McKinleyville, CA vs Redding, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricMcKinleyville, CARedding, CA
Population17,11393,409
Median Household Income$73,327$70,466
Median Rent$1,607/mo$1,379/mo
Median Home Value$457,600$382,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)—101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income57.5%50.4%
Poverty Rate14.2%14.1%
Unemployment Rate5.3% (county)5.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k246*735
Property Crime Rate /100k766*1,663
Median AQI3844
Good AQI Days /yr285276
Summer Highs63°F97°F
Winter Lows40°F38°F
Snowfall0 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute21 min16.7 min
Hospitals—3
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher19.720.8
College Degree Rate38.3%26.9%
Foreign-Born %3.9%5.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.3%+0.2%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices McKinleyville (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.