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Belpre vs Bryan

217 miles apart. The biggest differences: work in town (+25 pts in Bryan) and trails (2.3× in Belpre).

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Belpre, OHAn outdoors townOhio · 6,654 people
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Bryan, OHA regional job hubOhio · 8,631 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.

BelpreAn outdoors town
Outdoors#51 most trails in OH5.0 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Housing$188K typical home25% below the OH typical home SchoolsBetter than 49%of OH districts All about Belpre →
BryanA regional job hub
Work6,456 jobsbased in Bryan, a regional job hub Outdoors#132 most walkable in OH2.2 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves Housing$194K typical home22% below the OH typical home All about Bryan →
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.

Work in town+25 pts
More of Bryan’s workers stay in town
Bryan 36.4%Belpre 11.4%
Trails2.3×
Belpre has more miles of trail
Belpre 5.0 miBryan 2.2 mi
Work from home+9.3 pts
More people work from home in Belpre
Belpre 12.1%Bryan 2.8%
Average commute8 min
Bryan has the shorter commute
Belpre 24 minBryan 16 min
Jobs per worker+68%
Bryan is more of a job hub
Bryan 1.58Belpre 0.94
★ What stands out · Report cards

Belpre places higher on 13 of 22 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.

Safety
A−BelpreSafer than 75% of U.S. towns A−BryanSafer than 75% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−BelpreBetter than 49% of districts in the state B+BryanBetter than 71% of districts in the state
Health
DBelpreHealthier than 15% of U.S. towns DBryanHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns
13Belpre
7Bryan

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most remote workersWork · 1019 towns #354#957 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #571#9 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1041 towns #441#884 Most trailsOutdoors · 730 towns #51#312 Most conserved landOutdoors · 970 towns #673#330 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 1041 towns #1040#677 Best schoolsSchools · 624 towns #469#258 Lowest obesityHealth · 1041 towns #990#779

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

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.

Belpre$1,130/mo
Typical home $188K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $867/mo · Housing →
Bryan$1,200/mo
Typical home $194K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $806/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $900 a year, between Bryan and Belpre.

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
BelpreBryan
Snow a year11″29″
January low24°F—
July high87°F—
Growing season (days)197d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)72nd16th
Outdoors & history
BelpreBryan
Trails5 mi2 mi
Conserved land2%5.7%
Settled17891840
National Register places33
Archive photos66
Famous people born here220
Community
BelpreBryan
Library hours a week44 hrs49 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

217 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BelpreOHBryanOH
Belpre ↔ Bryan217 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.

BelpreBryan
People
Population 6,654Lowest 8,631Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.5%Highest OH: +2.3% +2.2%Lowest OH: +2.3%
Median age 44.4±5.2Highest 12% above OH 43.4±3.3Lowest 9% above OH
Belpre and Bryan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.1%±3.2Highest OH: 22% 17.8%±3.3Lowest OH: 22%
Belpre and Bryan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.5%±4.1Lowest OH: 18.3% 26.4%±4.1Highest OH: 18.3%
Bryan and Belpre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.7%Highest OH: 31.5% 14.1%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±1.9Lowest OH: 5.6% 5%±1.7Highest OH: 5.6%
Bryan and Belpre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,592±$7kHighest 24% below OH $52,865±$4kLowest 26% below OH
Belpre and Bryan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $159,000±$10kHighest 26% below OH $144,400±$17kLowest 33% below OH
Belpre and Bryan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $867±$71Highest 16% below OH $806±$53Lowest 22% below OH
Belpre and Bryan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,495Lowest 47% below OH $1,626Highest 42% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.8%±13.4Highest OH: 45.9% 45.4%±12.4Lowest OH: 45.9%
Belpre and Bryan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.8%Lowest OH: 13.3% 19%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.8%Lowest OH: 67.2% 64.8%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Highest 2 yrs older than OH 1963Lowest 7 yrs older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest about the OH average 16 minLowest 33% below OH
Work from home 12.1%±4Highest OH: 13% 2.8%±1.8Lowest OH: 13%
Work in townworking residents 11.4%Lowest 36.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.94Lowest 1.58Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Parkersburg (21%)Defiance (5%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BryanFew work in Belpre
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2%Lowest 5.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.0 miHighest 2.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 79.7Highest 68.0Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #469 of 624 in OH#258 of 624 in OH
School district Belpre CityBryan City
High school in town Belpre High SchoolBryan Middle School/High School
Students per teacherat that high school 14.3Lowest 15.7Highest
Ohio average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Belpre

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Belpre Township3,862 people · $200K homes
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Parkersburg, WV29,240 people · $122K homes

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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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