Chico vs Redding
Chico, CA compared with Redding, CA · 63 miles apart
Chico has 105,081 residents to Redding’s 94,092. Chico comes out ahead on bachelor's degree +. Redding does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Chico, CA | Redding, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 105,081 | 94,092 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,041 | 1,582 |
| Median household income | $66,977 | $70,466 |
| Median home value | $468,100 | $382,300 |
| Median rent | $1,488 | $1,379 |
| Homeownership | 43.4% | 54.8% |
| Average commute | 17.8 min | 16.7 min |
| Median age | 31.1 | 38.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 42.2% | 26.9% |
| Poverty rate | 22.7% | 14.1% |
| Unemployment | 6.8% | 5.3% |
| Price to income | 7× | 5.4× |
| Clear days a year | 111 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 109 | — |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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