Would Redding be a better alternative to Phoenix and Las Vegas? (Clovis: houses, minimum wage)

[JGC97]

Originally Posted by 1AngryTaxPayer

Yup yup. I have a "few" of them. I hunt, shoot, reload. It's almost like I was born with em, oh ya, I was. From Colorado. We left firearms in our cars/trucks while in school so we could go hunt after our last class. Our art teacher took us duck hunting. He was a horrible shot lol.

I don't doubt it. I'm much older than you and we had the same in high school. A number of my classmates had their rifles attached to the gun rack in the rear window of their truck. Funny, no one ever disturbed them. Different times, though.

[tstieber]

Originally Posted by halcyon1999

I've been google map street viewing Redding and can see some palm trees here and there, given the climate it makes sense

Yeah, it's actually surprising how many palm trees you do see in Redding. But they can take the heat.

[tstieber]

Originally Posted by TheseGoTo11

It's also at a latitude north of Philadelphia so the sun angle is low during the winter which makes it look weaker and you've got a much greater chance of ground level snow there than Sacramento. I like warm to hot weather as well but would rather be further south.

It's also at a slightly higher elevation than Sacramento -- minimum 500 feet from what I understand. So that, plus being farther north, definitely seems to increase those snow chances. Sacramento virtually never sees even snowflakes fall, but I just learned that Redding seems to have a day or two of a light dusting almost every winter. Did not realize that.

At the same time, the slightly higher elevation keeps that tule fog farther down the Valley and, during dry spells, can push those winter temps well into the 70s or even beyond -- also pretty unheard of in Sacramento. So I think Redding is a bit more like Vegas like that.

[LivingLikeAGradStudent]

Lived and worked in the Redding area right out of college and spent a lot of time in NorCal growing up in Southern Oregon. Redding is … not great. A bit down in the heels, with plenty of mid-level commerce but relatively low aspirations. Downtown is lacking, and incomes are low compared to housing. Not a bad base to go boating or hiking, but not a place to seek in relocation.

[evening sun]

Originally Posted by LivingLikeAGradStudent

Lived and worked in the Redding area right out of college and spent a lot of time in NorCal growing up in Southern Oregon. Redding is … not great. A bit down in the heels, with plenty of mid-level commerce but relatively low aspirations. Downtown is lacking, and incomes are low compared to housing. Not a bad base to go boating or hiking, but not a place to seek in relocation.

It depends what you want regarding relocation. I think it would be an Ok place to retire to.

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by tstieber

Yeah, it's actually surprising how many palm trees you do see in Redding. But they can take the heat.

Doesn't it snow in the winters, though?

[halcyon1999]

Average rent for a 1 bedroom apartment in Redding is surprisingly low, ranging from $900-$1,200. Price of houses are also pretty cheap, $400-500k. I did some research you won't find any other locale with the combination of a sunny/hot climate, affordable COL, and high minimum wage. Phoenix and Vegas metros? too expensive and overcrowding, St. George, Utah? colder in winter, pay is very low and the COL is increasing. South/Central Florida? increasingly expensive and getting overcrowded. Southern California? extremely expensive and overcrowded

[AnythingOutdoors]

Originally Posted by halcyon1999

Average rent for a 1 bedroom apartment in Redding is surprisingly low, ranging from $900-$1,200. Price of houses are also pretty cheap, $400-500k. I did some research you won't find any other locale with the combination of a sunny/hot climate, affordable COL, and high minimum wage. Phoenix and Vegas metros? too expensive and overcrowding, St. George, Utah? colder in winter, pay is very low and the COL is increasing. South/Central Florida? increasingly expensive and getting overcrowded. Southern California? extremely expensive and overcrowded

Household median income in St George is higher than in Redding:

St George ($63.6k): https://datacommons.org/tools/timeli...come_Household
Redding ($60.6k): https://datacommons.org/tools/timeli...come_Household

[halcyon1999]

Originally Posted by AnythingOutdoors

Household median income in St George is higher than in Redding:

St George ($63.6k): https://datacommons.org/tools/timeli...come_Household
Redding ($60.6k): https://datacommons.org/tools/timeli...come_Household

I think it's because of Mormons

[JGC97]

Originally Posted by halcyon1999

I think it's because of Mormons

That could be. May also be a lot of retirees that moved there and who come with larger pensions. Can't really say for sure on that sort of thing.