Grass Valley, CA vs Linda, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricGrass Valley, CALinda, CA
Population14,11323,871
Median Household Income$51,764$72,776
Median Rent$1,458/mo$1,211/mo
Median Home Value$482,200$371,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)—104
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income62.2%47.7%
Poverty Rate22.1%17.2%
Unemployment Rate4.8% (county)7.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k398448*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,569668*
Median AQI42—
Good AQI Days /yr289—
Summer Highs85°F94°F
Winter Lows33°F39°F
Snowfall9 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute16.9 min30.1 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher19.221.5
College Degree Rate32.8%15.9%
Foreign-Born %8.4%15.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.4%+14.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Linda (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.