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Corning vs Gridley

47 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (15× in Corning) and average commute (7 min in Corning).

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Corning, CAHomes around $300KCalifornia · 8,155 people
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Gridley, CAHomes around $349KCalifornia · 7,330 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

CorningHomes around $300K
Housing$300K typical home61% below the CA typical home Outdoors#359 most walkable in CA3.0 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves SafetySafer than 15%of U.S. towns we grade All about Corning →
GridleyHomes around $349K
Housing$349K typical home54% below the CA typical home Schools#159 for schools in CAof 574 towns Outdoors#255 most walkable in CA0.2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Gridley →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails15×
Corning has more miles of trail
Corning 3.0 miGridley 0.2 mi
Average commute7 min
Corning has the shorter commute
Gridley 25 minCorning 18 min
Property tax bill+26%
Tax bills are bigger in Gridley
Gridley $2,174Corning $1,729
Growth since 2010+5.1 pts
Gridley has grown faster since 2010
Gridley +12.7%Corning +7.6%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Gridley places higher on 12 of 20 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
C−CorningSafer than 15% of U.S. towns CGridleySafer than 25% of U.S. towns
Schools
C−CorningBetter than 17% of districts in the state BGridleyBetter than 56% of districts in the state
Health
CCorningHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns CGridleyHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns
6Corning
12Gridley

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #451#159 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #48#276 SafestSafety · 411 towns #325#243 Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #344#211 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #629#766 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #267#131 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #359#255 Cheapest rentCost of living · 830 towns #18#74

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Corning’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Gridley

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Corning$1,710/mo
Typical home $300K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $961/mo · Housing →
Gridley$2,030/mo
Typical home $349K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $1,176/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Gridley and Corning.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
CorningGridley
Snow a year0″0″
January low38°F38°F
July high94°F92°F
Growing season (days)279d293d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th57th
Outdoors & history
CorningGridley
Trails3 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.2%1.6%
Settled19071905
National Register places11
Archive photos1612
Famous people born here65
Community
CorningGridley
Library hours a week29 hrs25 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

47 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CorningCAGridleyCA
Corning ↔ Gridley47 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

CorningGridley
People
Population 8,155Highest 7,330Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.6%Lowest CA: +6.1% +12.7%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 31.3±2.4Lowest 17% below CA 34.1±3.7Highest 10% below CA
Gridley and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.7%±4.8Highest CA: 22% 29.8%±6.3Lowest CA: 22%
Corning and Gridley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.1%±2.6Lowest CA: 15.7% 12.7%±2.5Highest CA: 15.7%
Gridley and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.5%Highest CA: 37.1% 13.6%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±2.3Lowest CA: 7.6% 5%±2Highest CA: 7.6%
Gridley and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $56,627±$9kLowest 43% below CA $57,974±$10kHighest 42% below CA
Gridley and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $313,100±$22kHighest 57% below CA $312,800±$29kLowest 57% below CA
Corning and Gridley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $961±$182Lowest 53% below CA $1,176±$113Highest 42% below CA
Gridley and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,729Lowest 66% below CA $2,174Highest 58% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.7%±12Highest CA: 55.3% 43.3%±14.4Lowest CA: 55.3%
Corning and Gridley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.9% CA: 12% 17.9% CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 52.2%Highest CA: 55.9% 48.6%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than CA 1969Lowest 7 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 37% below CA 25 minHighest 12% below CA
Work from home 7%±3.7Highest CA: 17.2% 2.9%±2.5Lowest CA: 17.2%
Corning and Gridley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 14.7%Lowest 16.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.71Lowest 0.72Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chico (12%)Oroville (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GridleyFew work in Corning
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.0 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 81.6Lowest 97.7Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #451 of 574 in CA#159 of 574 in CA
School district Corning Union Elementary · Corning Union HighGridley Unified
High school in town Corning Union HighGridley High
Students per teacherat that high school 18.0Lowest 19.4Highest
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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