Best PlacesShasta Retreat, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Shasta Retreat, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Shasta Retreat ranks 45,732nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Shasta Retreat
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Shasta Retreat's strengths and weaknesses
Where Shasta Retreat ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- TransitBetter than 89% of towns
- Short commute22.3 minutes each way, better than 78% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 116 pleasant days a year, better than 78% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 68% of towns
Where Shasta Retreat ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Shasta Retreat
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Shasta Retreat home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $54,592, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Shasta Retreat's effective rate of 0.65%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Shasta Retreat
Shasta Retreat runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Shasta Retreat.
Who works in Shasta Retreat, and how
Work in Shasta Retreat centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Shasta Retreat
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Shasta Retreat.
What the weather is like in Shasta Retreat, month by month
Shasta Retreat sees roughly 116 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 65° | 49° | 35° |
| July | 92° | 72° | 52° |
| October | 69° | 51° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Shasta Retreat
The nearest airport, Redding Regional, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Sacramento International, about 179 miles away.
The best schools in and around Shasta Retreat
Schools across Shasta Retreat average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mccloud ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Dunsmuir ElementaryD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- SissonB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Dunsmuir HighB · 50% proficient
- Mount Shasta HighC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Shasta Retreat school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Shasta Retreat measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Shasta Retreat against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Shasta Retreat
Is Shasta Retreat a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Shasta Retreat ranks 45,732nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, transit, and short commutes, and lowest on taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Shasta Retreat expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $310,402. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $54,592 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Shasta Retreat safe?
Shasta Retreat is safer than 13% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $541 per resident a year.
Compare Shasta Retreat with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Shasta Retreat. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Shasta Retreat represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Shasta Retreat detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Shasta Retreat: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Shasta Retreat: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Shasta Retreat: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Shasta Retreat: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Shasta Retreat detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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