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Bryan vs Belpre

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

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

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

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

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

Left end = #1 in Ohio. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Bryan’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.

Bryan$1,200/mo
Typical home $194K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $806/mo · Housing →
Belpre$1,130/mo
Typical home $188K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $867/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
BryanBelpre
Snow a year29″11″
January low—24°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—197d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)16th72nd
Outdoors & history
BryanBelpre
Trails2 mi5 mi
Conserved land5.7%2%
Settled18401789
National Register places33
Archive photos66
Famous people born here202
Community
BryanBelpre
Library hours a week49 hrs44 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.

BryanOHBelpreOH
Bryan ↔ Belpre217 miles apart
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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.

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