Redding
- Town in California
Town
Redding
- grade B minusOverall Grade
- Town in California
- Rating 3.23 out of 5 336 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade B+
- Crime & Safetygrade C
- Housinggrade C minus
- Nightlifegrade B
- Good for Familiesgrade C+
- Diversitygrade A minus
- Jobsgrade C+
- Weathergrade A+
- Cost of Livinggrade C minus
- Health & Fitnessgrade A minus
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A minus
- Commutegrade A minus
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$264,900
National
$217,500Median Rent
$1,075
National
$1,062Area Feel
Dense Suburban
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Redding Rankings
Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and and expert insights.
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Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault472.5national 282.7
- Murder2.2national 6.1
- Rape94.5national 40.7
- Robbery104.3national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary665.8national 500.1
- Theft2,477.5national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft585.4national 284
Residents
Working in Redding
Jobs
grade C+
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$54,278
National
$62,843Top Public Schools Serving Redding
- grade A+
University Preparatory
- Rating 3.95 out of 5 187 reviews
- grade A
Grant Elementary School
- Rating 3.64 out of 5 11 reviews
- grade A minus
Foothill High School
- Rating 3.87 out of 5 177 reviews
- grade A minus
Shasta High School
- Rating 3.88 out of 5 210 reviews
- grade A minus
Anderson New Technology High School
- Rating 4.1 out of 5 77 reviews
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Rating 3.23 out of 5 336 reviews
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If you are middle, or upper middle class, you will love Redding! Beautiful area, lots to see and do, and still fairly close to the coast, the city, etc. Housing is very reasonable. But, it is a city that hates poor people. Social Services are extremely limited. There are food banks, but minimal public transportation. There is a large homeless population, made up, mostly, of addicts, alcoholics, and the mentally ill. The "haves" demonstrate virtually no compassion for the "have nots." They call them, collectively "tweakers" whether or no. The homeless are blamed for all the crime in the area, and perhaps rightly so, due to the dearth of resources for survival and treatment. Local law enforcement seem devoted to $ accumulation, via tickets and impounds. They simply do not respond, when called for crime. Buck passing among agencies is the norm.
Redding is a beautiful sprawling City with hills and trees and incredible views from just about anywhere because of the terrain. Of the 95,000 residents, I see several trends, one of them being many faith-filled people from many great churches in the area working hard to improve our city, address the many needs, and make positive changes by serving the city in so many ways that I've never seen in any other City and I've lived in multiple States. The other side of the population seems to be less-educated, many of them lifetime residents, a portion of these with addictions, that are very negative about Redding and even manage to complain about those who are doing positive things here. When one church helped the city save the Civic Center as well as five police officers that were being laid off, a small but loud number of locals ranted that a church was taking over the city. It would be really nice if people could simply honor one another and stand together. Our city is worth it!
I've grown up in Redding all my life, and it may just be my opinion, but to me Redding is just an average town. Not very much to do, not very much sight-seeing places for you travelers. Just stop here to sleep at night, and go on to San Francisco or Sacramento, those are the places you'll want to see! Overall, it's a perfect, small town just to stay out of the big cities and relax.