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Shasta vs Redding

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (67.3× in Redding) and growth since 2010 (+45.3 pts in Redding).

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Shasta, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 1,387 people
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Redding, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 93,409 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.

ShastaKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 75%of CA districts HealthHealthier than 69%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Shasta →
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.

Size67.3×
Redding is the bigger place
Redding 93,409Shasta 1,387
Growth since 2010+45.3 pts
Redding has grown faster since 2010
Redding +4.2%Shasta -41.1%
Trails4.7×
Redding has more miles of trail
Redding 155.5 miShasta 33.4 mi
Work in town+58.4 pts
More of Redding’s workers stay in town
Redding 61.5%Shasta 3.1%
Street grid3.7×
Redding has the more walkable street grid
Redding 50.4Shasta 13.8
Homeowners+40.6 pts renters
Redding has more renters
Shasta 95.4%Redding 54.8%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Shasta and Redding share a border

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

ShastaReddingShastaRedding
Shasta ↔ Redding6.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
172 Shasta residents work in Redding (53.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Shasta →
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
A−ShastaBetter than 75% of districts in the state BReddingBetter than 63% of districts in the state
Health
B+ShastaHealthier than 69% of U.S. towns B−ReddingHealthier than 54% of U.S. towns
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.

Shasta$2,280/mo
Typical home $396K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · 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.

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
ShastaRedding
Snow a year1″1″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)90th81st
Outdoors & history
ShastaRedding
Trails33 mi156 mi
Conserved land4.1%6.4%
Settled—1887
National Register places15
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here351
Community
ShastaRedding
Library hours a week—60 hrs
Colleges in town—2
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.

ShastaRedding
People
Population 1,387Lowest 93,409Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -41.1%Lowest CA: +6.1% +4.2%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 51±7.2Highest 35% above CA 38.8±0.7Lowest about the CA average
Kids under 18 13.8%±4.2Lowest CA: 22% 22.2%±1Highest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 24.4%±2.3Highest CA: 15.7% 20.2%±1Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.9%Highest CA: 37.1% 26.9%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.1%±4.1Lowest CA: 7.6% 6.6%±0.7Highest CA: 7.6%
Redding and Shasta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $111,250±$28kHighest 12% above CA $70,466±$2kLowest 29% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $395,500±$53kHighest 46% below CA $382,300±$7kLowest 48% below CA
Shasta 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 $2,517Lowest 51% below CA $2,673Highest 48% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest CA: 55.3% 52.3%±4Highest CA: 55.3%
Redding and Shasta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.7%Lowest CA: 12% 14.1%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.4%Highest CA: 55.9% 54.8%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than CA 1983Lowest 7 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 10% below CA 17 minLowest 42% below CA
Work from home 13.5%±6.7Highest CA: 17.2% 9.4%±1.2Lowest CA: 17.2%
Shasta and Redding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.1%Lowest 61.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miHighest 3.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Lowest 1.31Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Redding (54%)Anderson (3%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 54% work in ReddingFew work in Shasta
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.1%Lowest 6.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 33.4 miLowest 155.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 3.1 miHighest 2.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 36Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 13.8Lowest 50.4Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#162 of 574 in CA
School district Shasta Union ElementaryShasta-Trinity ROP · Redding STEM Academy District
High school in town None in townShasta High
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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