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Brookside vs Morral

136 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (25.6× in Brookside) and kids under 18 (+14.6 pts in Morral).

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Brookside, OHHomes around $109KOhio · 610 people

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Morral, OHA small town of 423Ohio · 423 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.

BrooksideHomes around $109K

Housing$109K typical home56% below the OH typical home All about Brookside →

MorralA small town of 423

Quiet strengthsMorral doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Morral →

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.

Street grid25.6×

Brookside has the more walkable street grid

Brookside 210Morral 8.2

Kids under 18+14.6 pts

Morral has more kids

Morral 24.3%Brookside 9.7%

Property tax bill+45%

Tax bills are bigger in Brookside

Brookside $1,420Morral $978

Work from home+9.6 pts

More people work from home in Brookside

Brookside 11.1%Morral 1.5%

Jobs per worker2×

Brookside is more of a job hub

Brookside 1.12Morral 0.56

Average commute6 min

Brookside has the shorter commute

Morral 24 minBrookside 18 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $610 more a month in Morral

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.

Down paymentRate%

Brookside$680/mo

Typical home $109K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $817/mo · Housing →

Morral$1,290/mo

Typical home $217K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →

The difference: $610 a month, about $7,300 a year, between Morral and Brookside.

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

BrooksideMorral

Snow a year15″24″

January low22°F 18°F

July high83°F 84°F

Growing season (days)196d 178d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th 11th

Outdoors & history

BrooksideMorral

National Register places1 —

Archive photos3 —

Community

BrooksideMorral

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

136 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BrooksideOH MorralOH

Brookside ↔ Morral136 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.

Only big differences vs Ohio average

BrooksideMorral

People

Population 610Highest 423Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -14.9% OH: +2.3% —

Median age 41.3±7.4Highest 4% above OH 40.3±17.9Lowest about the OH average

Brookside and Morral are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 9.7%±6.3Lowest OH: 22% 24.3%±4.7Highest OH: 22%

Age 65+ 19%±6.7Highest OH: 18.3% 17.7%±12.1Lowest OH: 18.3%

Brookside and Morral are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.8%Highest OH: 31.5% 27.8%Lowest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.2%±9.8Highest OH: 5.6% 2.8%±3Lowest OH: 5.6%

Brookside and Morral are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $72,917±$14kHighest about the OH average $51,563±$30kLowest 28% below OH

Brookside and Morral are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $117,000±$14kLowest 46% below OH $119,000±$15kHighest 45% below OH

Morral and Brookside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $817±$355Highest 21% below OH $775±$716Lowest 25% below OH

Brookside and Morral are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,420Highest 50% below OH $978Lowest 65% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 72%±100Highest OH: 45.9% 55.6%±100Lowest OH: 45.9%

Brookside and Morral are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 6.2%Lowest OH: 13.3% 13.6%Highest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 86.5%Lowest OH: 67.2% 91.9%Highest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 32 yrs older than OH 1943Highest 27 yrs older than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 21% below OH 24 minHighest about the OH average

Work from home 11.1%±6.3Highest OH: 13% 1.5%±2.4Lowest OH: 13%

Work in townworking residents 1%Highest 0.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miLowest 28.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.12Highest 0.56Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Wheeling (24%)Marion Township (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MorralFew work in Brookside

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 210Highest 8.2Lowest

Ohio average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Brookside neighborsTown Square →

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Morral neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Brookside

Bridgeport1,453 people · $94K homes

Towns like Brookside

Harrison Township649 people · $151K homes

Knox Township681 people · $119K homes

Benton Township935 people · $157K homes

Vinton Township608 people · $117K homes

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.