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

C−WeedSafer than 22% of U.S. towns B+HoltvilleSafer than 73% of U.S. towns

Schools

B−WeedBetter than 50% of districts in the state BHoltvilleBetter than 60% of districts in the state

Health

C+WeedHealthier than 40% of U.S. towns C−HoltvilleHealthier than 24% of U.S. towns

11Weed

10Holtville

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 844 towns #762#184 SafestSafety · 411 towns #267#26 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #390#838 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #643#206 Most new homesHousing · 438 towns #231#431 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 844 towns #397#739 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #456#740 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #710#470

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

Life in each

Weed gets 89 more inches of snow a year

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

WeedHoltville

Snow a year89″0″

January low27°F —

July high85°F —

Growing season (days)143d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)86th 91st

Outdoors & history

WeedHoltville

Trails18 mi 1 mi

Conserved land0.6%3.1%

Settled1961 1908

National Register places1 —

Archive photos18 12

Famous people born here4 4

Community

WeedHoltville

Library hours a week25 hrs 36 hrs

Colleges in town1 —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Holtville

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%

Weed$1,750/mo

Typical home $308K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.52% · or rent about $788/mo · Housing →

Holtville$2,010/mo

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

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Holtville and Weed.

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.

Where they are

708 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WeedCA HoltvilleCA

Weed ↔ Holtville708 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

WeedHoltville

People

Population 2,737Lowest 5,617Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.5%Highest CA: +6.1% -5.6%Lowest CA: +6.1%

Median age 36±4Highest 5% below CA 34±6.3Lowest 10% below CA

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

Kids under 18 22.3%±6.3Lowest CA: 22% 31.2%±7.4Highest CA: 22%

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

Age 65+ 14.3%±3.7Lowest CA: 15.7% 17.6%±4.8Highest CA: 15.7%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.6%Lowest CA: 37.1% 16.6%Highest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 13.7%±4Highest CA: 7.6% 8.7%±4.1Lowest CA: 7.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $38,854±$8kLowest 61% below CA $65,039±$27kHighest 34% below CA

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $259,600±$26kLowest 65% below CA $310,100±$46kHighest 58% below CA

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $788±$245Lowest 61% below CA $861±$115Highest 58% below CA

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,360Lowest 73% below CA $1,410Highest 72% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 68.4%±15.7Highest CA: 55.3% 46.5%±20.7Lowest CA: 55.3%

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

Below poverty line 33.6%Highest CA: 12% 18.7%Lowest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 48.8%Lowest CA: 55.9% 49.9%Highest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than CA 1976Highest same as CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 41% below CA 18 minHighest 36% below CA

Work from home 3%±2.3Lowest CA: 17.2% 3.8%±4Highest CA: 17.2%

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

Work in townworking residents 26.5%Highest 16.4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miLowest 11.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.28Highest 0.48Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Mount Shasta (16%)El Centro (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HoltvilleFew work in Weed

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 3.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 17.9 miHighest 0.9 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 3.7 miHighest 0.8 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 5Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 36.7Lowest 107Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #341 of 574 in CA #240 of 574 in CA

School district Siskiyou Union High · Weed Union ElementaryHoltville Unified

High school in town Weed HighHoltville High

Students per teacherat that high school 14.5Lowest 15.5Highest

California 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.

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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.

Weed vs Holtville

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Weed places higher on 11 of 21 CA lists

Weed gets 89 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Holtville

708 miles apart

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