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1 / 6#6. Red Bluff
- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 14,592
Best places to live in the Redding metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Redding metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
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2 / 6#5. Shasta Lake
- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 10,334
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3 / 6#4. Anderson
- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 11,282
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4 / 6#3. Redding
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 93,268
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5 / 6#2. Cottonwood
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 7,170
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6 / 6#1. Shasta
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 1,330
