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Crystal Lakes vs Eldorado

35 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.9× in Eldorado) and street grid (+52% in Crystal Lakes).

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Crystal Lakes, OHOne of the healthiest townsOhio · 1,245 people
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Eldorado, OHHomes around $174KOhio · 841 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.

Crystal LakesOne of the healthiest towns
Health88% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Crystal Lakes →
EldoradoHomes around $174K
Housing$174K typical home30% below the OH typical home All about Eldorado →
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.

Jobs per worker3.9×
Eldorado is more of a job hub
Eldorado 0.31Crystal Lakes 0.08
Street grid+52%
Crystal Lakes has the more walkable street grid
Crystal Lakes 153Eldorado 101
Age 65++6.5 pts
Crystal Lakes has more people 65 and up
Crystal Lakes 18.9%Eldorado 12.4%
Property tax bill+19%
Tax bills are bigger in Crystal Lakes
Crystal Lakes $1,491Eldorado $1,252
Growth since 2010+4 pts
Crystal Lakes has grown faster since 2010
Crystal Lakes -6%Eldorado -10%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Eldorado

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.

Crystal Lakes$840/mo
Typical home $137K (Census) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $867/mo · Housing →
Eldorado$1,050/mo
Typical home $174K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $1,054/mo · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Eldorado and Crystal Lakes.

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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Health
DCrystal LakesHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns –EldoradoNot graded
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
Crystal LakesEldorado
Snow a year12″12″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd35th
Outdoors & history
Crystal LakesEldorado
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Archive photos—4
Community
Crystal LakesEldorado
Library hours a week—15 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.

Where they are

35 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Crystal LakesOHEldoradoOH
Crystal Lakes ↔ Eldorado35 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.

Crystal LakesEldorado
People
Population 1,245Highest 841Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6%Highest OH: +2.3% -10%Lowest OH: +2.3%
Median age 28.3±21.3Lowest 29% below OH 29.8±7.2Highest 25% below OH
Eldorado and Crystal Lakes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.8%±9.5Lowest OH: 22% 29.1%±5.6Highest OH: 22%
Eldorado and Crystal Lakes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.9%±4.6Highest OH: 18.3% 12.4%±1.4Lowest OH: 18.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16%Lowest OH: 31.5% 18.8%Highest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.1%±3.1Lowest OH: 5.6% 5.5%±5.4Highest OH: 5.6%
Eldorado and Crystal Lakes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,583±$14kLowest 12% below OH $68,966±$7kHighest 3% below OH
Eldorado and Crystal Lakes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $136,800±$38kHighest 36% below OH $135,600±$32kLowest 37% below OH
Crystal Lakes and Eldorado are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $867±$759Lowest 16% below OH $1,054±$214Highest about the OH average
Eldorado and Crystal Lakes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,491Highest 47% below OH $1,252Lowest 56% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.3%±53Highest OH: 45.9% 0%±70.3Lowest OH: 45.9%
Crystal Lakes and Eldorado are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 25.9%Highest OH: 13.3% 7.2%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85%Lowest OH: 67.2% 85.7%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1947Highest 23 yrs older than OH 1938Lowest 32 yrs older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 42% above OH 32 minLowest 37% above OH
Work from home 0%±3.3Lowest OH: 13% 5%±5.2Highest OH: 13%
Eldorado and Crystal Lakes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.4%Lowest 1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 18.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 0.31Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Dayton (12%)Eaton (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EldoradoFew work in Crystal Lakes
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 153Highest 101Lowest
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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