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Redding vs Keswick

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

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Redding, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 93,409 people

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Keswick, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 240 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.

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 →

KeswickAn outdoors town

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

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

Redding and Keswick share a border

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

ReddingKeswick

Redding ↔ Keswick6.1 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%

Redding$2,260/mo

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

Keswick$2,220/mo

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

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

Health

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

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

ReddingKeswick

Snow a year1″1″

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

Outdoors & history

ReddingKeswick

Trails156 mi 11 mi

Conserved land6.4%23%

Settled1887 —

National Register places5 —

Famous people born here51 —

Community

ReddingKeswick

Library hours a week60 hrs —

Colleges in town2 —

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

ReddingKeswick

People

Population 93,409Highest 240Lowest

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

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

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

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

Keswick 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% 24.6%±15.4Highest 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+ 26.9%Lowest CA: 37.1% 37.9%Highest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.6%±0.7Highest CA: 7.6% 0%±8.2Lowest 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 $70,466±$2kLowest 29% below CA $71,442±$33kHighest 28% 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 $382,300±$7kLowest 48% below CA $388,100±$86kHighest 47% 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 $2,673Highest 48% below CA $2,192Lowest 57% below CA

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

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

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 9.4%±1.2Highest CA: 17.2% 0%±15.6Lowest 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 61.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 3.8 miLowest 6.8 miHighest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Keswick52% work in Redding

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6.4%Lowest 23%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 155.5 miHighest 10.9 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.6 miLowest 3.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 36Highest 0Lowest

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

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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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Redding neighborsTown Square →

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Keswick neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Redding

Happy Valley5,944 people · $334K homes

Shasta1,387 people · $396K homes

Centerville1,954 people · $596K homes

Shasta Lake10,311 people · $294K homes

Towns like Redding

Citrus Heights86,995 people · $455K homes

Lodi67,607 people · $493K homes

Turlock72,502 people · $461K homes

Rancho Cordova81,849 people · $478K 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.