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%

Clark Township$1,170/mo

Typical home $196K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $852/mo · Housing →

Elyria Township$1,000/mo

Typical home $154K (Census) · tax rate 1.51% · or rent about $1,195/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Clark Township and Elyria Township.

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.

Report cards

Clark Township places higher on 9 of 18 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.

Schools

BClark TownshipBetter than 59% of districts in the state CElyria TownshipBetter than 31% of districts in the state

Health

DClark TownshipHealthier than 14% of U.S. towns DElyria TownshipHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns

9Clark Township

8Elyria Township

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Cheapest rentCost of living · 999 towns #307#796 Most walkableOutdoors · 1041 towns #950#561 Best schoolsSchools · 624 towns #376#596 Fastest growingGrowth · 1036 towns #914#590 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #1016#698 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 1041 towns #648#358 Lowest property taxCost of living · 1041 towns #210#467 Most affordableCost of living · 1041 towns #459#208

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

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

Clark TownshipElyria Township

Snow a year17″44″

January low17°F 22°F

July high86°F 85°F

Growing season (days)162d 192d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th 10th

Outdoors & history

Clark TownshipElyria Township

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled—1817

Archive photos3 11

Famous people born here—65

Community

Clark TownshipElyria Township

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

196 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Clark TownshipBrown County Elyria TownshipLorain County

Clark Township ↔ Elyria Township196 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

Clark TownshipElyria Township

People

Population 2,939Lowest 3,245Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.4%Lowest OH: +2.3% -0.5%Highest OH: +2.3%

Median age 47.4±4.8Lowest 19% above OH 47.7±8.8Highest 20% above OH

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

Kids under 18 15.2%±5.7 OH: 22% 15.2%±6.6 OH: 22%

Age 65+ 24.5%±8.2Lowest OH: 18.3% 27.1%±5.7Highest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.4%Lowest OH: 31.5% 17.8%Highest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±2.9 OH: 5.6% 3.1%±1.8 OH: 5.6%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $74,274±$11kHighest 4% above OH $62,179±$5kLowest 13% below OH

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $196,400±$34kHighest 9% below OH $154,200±$9kLowest 28% below OH

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $852±$93Lowest 18% below OH $1,195±$315Highest 16% above OH

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,649Lowest 42% below OH $2,334Highest 17% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 24.8%±4.7Highest OH: 45.9% 24.6%±14.8Lowest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 11.4%Highest OH: 13.3% 4.6%Lowest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 81%Highest OH: 67.2% 80.7%Lowest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1968Highest 2 yrs older than OH 1957Lowest 13 yrs older than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 54% above OH 26 minLowest 9% above OH

Work from home 10.2%±8.1Highest OH: 13% 8%±4.1Lowest OH: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 2%Highest 1.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 11.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 1.17Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Cincinnati (9%)Elyria (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Elyria TownshipFew work in Clark Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.0Lowest 14.6Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #376 of 624 in OH #596 of 624 in OH

School district Western Brown LocalElyria City Schools

High school in town None in townNone in town

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.

Clark Township vs Elyria Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Clark Township

Clark Township places higher on 9 of 18 OH lists

What daily life feels like in each

196 miles apart

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