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Bexley vs Jerome Township

20 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (6.8× in Bexley) and trails (5.2× in Jerome Township).

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Bexley, OHHomes around $583KOhio · 13,114 people
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Jerome Township, OHKnown for its schoolsUnion County · 10,270 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

Bexley 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.

Bexley$3,730/mo
Typical home $583K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.40% · or rent about $1,268/mo · Housing →
Jerome Township$3,860/mo
Typical home $592K (Census) · tax rate 1.53% · or rent about $1,968/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Jerome Township and Bexley.

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
BexleyJerome Township
Snow a year28″24″
January low22°F21°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)191d188d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th37th
Outdoors & history
BexleyJerome Township
Trails1 mi6 mi
Conserved land3.4%5.2%
National Register places7—
Archive photos—6
Community
BexleyJerome Township
Library hours a week60 hrs—
Colleges in town1—
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

20 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BexleyJerome TownshipBexleyJerome Township
Bexley ↔ Jerome Township20 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.

BexleyJerome Township
People
Population 13,114Highest 10,270Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.7%Lowest OH: +2.3% +26%Highest OH: +2.3%
Median age 37.5±1.5 6% below OH 37.5±1.5 6% below OH
Kids under 18 27.1%±2.8Lowest OH: 22% 30.4%±3.6Highest OH: 22%
Jerome Township and Bexley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.3%±2Highest OH: 18.3% 8.6%±2Lowest OH: 18.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 76.9%Highest OH: 31.5% 68.8%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 12.6%±1.1Highest OH: 5.6% 4%±1.8Lowest OH: 5.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $157,841±$19kLowest 121% above OH $175,797±$19kHighest 146% above OH
Jerome Township and Bexley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $527,800±$48kLowest 146% above OH $592,300±$36kHighest 176% above OH
Jerome Township and Bexley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,268±$103Lowest 23% above OH $1,968±$333Highest 90% above OH
Property taxmedian, yearly $7,379Lowest 161% above OH $9,046Highest 221% above OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.2%±12.4Highest OH: 45.9% 21.6%±16.2Lowest OH: 45.9%
Bexley and Jerome Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.5%Highest OH: 13.3% 0.4%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.7%Lowest OH: 67.2% 85.3%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1944Lowest 26 yrs older than OH 2011Highest 41 yrs newer than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 23% below OH 29 minHighest 22% above OH
Work from home 27%±3.5Lowest OH: 13% 31.6%±4.8Highest OH: 13%
Jerome Township and Bexley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.8%Highest 3.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 5.8 miLowest 14.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.55Lowest 1.10Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Columbus (54%)Columbus (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Jerome TownshipFew work in Bexley
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.4%Lowest 5.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miLowest 6.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 121Highest 17.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #49 of 624 in OH#46 of 624 in OH
School district Bexley CityDublin City
High school in town Bexley High SchoolNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 17.4 —
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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