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Redding, CA vs Morro Bay, CA

#8 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)

#39 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)

#144 Best Green Cities

#177 2005 Best Places to Live

#3 2005 Best Places to Live

#10 Most Competitive Public Colleges

#16 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#64 Best Green Cities

What an amazing place to live. No place is perfect but the people here are friendly with several parks nearby and many miles of trails from Road Biking to MBT. Check out  More

Take a hike if you don't like different points of view, religious or generally conservative people. No one will miss you. California has been going in the wrong  More

I retired to Redding 6 years ago and I can truthfully say that I made a huge mistake. If you are looking to move to an area that has; thriving arts scene, gourmet  More

Morro Bay is mostly a small,quiet,working fishing and retirement community.It is located approximately 12 miles north of San Luis Obispo,Ca.The weather here is mild most  More

Beautiful area, right on the ocean, cool huge rock in the water. I love the small, walkable community and the farmers market is awesome. The temperature is always  More