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Redding is a mid-size city of 93,409 people in Shasta County, California. It's part of the Redding, CA area. Summer highs average 100°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $382k and rent runs about $1k a month.
93,409people
$382kTypical home
$1,379/moRent
100° / 57°Summer / winter
2"Snow
279Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 93,409
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,571 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Sacramento, CA
- In the Redding, CA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $382k (≈$2,411/mo)
- Median rent $1,379/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 100°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 37 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (729 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,637 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to RDD airport
- 136 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 505 ft
- 92 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shasta County: R+37 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk