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La Cresta vs Gridley

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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La Cresta, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 8,389 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.

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 →
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.

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.

La Cresta$1,580/mo
Typical home $262K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $1,177/mo · Housing →
Gridley$2,030/mo
Typical home $349K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $1,176/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
–La CrestaNot graded CGridleySafer than 25% of U.S. towns
Schools
–La CrestaNot graded BGridleyBetter than 56% of districts in the state
Health
DLa CrestaHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns CGridleyHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns
6La Cresta
11Gridley

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

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

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of La Cresta’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
La CrestaGridley
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F38°F
July high98°F92°F
Growing season (days)334d293d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th57th
Outdoors & history
La CrestaGridley
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.3%1.6%
Settled—1905
National Register places—1
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—5
Community
La CrestaGridley
Library hours a week—25 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

312 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

La CrestaCAGridleyCA
La Cresta ↔ Gridley312 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.

La CrestaGridley
People
Population 8,389Highest 7,330Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +12.7% CA: +6.1%
Median age 29.1±3.8Lowest 23% below CA 34.1±3.7Highest 10% 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 32.2%±4.1Highest CA: 22% 29.8%±6.3Lowest 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+ 12.5%±2.9Lowest CA: 15.7% 12.7%±2.5Highest 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+ 16.3%Highest CA: 37.1% 13.6%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±2.1Highest CA: 7.6% 5%±2Lowest 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 $49,605±$10kLowest 50% below CA $57,974±$10kHighest 42% 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 $262,000±$34kLowest 64% below CA $312,800±$29kHighest 57% 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 $1,177±$61Highest 42% below CA $1,176±$113Lowest 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 $2,445Highest 52% below CA $2,174Lowest 58% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 65.8%±11.3Highest CA: 55.3% 43.3%±14.4Lowest 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 20.3%Highest CA: 12% 17.9%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 43%Lowest CA: 55.9% 48.6%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Lowest 14 yrs older than CA 1969Highest 7 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 22% below CA 25 minHighest 12% below CA
Work from home 3.8%±1.9Highest CA: 17.2% 2.9%±2.5Lowest 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 1.1%Lowest 16.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miLowest 16.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.72Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bakersfield (42%)Oroville (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GridleyFew work in La Cresta
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 172Highest 97.7Lowest
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
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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