3%)Redding (55%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Centerville55% work in Redding
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.4%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 155.5 miHighest 13.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.6 miHighest 1.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 36Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 50.4Highest 12.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #162 of 574 in CA—
School district Shasta-Trinity ROP · Redding STEM Academy DistrictGrant Elementary
High school in town Shasta HighNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 20.4 —
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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