2018 Best Places to Live in the Redding AreaAbout this List

Shasta

• Town in California

• B+

• A

• 1,776 Population

Redding

• Town in California
• 246

Current Resident: I have been living in Redding for two and half years now and I love it. I love Redding for its beautiful landscape, Its diversity and the community. I love that it is a very small town, chances of getting traffic are very low. It is a great place to live a live a healthy lifestyle. There are many parks, river trails, mountains to hike and beautiful lakes. This city has changed my life and the way I see people. I am more open to living my life as a minimalist. I love Redding!
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• B-

• B+

• 91,236 Population

Shasta Lake

• Town in California
• 11

Parent: I would move out of the area
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• C+

• C+

• 10,125 Population

Red Bluff

• Town in California
• 49

Current Resident: I was born and raised in Red Bluff, and I absolutely love this little town. It's a small town where everyone knows everyone. Just like you see in movies based on little towns, sports are extremely popular here, especially baseball. I have no complaints about Red Bluff besides the fact that there's not a whole lot to do, but to an extent that's the beauty of this town. You make your own fun and spend more time socializing outside.
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• C+

• B-

• 14,111 Population

Anderson

• Town in California
• 15

Current Resident: I live in a small town of about 10,000 people. The best part is that it is a small town most everyone knows everyone. Some things that could be better in my town are safety, and jobs. We have a small police department however my town is close to the freeway and their are always some high speed chase, someone trying to commit some sort of violent crime. We used to have a strip mall as the years go on it grows emptier and emptier. across the street we have a Walmart Super Center and small strip mall. At one point our town was bombing.
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• C

• B-

• 10,176 Population

Cottonwood

• Town in California
• 7

Current Resident: There are some of the most kind people in the community, good surrounding schools, great teachers. There are also a ton of tweaks and drug addicts, drug and gang life is huge. It is not very safe at all. The surrounding cities are not very safe as well. It is very close to mountains and Sacramento, and lakes which is nice! The shops are cute. You could raise a family here, small town feel, but the drug thing is an issue for sure. The sports here are awesome lots of competition. The weather is amazing, despite the droughts.
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• C

• B

• 3,268 Population

Bella Vista

• Town in California

• C+

• B+

• 2,771 Population

Millville

• Town in California

• C

• A-

• 657 Population

Palo Cedro

• Town in California
• 1

Current Resident: Palo Cedro is a small country town about 8 miles East of Redding. I grew up out here and loved it. Before the high school was built in the 90’s, very few people came this way but it has grown over the years but still a small country town. The restaurants closes early, grocery store closes at 11 and roads are pretty empty by 8 pm. We moved back here about 5 years ago and can’t think of living anywhere else. The people in Palo Cedro are very friendly and wave at each other as they drive by. You can hear birds, horses, faint dogs barking in the distant, and even frogs. the streets are safe for your kids to play in and ride their bikes around this little town. The crime is pretty minimal but Redding isn’t as great.
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• C

• A-

• 1,253 Population

Keswick

• Town in California

• C

• A

• 449 Population

Mountain Gate

• Town in California

• C-

• C+

• 971 Population

Bend

• Town in California

• C-

• B

• 505 Population

Lakehead

• Town in California

• D+

• C+

• 596 Population