Shed some light on Redding

[evening sun]

I live about an hours drive, south of Redding & it is 10 degrees hotter there, anytime i see the weather forecast on tv. If you can take the heat, it is a nice town. It was on out list of retirement towns, but we decided it was too hot. Do you have a job offer there?

[Acuda]

Hello fine folks. I'm bumping this thread instead of starting a new one.

My wife and I are looking at Redding for relocation in summer 2019. We currently live outside of Austin, TX in a city called Cedar Park. We are both longtime elementary teachers and have a 5 year old daughter. We are big outdoor enthusiasts- camping (no facilities is no sweat), hiking, overlanding, trail running, racing, cycling, lovers of everything outdoors. We also love to go to breweries after a long run and kick back and enjoy a good beer. A good local restaurant and live music is awesome as well. We are politically progressive, but own a gun (it's not a big deal in Texas- lots of liberals do). We believe in science and are atheists, but do not care if someone is religious unless they shove it in our faces. Very live and let live. Bethel and their Glory Cloud is just silly though- but to each their own I guess.

I grew up in Southern California and graduated from the University of Oregon, so I've driven through the area numerous times. I know Redding is more conservative (don't care too much since we live in Texas already), hot (we live in Austin, so we are not concerned with the heat), is far from a major city (fine by us). Redding is also a few hours away from my wife's brother who lives in San Francisco.

Here are a few of my questions:

I've read that property crime can be high. Is that in lower income areas? Our budget is around $450,000 and we would like to find a place that has a little more land. I've seen places north of Redding (Lakehead) and Palo Cedro that look like very pretty areas. Am I going to run into issues in my price range?

Violent Crime? Is most of that meth-on-meth crime? Or do random people get accosted/assaulted walking near downtown or running on the trails? We don't plan to visit the tougher parts. We'll just want to check out some downtown restaurants, local events, etc.

If you are an outdoorsy type, do you love Redding? We will be out exploring the mountains and water every weekend. That is the reason we want to move there. Again, the heat will not be a big issue. The climate is like Austin.

Is there many others in Redding that seem similar to us?

We will be coming to visit this summer. If there is anything you recommend to check out, please let me know.

***Any local teachers? How hard is it to land a job? We will have clear credentials, master's, and with strong resumes with 12+ years. However, I realize it is often who you know. Which elementary districts would you recommend?

Thanks, y'all

[PixelatedTherapy]

Redding is along the Sacramento river, not the San Francisco, San Pablo or Suisun bay. Why is this here?

[bjewell]

Acuda, look into Weaverville which is to the west. Great place...

[PixelatedTherapy]

Originally Posted by WizardOfRadical

I thought it would be ugly, buy redding and red bluff are actually very pleasant. Almost feels like Montana. Rolling Hilld, open range, horses, mountains near by, rivers and woods.

It doesn't have that bleak, desolate, farmland look that the rest of the central valley and yucky outer east bay (925) have.

That's not even true. Why do you even say the things you say? Pittsburg and Antioch look better and are closer to things that actually matter.


Rolling Hills in Pittsburg: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.9757...7i13312!8i6656


Mt. Diablo from Concord:
https://www.google.com/search?q=moun...oif8OY9rwVhQM:


High end shopping in downtown Walnut Creek:
https://www.google.com/search?q=down...2v8BJq8Uo0CXM:

Downtown Martinez waterfront:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_bTxSzYohU

There's nothing wrong with Redding, but what is your beef? They don't even look different...