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

CGridleySafer than 25% of U.S. towns B+HoltvilleSafer than 73% of U.S. towns

Schools

BGridleyBetter than 56% of districts in the state BHoltvilleBetter than 60% of districts in the state

Health

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

7Gridley

13Holtville

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

Fastest growingGrowth · 816 towns #131#762 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #680#184 SafestSafety · 411 towns #243#26 Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #211#12 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #276#50 Fewest smokersHealth · 844 towns #679#530 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #602#470 Best schoolsSchools · 574 towns #159#240

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Gridley$2,030/mo

Typical home $349K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $1,176/mo · Housing →

Holtville$2,010/mo

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

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

GridleyHoltville

Snow a year0″0″

January low38°F —

July high92°F —

Growing season (days)293d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th 91st

Outdoors & history

GridleyHoltville

Trails0 mi 1 mi

Conserved land1.6%3.1%

Settled1905 1908

National Register places1 —

Archive photos17 12

Famous people born here5 4

Community

GridleyHoltville

Library hours a week25 hrs 36 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 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

573 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GridleyCA HoltvilleCA

Gridley ↔ Holtville573 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

GridleyHoltville

People

Population 7,330Highest 5,617Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +12.7%Highest CA: +6.1% -5.6%Lowest CA: +6.1%

Median age 34.1±3.7Highest 10% below CA 34±6.3Lowest 10% below CA

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

Kids under 18 29.8%±6.3Lowest CA: 22% 31.2%±7.4Highest CA: 22%

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

Age 65+ 12.7%±2.5Lowest CA: 15.7% 17.6%±4.8Highest CA: 15.7%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.6%Lowest CA: 37.1% 16.6%Highest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±2Lowest CA: 7.6% 8.7%±4.1Highest CA: 7.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $57,974±$10kLowest 42% below CA $65,039±$27kHighest 34% below CA

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $312,800±$29kHighest 57% below CA $310,100±$46kLowest 58% below CA

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,176±$113Highest 42% below CA $861±$115Lowest 58% below CA

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,174Highest 58% below CA $1,410Lowest 72% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.3%±14.4Lowest CA: 55.3% 46.5%±20.7Highest CA: 55.3%

Holtville and Gridley 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 48.6%Lowest CA: 55.9% 49.9%Highest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 7 yrs older than CA 1976Highest same as CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 12% below CA 18 minLowest 36% below CA

Work from home 2.9%±2.5Lowest CA: 17.2% 3.8%±4Highest CA: 17.2%

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

Work in townworking residents 16.7%Highest 16.4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Highest 0.48Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Oroville (10%)El Centro (17%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Lowest 3.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 0.9 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 5Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 97.7Lowest 107Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #159 of 574 in CA #240 of 574 in CA

School district Gridley UnifiedHoltville Unified

High school in town Gridley HighHoltville High

Students per teacherat that high school 19.4Highest 15.5Lowest

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.

Gridley vs Holtville

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Holtville places higher on 13 of 20 CA lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

573 miles apart

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