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Circleville vs Amelia

80 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+157.3 pts in Amelia) and trails (5.3× in Circleville).

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Circleville, OHAn outdoors townOhio · 14,142 people
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Amelia, OHAn outdoors townOhio · 12,871 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.

CirclevilleAn outdoors town
Outdoors#187 most walkable in OH2.1 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves HistorySettled in 18109 places on the National Register SchoolsBetter than 42%of OH districts All about Circleville →
AmeliaAn outdoors town
Outdoors#314 most walkable in OH0.4 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 54%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$311K typical home25% above the OH typical home All about Amelia →
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.

Growth since 2010+157.3 pts
Amelia has grown faster since 2010
Amelia +161.9%Circleville +4.6%
Trails5.3×
Circleville has more miles of trail
Circleville 2.1 miAmelia 0.4 mi
Jobs per worker2.8×
Circleville is more of a job hub
Circleville 0.69Amelia 0.25
Typical home built31 yrs
Circleville’s homes are older
Amelia 1995Circleville 1964
Property tax bill+26%
Tax bills are bigger in Amelia
Amelia $2,710Circleville $2,154
Age 65++8.5 pts
Circleville has more people 65 and up
Circleville 19.5%Amelia 11%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Amelia 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.

Safety
CCirclevilleSafer than 26% of U.S. towns –AmeliaNot graded
Schools
C+CirclevilleBetter than 42% of districts in the state –AmeliaNot graded
Health
DCirclevilleHealthier than 14% of U.S. towns B−AmeliaHealthier than 54% of U.S. towns
6Circleville
12Amelia

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 1041 towns #954#314 Most activeHealth · 1041 towns #863#288 Most conserved landOutdoors · 970 towns #251#738 HealthiestHealth · 1041 towns #826#341 Lowest obesityHealth · 1041 towns #688#228 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #647#959 Fastest growingGrowth · 1036 towns #263#4 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1041 towns #688#441

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

Circleville$1,810/mo
Typical home $293K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $955/mo · Housing →
Amelia$1,930/mo
Typical home $311K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.18% · or rent about $957/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Amelia and Circleville.

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
CirclevilleAmelia
Snow a year15″23″
January low23°F23°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)192d188d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st5th
Outdoors & history
CirclevilleAmelia
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land7%1.4%
Settled18101900
National Register places9—
Archive photos1210
Famous people born here222
Community
CirclevilleAmelia
Library hours a week60 hrs48 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

80 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CirclevilleOHAmeliaOH
Circleville ↔ Amelia80 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.

CirclevilleAmelia
People
Population 14,142Highest 12,871Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.6%Lowest OH: +2.3% +161.9%Highest OH: +2.3%
Median age 35.4±2.7Highest 11% below OH 33.2±2.1Lowest 16% below OH
Circleville and Amelia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.3%±2.4Lowest OH: 22% 24.8%±3.4Highest OH: 22%
Amelia and Circleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.5%±2.5Highest OH: 18.3% 11%±2.2Lowest OH: 18.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.1%Lowest OH: 31.5% 24%Highest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.8%±1.5Highest OH: 5.6% 3%±1.2Lowest OH: 5.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,296±$6kLowest 16% below OH $70,938±$7kHighest about the OH average
Amelia and Circleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $191,700±$11kLowest 11% below OH $230,400±$14kHighest 7% above OH
Rentmedian gross, monthly $955±$80Lowest 8% below OH $957±$76Highest 7% below OH
Amelia and Circleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,154Lowest 24% below OH $2,710Highest 4% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.2%±9Highest OH: 45.9% 40.4%±10.7Lowest OH: 45.9%
Circleville and Amelia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18.9%Highest OH: 13.3% 13%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 56.1%Lowest OH: 67.2% 61.3%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 6 yrs older than OH 1995Highest 25 yrs newer than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 7% above OH 32 minHighest 35% above OH
Work from home 8.9%±2.4Lowest OH: 13% 9.5%±2.7Highest OH: 13%
Amelia and Circleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 11.6%Highest 2.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.69Highest 0.25Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Columbus (23%)Cincinnati (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AmeliaFew work in Circleville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7%Highest 1.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 59.9Highest 43.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #529 of 624 in OH—
School district Buckeye United School District · Circleville City—
High school in town Circleville High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 17.0 —
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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