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Clark Township vs Lanier Township

61 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (12 min in Lanier Township).

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Clark Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsBrown County · 2,939 people
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Lanier Township, OHAn outdoors townPreble County · 3,706 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.

Clark TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health86% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Clark Township →
Lanier TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#237 most conserved land in OH0.9 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Health66% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Lanier Township →
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.

Average commute12 min
Lanier Township has the shorter commute
Clark Township 36 minLanier Township 24 min
★ What stands out · Report cards

Lanier Township places higher on 14 of 17 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 –Lanier TownshipNot graded
Health
DClark TownshipHealthier than 14% of U.S. towns CLanier TownshipHealthier than 34% of U.S. towns
3Clark Township
14Lanier Township

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 911 towns #564#23 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1041 towns #688#247 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #1016#599 Fewest smokersHealth · 1041 towns #848#521 Lowest depressionHealth · 1041 towns #668#400 HealthiestHealth · 1041 towns #822#558 Most activeHealth · 1041 towns #801#569 Highest incomeIncome · 1041 towns #521#739

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

Clark Township$1,170/mo
Typical home $196K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $852/mo · Housing →
Lanier Township$1,180/mo
Typical home $196K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $831/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Clark TownshipLanier Township
Snow a year17″12″
January low17°F20°F
July high86°F87°F
Growing season (days)162d189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th43rd
Outdoors & history
Clark TownshipLanier Township
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%7.4%
Archive photos3—
Community
Clark TownshipLanier Township
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

61 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Clark TownshipBrown CountyLanier TownshipPreble County
Clark Township ↔ Lanier Township61 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.

Clark TownshipLanier Township
People
Population 2,939Lowest 3,706Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.4%Lowest OH: +2.3% -3.3%Highest OH: +2.3%
Median age 47.4±4.8Lowest 19% above OH 47.8±5Highest 20% above OH
Lanier 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%±5.7Lowest OH: 22% 19.6%±4.2Highest OH: 22%
Lanier Township and Clark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.5%±8.2Lowest OH: 18.3% 28.2%±5.3Highest OH: 18.3%
Lanier 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% 17.4%Highest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±2.9Highest OH: 5.6% 2.6%±1.3Lowest OH: 5.6%
Clark Township and Lanier Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $74,274±$11kHighest 4% above OH $62,689±$8kLowest 12% below OH
Clark Township and Lanier 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 $195,900±$32kLowest 9% below OH
Clark Township and Lanier Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $852±$93Highest 18% below OH $831±$181Lowest 20% below OH
Clark Township and Lanier 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 $1,812Highest 36% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 24.8%±4.7Lowest OH: 45.9% 37.1%±13.3Highest OH: 45.9%
Lanier Township and Clark 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% 8.7%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81%Lowest OH: 67.2% 82.7%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Lowest 2 yrs older than OH 1970Highest same as OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 54% above OH 24 minLowest 4% above OH
Work from home 10.2%±8.1Lowest OH: 13% 11.7%±6.9Highest OH: 13%
Lanier Township and Clark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2%Lowest 5.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.20Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cincinnati (9%)Eaton (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lanier TownshipFew work in Clark Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 7.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.0 3.0
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #376 of 624 in OH—
School district Western Brown Local—
High school in town None 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.

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