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

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

Schools

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

Health

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

13Holtville

7Gridley

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

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

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Holtville’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%

Holtville$2,010/mo

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

Gridley$2,030/mo

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

HoltvilleGridley

Snow a year0″0″

January low—38°F

July high—92°F

Growing season (days)—293d

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

Outdoors & history

HoltvilleGridley

Trails1 mi 0 mi

Conserved land3.1%1.6%

Settled1908 1905

National Register places—1

Archive photos12 12

Famous people born here4 5

Community

HoltvilleGridley

Library hours a week36 hrs 25 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.

HoltvilleCA GridleyCA

Holtville ↔ Gridley573 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

HoltvilleGridley

People

Population 5,617Lowest 7,330Highest

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

Median age 34±6.3Lowest 10% below CA 34.1±3.7Highest 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 31.2%±7.4Highest CA: 22% 29.8%±6.3Lowest CA: 22%

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

Age 65+ 17.6%±4.8Highest CA: 15.7% 12.7%±2.5Lowest 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+ 16.6%Highest CA: 37.1% 13.6%Lowest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.7%±4.1Highest CA: 7.6% 5%±2Lowest 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 $65,039±$27kHighest 34% below CA $57,974±$10kLowest 42% 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 $310,100±$46kLowest 58% below CA $312,800±$29kHighest 57% 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 $861±$115Lowest 58% below CA $1,176±$113Highest 42% below CA

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

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.5%±20.7Highest CA: 55.3% 43.3%±14.4Lowest 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 18.7%Highest CA: 12% 17.9%Lowest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 49.9%Highest CA: 55.9% 48.6%Lowest CA: 55.9%

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 3.8%±4Highest CA: 17.2% 2.9%±2.5Lowest 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 16.4%Lowest 16.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 16.3 miHighest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GridleyFew work in Holtville

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Highest 1.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 2Lowest

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

Schools

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

School district Holtville UnifiedGridley Unified

High school in town Holtville HighGridley High

Students per teacherat that high school 15.5Lowest 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.

Holtville vs Gridley

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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