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 B+HoltvilleSafer than 73% of U.S. towns

Schools

C−CorningBetter than 17% of districts in the state BHoltvilleBetter than 60% of districts in the state

Health

CCorningHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns C−HoltvilleHealthier than 24% of U.S. towns

9Corning

12Holtville

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

SafestSafety · 411 towns #325#26 Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #267#762 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #680#184 Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #210#431 Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #344#12 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #451#240 Fewest smokersHealth · 844 towns #730#530 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #638#470

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 $300 more a month in Holtville

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.

Down paymentRate%

Corning$1,710/mo

Typical home $300K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $961/mo · Housing →

Holtville$2,010/mo

Typical home $357K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.45% · or rent about $861/mo · Housing →

The difference: $300 a month, about $3,600 a year, between Holtville 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

CorningHoltville

Snow a year0″0″

January low38°F —

July high94°F —

Growing season (days)279d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th 91st

Outdoors & history

CorningHoltville

Trails3 mi 1 mi

Conserved land1.2%3.1%

Settled1907 1908

National Register places1 —

Archive photos16 12

Famous people born here6 4

Community

CorningHoltville

Library hours a week29 hrs 36 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 0

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

620 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CorningCA HoltvilleCA

Corning ↔ Holtville620 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.

Only big differences vs California average

CorningHoltville

People

Population 8,155Highest 5,617Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.6%Highest CA: +6.1% -5.6%Lowest CA: +6.1%

Median age 31.3±2.4Lowest 17% below CA 34±6.3Highest 10% below CA

Holtville 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% 31.2%±7.4Lowest CA: 22%

Corning and Holtville 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% 17.6%±4.8Highest CA: 15.7%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.5%Lowest CA: 37.1% 16.6%Highest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±2.3Lowest CA: 7.6% 8.7%±4.1Highest CA: 7.6%

Holtville 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 $65,039±$27kHighest 34% below CA

Holtville 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 $310,100±$46kLowest 58% below CA

Corning and Holtville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $961±$182Highest 53% below CA $861±$115Lowest 58% below CA

Corning and Holtville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,729Highest 66% below CA $1,410Lowest 72% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.7%±12Highest CA: 55.3% 46.5%±20.7Lowest CA: 55.3%

Corning and Holtville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 17.9%Lowest CA: 12% 18.7%Highest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 52.2%Highest CA: 55.9% 49.9%Lowest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than CA 1976Lowest same as CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 37% below CA 18 minHighest 36% below CA

Work from home 7%±3.7Highest CA: 17.2% 3.8%±4Lowest CA: 17.2%

Corning and Holtville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 14.7%Lowest 16.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.71Highest 0.48Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Chico (12%)El Centro (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HoltvilleFew work in Corning

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Lowest 3.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 3.0 miHighest 0.9 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.8 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 5Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 81.6Lowest 107Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #451 of 574 in CA #240 of 574 in CA

School district Corning Union Elementary · Corning Union HighHoltville Unified

High school in town Corning Union HighHoltville High

Students per teacherat that high school 18.0Highest 15.5Lowest

California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Corning vs Holtville

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Holtville places higher on 12 of 21 CA lists

A typical home costs $300 more a month in Holtville

What daily life feels like in each

620 miles apart

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