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Ladd vs Gridley

47 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2.5× in Gridley) and work from home (+10.4 pts in Gridley).

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Ladd, ILHomes around $146KIllinois · 1,356 people

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Gridley, ILOne of the healthiest townsIllinois · 1,390 people

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.

LaddHomes around $146K

Housing$146K typical home51% below the IL typical home All about Ladd →

GridleyOne of the healthiest towns

HealthHealthier than 89%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$218K typical home27% below the IL typical home All about Gridley →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Gridley has more miles of trail

Gridley 0.5 miLadd 0.2 mi

Work from home+10.4 pts

More people work from home in Gridley

Gridley 12.9%Ladd 2.5%

Average commute8 min

Ladd has the shorter commute

Gridley 26 minLadd 17 min

Jobs per worker+92%

Gridley is more of a job hub

Gridley 0.50Ladd 0.26

Age 65++8.3 pts

Gridley has more people 65 and up

Gridley 20.3%Ladd 12%

Growth since 2010+4.2 pts

Gridley has grown faster since 2010

Gridley +1.7%Ladd -2.5%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $480 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.

Down paymentRate%

Ladd$1,040/mo

Typical home $146K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.28% · or rent about $778/mo · Housing →

Gridley$1,520/mo

Typical home $218K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.08% · or rent about $808/mo · Housing →

The difference: $480 a month, about $5,800 a year, between Gridley and Ladd.

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

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Illinois ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Health

C+LaddHealthier than 41% of U.S. towns AGridleyHealthier than 89% of U.S. towns

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

LaddGridley

Snow a year29″20″

January low14°F 15°F

July high84°F 84°F

Growing season (days)176d 174d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th 64th

Outdoors & history

LaddGridley

Conserved land—0%

Settled1890 1869

Archive photos5 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

LaddGridley

Library hours a week33 hrs 24 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

47 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LaddIL GridleyIL

Ladd ↔ Gridley47 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 Illinois average

LaddGridley

People

Population 1,356Lowest 1,390Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.5%Lowest +1.7%Highest

Median age 37.5±3Lowest 4% below IL 37.6±8Highest 4% below IL

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

Kids under 18 25.6%±4.8Lowest IL: 21.8% 26.3%±4Highest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 12%±1.9Lowest IL: 17% 20.3%±5.8Highest IL: 17%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.4%Lowest IL: 37.8% 28.1%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±1.2Lowest IL: 6.3% 3.9%±2.1Highest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $67,321±$10kHighest 19% below IL $67,250±$16kLowest 19% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $129,600±$14kLowest 51% below IL $141,300±$11kHighest 46% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $778±$126Lowest 39% below IL $808±$131Highest 37% below IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,951Highest 44% below IL $2,944Lowest 44% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 19.2%±10.6Lowest IL: 47.9% 37.6%±13.4Highest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 6.4%Highest IL: 11.8% 5.7%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 71.8%Highest IL: 67.1% 71.5%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 15 yrs older than IL 1968Highest 3 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 37% below IL 26 minHighest 7% below IL

Work from home 2.5%±1.6Lowest IL: 15.9% 12.9%±5.4Highest IL: 15.9%

Work in townworking residents 1.5%Lowest 2.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 18.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Lowest 0.50Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Spring Valley (17%)Bloomington (33%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 0.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 56.2Highest 55.5Lowest

Illinois 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.

Ladd neighborsTown Square →

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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.