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Barlow Township vs Dunham Township

Next-door neighbors in Washington County. The biggest differences: rent (2× in Dunham Township) and trails (2× in Dunham Township).

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Barlow Township, OHKnown for its schoolsWashington County · 2,549 people
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Dunham Township, OHAn outdoors townWashington County · 2,535 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.

Barlow TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#281 for schools in OHof 624 towns Health74% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Barlow Township →
Dunham TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#224 most trails in OH13 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Health81% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Dunham Township →
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.

Rent2×
Rent runs higher in Dunham Township
Dunham Township $861Barlow Township $440
Trails2×
Dunham Township has more miles of trail
Dunham Township 13.0 miBarlow Township 6.4 mi
Jobs per worker+93%
Barlow Township is more of a job hub
Barlow Township 0.54Dunham Township 0.28
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Barlow Township

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.

Barlow Township$1,480/mo
Typical home $246K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $440/mo · Housing →
Dunham Township$1,280/mo
Typical home $206K (Census) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $861/mo · Housing →

The difference: $200 a month, about $2,400 a year, between Barlow Township and Dunham 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.

Where they are

Barlow Township and Dunham Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Barlow TownshipDunham TownshipBarlow TownshipDunham Township
Barlow Township ↔ Dunham Township5.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
31 Dunham Township residents work in Barlow Township (2.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Dunham Township →
Report cards

Barlow Township places higher on 9 of 18 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.

Schools
B+Barlow TownshipBetter than 70% of districts in the state –Dunham TownshipNot graded
Health
CBarlow TownshipHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns C−Dunham TownshipHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns
9Barlow Township
5Dunham Township

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 730 towns #486#224 Cheapest rentCost of living · 999 towns #2#329 Most conserved landOutdoors · 970 towns #941#671 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #617#830 Fastest growingGrowth · 1036 towns #713#512 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1041 towns #247#441 Most affordableCost of living · 1041 towns #711#520 Most educatedPeople · 1041 towns #665#834

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

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
Barlow TownshipDunham Township
Snow a year16″11″
January low23°F24°F
July high85°F87°F
Growing season (days)191d197d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)13th63rd
Outdoors & history
Barlow TownshipDunham Township
Trails6 mi13 mi
Conserved land0.2%2.1%
National Register places1—
Community
Barlow TownshipDunham Township
Library hours a week44 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.

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.

Barlow TownshipDunham Township
People
Population 2,549Highest 2,535Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.2%Lowest OH: +2.3% +0.5%Highest OH: +2.3%
Median age 36.2±9.8Lowest 9% below OH 49.3±4.7Highest 24% above OH
Dunham Township and Barlow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 36.1%±11.2Highest OH: 22% 21.3%±6Lowest OH: 22%
Barlow Township and Dunham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12%±4.9Lowest OH: 18.3% 18.3%±7.8Highest OH: 18.3%
Dunham Township and Barlow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.9%Highest OH: 31.5% 15.7%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±2.5Lowest OH: 5.6% 7.5%±6.5Highest OH: 5.6%
Dunham Township and Barlow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,130±$20kHighest 12% above OH $71,063±$14kLowest about the OH average
Barlow Township and Dunham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $245,500±$30kHighest 14% above OH $206,300±$70kLowest 4% below OH
Barlow Township and Dunham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $440±$80Lowest 57% below OH $861±$66Highest 17% below OH
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,335Lowest 17% below OH $2,386Highest 15% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 19%±59.2Lowest OH: 45.9% 74.1%±62.3Highest OH: 45.9%
Dunham Township and Barlow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.2%Highest OH: 13.3% 5.9%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95%Highest OH: 67.2% 91.9%Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 13 yrs newer than OH 1980Lowest 10 yrs newer than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 5% above OH 28 minHighest 18% above OH
Work from home 15.6%±16.2Highest OH: 13% 6.7%±6.2Lowest OH: 13%
Barlow Township and Dunham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.1%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miHighest 9.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.54Highest 0.28Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Marietta (15%)Parkersburg (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Dunham Township3% work in Barlow Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 2.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.4 miLowest 13.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.8Lowest 3.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #281 of 624 in OH—
School district Warren Local—
High school in town Warren High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 17.0 —
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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