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Amelia vs Circleville

80 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+157.3 pts in Amelia) and trails (5.3× in Circleville).

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Amelia, OHAn outdoors townOhio · 12,871 people
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Circleville, OHAn outdoors townOhio · 14,142 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 part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Amelia places higher on 12 of 19 OH lists

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.

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.

Amelia$1,930/mo
Typical home $311K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.18% · or rent about $957/mo · Housing →
Circleville$1,810/mo
Typical home $293K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $955/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Amelia and Circleville.

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
AmeliaCircleville
Snow a year23″15″
January low23°F23°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)188d192d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)5th51st
Outdoors & history
AmeliaCircleville
Trails0 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.4%7%
Settled19001810
National Register places—9
Archive photos612
Famous people born here222
Community
AmeliaCircleville
Library hours a week48 hrs60 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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

80 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Amelia ↔ Circleville80 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.

AmeliaCircleville
People
Population 12,871Lowest 14,142Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +161.9%Highest OH: +2.3% +4.6%Lowest OH: +2.3%
Median age 33.2±2.1Lowest 16% below OH 35.4±2.7Highest 11% below OH
Circleville and Amelia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.8%±3.4Highest OH: 22% 22.3%±2.4Lowest OH: 22%
Amelia and Circleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11%±2.2Lowest OH: 18.3% 19.5%±2.5Highest OH: 18.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24%Highest OH: 31.5% 22.1%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±1.2Lowest OH: 5.6% 5.8%±1.5Highest OH: 5.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,938±$7kHighest about the OH average $60,296±$6kLowest 16% below OH
Amelia and Circleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $230,400±$14kHighest 7% above OH $191,700±$11kLowest 11% below OH
Rentmedian gross, monthly $957±$76Highest 7% below OH $955±$80Lowest 8% below OH
Amelia and Circleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,710Highest 4% below OH $2,154Lowest 24% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40.4%±10.7Lowest OH: 45.9% 43.2%±9Highest OH: 45.9%
Circleville and Amelia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13%Lowest OH: 13.3% 18.9%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.3%Highest OH: 67.2% 56.1%Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 25 yrs newer than OH 1964Lowest 6 yrs older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 35% above OH 25 minLowest 7% above OH
Work from home 9.5%±2.7Highest OH: 13% 8.9%±2.4Lowest OH: 13%
Amelia and Circleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.3%Lowest 11.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Lowest 0.69Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cincinnati (20%)Columbus (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CirclevilleFew work in Amelia
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Lowest 7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 2.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 43.8Lowest 59.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#529 of 624 in OH
School district —Buckeye United School District · Circleville City
High school in town —Circleville High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 17.0
Ohio average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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