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Clark Township vs Pike Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: typical home built (17 yrs in Clark Township) and street grid (+47% in Pike Township).

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Clark Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsBrown County · 2,939 people
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Pike Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsBrown County · 4,112 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 →
Pike TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health87% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Pike 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.

Typical home built17 yrs
Clark Township’s homes are older
Pike Township 1985Clark Township 1968
Street grid+47%
Pike Township has the more walkable street grid
Pike Township 4.4Clark Township 3.0
Homeowners+8.8 pts renters
Pike Township has more renters
Clark Township 81%Pike Township 72.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Pike Township

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 →
Pike Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $238K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $1,032/mo · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Pike Township and Clark 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.

Where they are

Clark Township and Pike Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Clark TownshipPike TownshipClark TownshipPike Township
Clark Township ↔ Pike Township5.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 –Pike TownshipNot graded
Health
DClark TownshipHealthier than 14% of U.S. towns DPike TownshipHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns
9Clark Township
6Pike Township

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

Cheapest rentCost of living · 999 towns #307#651 Most remote workersWork · 1019 towns #458#726 Most affordableCost of living · 1041 towns #459#679 Lowest depressionHealth · 1041 towns #668#841 Fastest growingGrowth · 1036 towns #914#745 Highest incomeIncome · 1041 towns #521#669 Lowest obesityHealth · 1041 towns #688#779 Most walkableOutdoors · 1041 towns #950#860

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 TownshipPike Township
Snow a year17″17″
January low17°F17°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)162d162d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th24th
Outdoors & history
Clark TownshipPike Township
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%2.6%
Archive photos3—
Community
Clark TownshipPike Township
Library hours a week—36 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.

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 TownshipPike Township
People
Population 2,939Lowest 4,112Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.4%Lowest OH: +2.3% -2.6%Highest OH: +2.3%
Median age 47.4±4.8Highest 19% above OH 38.7±11Lowest about the OH average
Clark Township and Pike 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% 19.2%±5.7Highest OH: 22%
Pike 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%±8.2Highest OH: 18.3% 17.6%±4.4Lowest OH: 18.3%
Clark Township and Pike 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%Highest OH: 31.5% 13.3%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±2.9Lowest OH: 5.6% 4.5%±3.1Highest OH: 5.6%
Pike Township and Clark 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 $66,989±$17kLowest 6% below OH
Clark Township and Pike Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $196,400±$34kLowest 9% below OH $237,500±$42kHighest 11% above OH
Pike Township and Clark 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 $1,032±$257Highest about the OH average
Pike Township and Clark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,649Highest 42% below OH $1,554Lowest 45% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 24.8%±4.7Lowest OH: 45.9% 36.2%±11.1Highest OH: 45.9%
Pike 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%Lowest OH: 13.3% 15.6%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81%Highest OH: 67.2% 72.2%Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Lowest 2 yrs older than OH 1985Highest 15 yrs newer than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 54% above OH 33 minLowest 39% above OH
Work from home 10.2%±8.1Highest OH: 13% 6.5%±4Lowest OH: 13%
Clark Township and Pike Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2%Highest 1.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 25.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.21Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cincinnati (9%)Mount Orab (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pike TownshipFew work in Clark Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.0Lowest 4.4Highest
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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