Before you pick a town, look at what a home costs there and how long it sits. Two towns that are a short drive apart can behave like different markets, and that changes how you'd shop.

Aerial view of downtown Redding, California, with the Shasta mountains behind, photographed by Nathan Cross.
Downtown Redding from the air. Photo by Nathan Cross.
Median sold price
$375,000September 2026
Days to sell (median)
70September 2026
Months of supply
3.5September 2026, leans toward sellers
Homes for sale now
664as of October 24, 2026

What homes sold for, town by town

Median sold price in September 2026. The dashed line is the county.

Redding $393K Anderson $317K Shasta Lake $347K Cottonwood $326K Shingletown $325K Palo Cedro $550K Bella Vista $575K Lakehead $265K Burney $244K County
Source: Shasta Association of REALTORS MLS. Towns with few sales can swing from month to month.

How long homes take to sell

Median days from listing to sale. The dashed line is the county.

Redding 68 d Anderson 78 d Shasta Lake 73 d Cottonwood 134 d Shingletown 71 d Palo Cedro 51 d Bella Vista 75 d Lakehead 49 d Burney 65 d County
Source: Shasta Association of REALTORS MLS.
Get the Market Snapshot Free PDF. Updated every month from the Shasta County MLS.

What's in it

  • The county at a glance: median sold price, days to sell, months of supply, homes for sale and under contract, and how many homes just cut their price.
  • Charts: homes for sale by price, and prices and days on market every year since 2021.
  • Nine towns side by side: Redding, Anderson, Shasta Lake, Cottonwood, Shingletown, Palo Cedro, Bella Vista, Lakehead and Burney.
  • What it means for buyers and sellers, with a plain-English key for each number.
Aerial view of Shasta Lake and the Pit River Bridge in Shasta County, California, photographed by Nathan Cross.
Shasta Lake and the Pit River Bridge. Photo by Nathan Cross.

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