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Adena vs Trimble

81 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (25 min in Adena) and street grid (2.6× in Adena).

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Adena, OHHomes around $65KOhio · 716 people
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Trimble, OHA history townOhio · 466 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Adena$400/mo
Typical home $65K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.99% · or rent about $1,058/mo · Housing →
Trimble$370/mo
Typical home $60K (Census) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $738/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
AdenaTrimble
Snow a year15″12″
January low22°F—
July high83°F—
Growing season (days)196d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th87th
Outdoors & history
AdenaTrimble
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—3.5%
Settled—1839
National Register places1—
Archive photos28
Famous people born here2—
Community
AdenaTrimble
Library hours a week35 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

81 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Adena ↔ Trimble81 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.

AdenaTrimble
People
Population 716Highest 466Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.5% OH: +2.3% —
Median age 39.8±11.9Highest about the OH average 38.2±9Lowest 4% below OH
Adena and Trimble are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26%±8.4Highest OH: 22% 22.7%±13.6Lowest OH: 22%
Adena and Trimble are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.8%±5.8Highest OH: 18.3% 9.2%±5.6Lowest OH: 18.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4%Highest OH: 31.5% 2.1%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±3.5Highest OH: 5.6% 0.9%±3.3Lowest OH: 5.6%
Adena and Trimble are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $45,556±$11kLowest 36% below OH $47,120±$9kHighest 34% below OH
Trimble and Adena are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $68,200±$18kHighest 68% below OH $60,400±$32kLowest 72% below OH
Adena and Trimble are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,058±$222Highest about the OH average $738±$237Lowest 29% below OH
Adena and Trimble are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $675Lowest 76% below OH $681Highest 76% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.4%±8.9Highest OH: 45.9% 54.5%±34Lowest OH: 45.9%
Adena and Trimble are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.1%Highest OH: 13.3% 17.6%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.3%Highest OH: 67.2% 69.6%Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1944Lowest 26 yrs older than OH 1946Highest 24 yrs older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 25% above OH 54 minHighest 130% above OH
Work from home 3.8%±4.1Highest OH: 13% 0.5%±1Lowest OH: 13%
Adena and Trimble are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 1.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.35Highest 0.34Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wheeling (11%)Athens (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TrimbleFew work in Adena
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 127Highest 49.5Lowest
Ohio average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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