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Delaware has the most trails (12.5 mi).

Delaware has grown the fastest since 2010 (+26.1%).

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Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing townOutdoorsyWalkable streets

Measure	Delaware	Delaware
People
Population	44,589Highest	2,774Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+18.8%Lowest OH: +2.3%	+26.1%Highest OH: +2.3%
Median age	36.9±1.1Lowest 7% below OH	50.6±12.9Highest 27% above OH
	Delaware and Delaware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	23.8%±1.7Highest OH: 22%	17.3%±5.4Lowest OH: 22%
	Delaware and Delaware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	14.7%±1.3Lowest OH: 18.3%	35.6%±13Highest OH: 18.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	47.8%Highest OH: 31.5%	41.6%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7%±1Highest OH: 5.6%	1.6%±1.7Lowest OH: 5.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$99,786±$3kHighest 40% above OH	$75,000±$33kLowest 5% above OH
	Delaware and Delaware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$318,400±$10kLowest 48% above OH	$330,900±$147kHighest 54% above OH
	Delaware and Delaware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,286±$71Highest 24% above OH	$1,082±$335Lowest 5% above OH
	Delaware and Delaware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,326Lowest 53% above OH	$5,192Highest 84% above OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	43.8%±5.1Highest OH: 45.9%	35.6%±25Lowest OH: 45.9%
	Delaware and Delaware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.8%Lowest OH: 13.3%	9.8%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	64.7%Lowest OH: 67.2%	86.8%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1995Highest 25 yrs newer than OH	1988Lowest 18 yrs newer than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minHighest 9% above OH	21 minLowest 10% below OH
Work from home	19%±3Highest OH: 13%	18.4%±8.2Lowest OH: 13%
	Delaware and Delaware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents	16%Highest	1.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line	16.3 mi	16.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub	0.76Lowest	1.13Highest
Top workplaceoutside town	Columbus (32%)	Columbus (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others	Few work in Delaware	15% work in Delaware
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town	6.1%Highest	4.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles	12.5 miHighest	0.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi	0.6 miHighest	0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map	27Highest	3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure	64.6Highest	17.9Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#376 of 621 in OH	—
School district	Delaware City	—
High school in town	Rutherford B Hayes High School	—
Students per teacherat that high school	19.4	—
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OH average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data; commute flows: Census LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.