Compare towns
Summit vs Walden vs Greig
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Summit has the most affordable homes ($150k median).
Walden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
Greig has the most renters (11.5% rent).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Summit | Walden | Greig |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 976Lowest |
1,037Highest |
1,004 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.7±7.3Highest 43% above U.S. |
48.8±3.2Lowest 25% above U.S. |
55±6.1 41% above U.S. |
| Summit and Greig are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.5%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Summit and Greig are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.7%±8.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.3%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Summit and Greig are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
25.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Walden and Greig are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,375±$26k 8% below U.S. |
$88,000±$15kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$58,000±$20kLowest 28% below U.S. |
| Walden and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,000±$29kLowest 55% below U.S. |
$238,900±$23kHighest 28% below U.S. |
$172,700±$21k 48% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $900±$136Lowest 36% below U.S. |
$936±$33Highest 34% below U.S. |
| Greig and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,230Lowest 29% below U.S. |
$3,944Highest 26% above U.S. |
$2,720 13% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.3%±86.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
71%±29.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Greig and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
14.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 27% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
36 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.3%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.4%±6.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.2%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Walden and Greig are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.