Shasta Lake, CA vs Redding, CA

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

MetricShasta Lake, CARedding, CA
Population10,31193,409
Median Household Income$67,401$70,466
Median Rent$1,298/mo$1,379/mo
Median Home Value$294,400$382,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)101101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income42.8%50.4%
Poverty Rate13.3%14.1%
Unemployment Rate5.5% (county)5.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k320*735
Property Crime Rate /100k485*1,663
Median AQI4444
Good AQI Days /yr276276
Summer Highs94°F97°F
Winter Lows41°F38°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute19.5 min16.7 min
Hospitals—3
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher19.220.8
College Degree Rate15.3%26.9%
Foreign-Born %2.9%5.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.6%+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 Shasta Lake (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.