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Bucyrus vs Bryan

94 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2.8× in Bryan) and growth since 2010 (+7.7 pts in Bryan).

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Bucyrus, OHHomes around $166KOhio · 11,594 people

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Bryan, OHA regional job hubOhio · 8,631 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.

BucyrusHomes around $166K

Housing$166K typical home33% below the OH typical home

Outdoors#116 most walkable in OH0.8 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Health91% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Bucyrus →

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.

Bryan has more miles of trail

Bryan 2.2 miBucyrus 0.8 mi

Growth since 2010+7.7 pts

Bryan has grown faster since 2010

Bryan +2.2%Bucyrus -5.5%

Average commute5 min

Bryan has the shorter commute

Bucyrus 21 minBryan 16 min

Jobs per worker+65%

Bryan is more of a job hub

Bryan 1.58Bucyrus 0.96

Work in town+9 pts

More of Bryan’s workers stay in town

Bryan 36.4%Bucyrus 27.4%

★ What stands out · Report cards

Bryan places higher on 14 of 21 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

C+BucyrusSafer than 42% of U.S. towns A−BryanSafer than 75% of U.S. towns

Schools

B−BucyrusBetter than 47% of districts in the state B+BryanBetter than 71% of districts in the state

Health

DBucyrusHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns DBryanHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns

6Bucyrus

14Bryan

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 1036 towns #915#395 SafestSafety · 262 towns #178#64 Best schoolsSchools · 624 towns #516#258 Highest graduation rateSchools · 911 towns #659#345 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #258#9 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1041 towns #688#884 Lowest depressionHealth · 1041 towns #841#668 Most remote workersWork · 1019 towns #816#957

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Bryan

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%

Bucyrus$1,040/mo

Typical home $166K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $765/mo · Housing →

Bryan$1,200/mo

Typical home $194K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $806/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Bryan and Bucyrus.

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

BucyrusBryan

Snow a year23″29″

January low21°F —

July high86°F —

Growing season (days)190d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th 16th

Outdoors & history

BucyrusBryan

Trails1 mi 2 mi

Conserved land4.8%5.7%

Settled—1840

National Register places10 3

Archive photos—6

Famous people born here—20

Community

BucyrusBryan

Library hours a week57 hrs 49 hrs

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

94 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BucyrusOH BryanOH

Bucyrus ↔ Bryan94 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

BucyrusBryan

People

Population 11,594Highest 8,631Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.5%Lowest OH: +2.3% +2.2%Highest OH: +2.3%

Median age 42.4±2.5Lowest 7% above OH 43.4±3.3Highest 9% above OH

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

Kids under 18 21.1%±2.8Highest OH: 22% 17.8%±3.3Lowest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 24.9%±2.8Lowest OH: 18.3% 26.4%±4.1Highest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.5%Lowest OH: 31.5% 14.1%Highest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±1.2Lowest OH: 5.6% 5%±1.7Highest OH: 5.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $54,349±$2kHighest 24% below OH $52,865±$4kLowest 26% below OH

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $128,600±$8kLowest 40% below OH $144,400±$17kHighest 33% below OH

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $765±$56Lowest 26% below OH $806±$53Highest 22% below OH

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,639Highest 42% below OH $1,626Lowest 42% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.3%±8.8Lowest OH: 45.9% 45.4%±12.4Highest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 14.9%Lowest OH: 13.3% 19%Highest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 67.1%Highest OH: 67.2% 64.8%Lowest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 13 yrs older than OH 1963Highest 7 yrs older than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 10% below OH 16 minLowest 33% below OH

Work from home 5.1%±2.7Highest OH: 13% 2.8%±1.8Lowest OH: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 27.4%Lowest 36.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 10.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.96Lowest 1.58Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Columbus (9%)Defiance (5%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BryanFew work in Bucyrus

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.8%Lowest 5.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miLowest 2.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 8Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 71.4Highest 68.0Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #516 of 624 in OH #258 of 624 in OH

School district Bucyrus CityBryan City

High school in town Bucyrus Secondary SchoolBryan Middle School/High School

Students per teacherat that high school 12.4Lowest 15.7Highest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Bordering Bucyrus

Bucyrus Township756 people · $171K homes

Whetstone Township1,861 people · $169K homes

Holmes Township1,417 people · $144K homes

Liberty Township1,528 people · $197K homes

Towns like Bucyrus

Van Wert10,790 people · $124K homes

Pease Township12,555 people · $101K homes

Eaton8,339 people · $148K homes

Conneaut12,357 people · $132K 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.