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Gridley vs La Cresta

312 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.5× in Gridley) and work in town (+15.6 pts in Gridley).

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Gridley, CAHomes around $349KCalifornia · 7,330 people
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La Cresta, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 8,389 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.

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 →
La CrestaAn outdoors town
Outdoors#12 most walkable in CA0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Health88% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about La Cresta →
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.

Jobs per worker6.5×
Gridley is more of a job hub
Gridley 0.72La Cresta 0.11
Work in town+15.6 pts
More of Gridley’s workers stay in town
Gridley 16.7%La Cresta 1.1%
Street grid+76%
La Cresta has the more walkable street grid
La Cresta 172Gridley 97.7
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 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.

Gridley$2,030/mo
Typical home $349K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $1,176/mo · Housing →
La Cresta$1,580/mo
Typical home $262K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $1,177/mo · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Gridley and La Cresta.

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.

Report cards

Gridley places higher on 11 of 17 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
CGridleySafer than 25% of U.S. towns –La CrestaNot graded
Schools
BGridleyBetter than 56% of districts in the state –La CrestaNot graded
Health
CGridleyHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns DLa CrestaHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns
11Gridley
6La Cresta

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #255#12 Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #211#407 Lowest obesityHealth · 844 towns #594#766 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #602#735 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 844 towns #621#754 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #624#755 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #276#148 Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #680#568

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

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
GridleyLa Cresta
Snow a year0″0″
January low38°F41°F
July high92°F98°F
Growing season (days)293d334d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th48th
Outdoors & history
GridleyLa Cresta
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.6%0.3%
Settled1905—
National Register places1—
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here5—
Community
GridleyLa Cresta
Library hours a week25 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

312 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GridleyCALa CrestaCA
Gridley ↔ La Cresta312 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.

GridleyLa Cresta
People
Population 7,330Lowest 8,389Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +12.7% CA: +6.1% —
Median age 34.1±3.7Highest 10% below CA 29.1±3.8Lowest 23% below CA
Gridley and La Cresta 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% 32.2%±4.1Highest CA: 22%
La Cresta and Gridley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.7%±2.5Highest CA: 15.7% 12.5%±2.9Lowest CA: 15.7%
Gridley and La Cresta 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% 16.3%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±2Lowest CA: 7.6% 5.9%±2.1Highest CA: 7.6%
La Cresta 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±$10kHighest 42% below CA $49,605±$10kLowest 50% below CA
Gridley and La Cresta 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 $262,000±$34kLowest 64% below CA
Gridley and La Cresta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,176±$113Lowest 42% below CA $1,177±$61Highest 42% below CA
La Cresta and Gridley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,174Lowest 58% below CA $2,445Highest 52% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.3%±14.4Lowest CA: 55.3% 65.8%±11.3Highest CA: 55.3%
La Cresta 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% 20.3%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 48.6%Highest CA: 55.9% 43%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Highest 7 yrs older than CA 1962Lowest 14 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 12% below CA 23 minLowest 22% below CA
Work from home 2.9%±2.5Lowest CA: 17.2% 3.8%±1.9Highest CA: 17.2%
La Cresta 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 1.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miHighest 7.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Oroville (10%)Bakersfield (42%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in La CrestaFew work in Gridley
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 97.7Lowest 172Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #159 of 574 in CA—
School district Gridley Unified—
High school in town Gridley High—
Students per teacherat that high school 19.4 —
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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