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Aid Township vs Berkey

223 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+86% in Berkey) and property tax bill (2× in Berkey).

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Aid Township, OHAn outdoors townLawrence County · 778 people
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Berkey, OHHomes around $297KOhio · 317 people
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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.

Aid TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors45.9% conserved land30 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Aid Township →
BerkeyHomes around $297K
Housing$297K typical home19% above the OH typical home All about Berkey →
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.

Home values+86%
Homes cost more in Berkey
Berkey $283,300Aid Township $152,100
Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Berkey
Berkey $2,955Aid Township $1,509
Conserved land+45.9 pts
Aid Township has more conserved land
Aid Township 45.9%Berkey 0%
Average commute16 min
Berkey has the shorter commute
Aid Township 44 minBerkey 28 min
Typical home built35 yrs
Berkey’s homes are older
Aid Township 2004Berkey 1969
Jobs per worker2×
Aid Township is more of a job hub
Aid Township 0.47Berkey 0.23
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $890 more a month in Berkey

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.

Aid Township$920/mo
Typical home $152K (Census) · tax rate 0.99% · Housing →
Berkey$1,810/mo
Typical home $297K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.04% · Housing →

The difference: $890 a month, about $10,700 a year, between Berkey and Aid Township.

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 Ohio ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
B−Aid TownshipBetter than 47% of districts in the state –BerkeyNot graded
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
Aid TownshipBerkey
Snow a year14″37″
January low20°F20°F
July high86°F87°F
Growing season (days)167d188d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th56th
Outdoors & history
Aid TownshipBerkey
Trails30 mi—
Conserved land45.9%—
Archive photos—5
Famous people born here1—
Community
Aid TownshipBerkey
Library hours a week38 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

223 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Aid TownshipLawrence CountyBerkeyOH
Aid Township ↔ Berkey223 miles apart
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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.

Aid TownshipBerkey
People
Population 778Highest 317Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.4% OH: +2.3% —
Median age 38.3±22.5Lowest 4% below OH 38.9±23.5Highest about the OH average
Berkey and Aid Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 44.5%±23.4Highest OH: 22% 27.1%±4.6Lowest OH: 22%
Aid Township and Berkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.8%±10.4Lowest OH: 18.3% 22.4%±11.2Highest OH: 18.3%
Berkey and Aid Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 46%Lowest OH: 31.5% 47.4%Highest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±2.2Lowest OH: 5.6% 1.9%±4.5Highest OH: 5.6%
Berkey and Aid Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $113,611±$17k 59% above OH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $152,100±$48kLowest 29% below OH $283,300±$27kHighest 32% above OH
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,509Lowest 47% below OH $2,955Highest 5% above OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.3%±100Highest OH: 45.9% 0%±100Lowest OH: 45.9%
Aid Township and Berkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 20.8%Highest OH: 13.3% 0.6%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.8%Lowest OH: 67.2% 98.2%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 2004Highest 34 yrs newer than OH 1969Lowest 1 yr older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 44 minHighest 88% above OH 28 minLowest 21% above OH
Work from home 24.2%±28Highest OH: 13% 4.1%±3.8Lowest OH: 13%
Aid Township and Berkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.2%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.47Highest 0.23Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Huntington (11%)Toledo (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BerkeyFew work in Aid Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 45.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 30.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0 1.0
Schools
School district Symmes Valley Local—
High school in town Symmes Valley High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 11.1 —
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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