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Dunham Township vs Barlow Township

Next-door neighbors in Washington County. The biggest differences: rent (2× in Dunham Township) and trails (2× in Dunham Township).

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Dunham Township, OHAn outdoors townWashington County · 2,535 people
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Barlow Township, OHKnown for its schoolsWashington County · 2,549 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.

Dunham TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#224 most trails in OH13 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Health81% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Dunham Township →
Barlow TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#281 for schools in OHof 624 towns Health74% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Barlow 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.

Rent2×
Rent runs higher in Dunham Township
Dunham Township $861Barlow Township $440
Trails2×
Dunham Township has more miles of trail
Dunham Township 13.0 miBarlow Township 6.4 mi
Jobs per worker+93%
Barlow Township is more of a job hub
Barlow Township 0.54Dunham Township 0.28
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Barlow 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.

Dunham Township$1,280/mo
Typical home $206K (Census) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $861/mo · Housing →
Barlow Township$1,480/mo
Typical home $246K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $440/mo · Housing →

The difference: $200 a month, about $2,400 a year, between Barlow Township and Dunham 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

Dunham Township and Barlow Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Dunham TownshipBarlow TownshipDunham TownshipBarlow Township
Dunham Township ↔ Barlow Township5.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
31 Dunham Township residents work in Barlow Township (2.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Dunham Township →
Report cards

Barlow 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
–Dunham TownshipNot graded B+Barlow TownshipBetter than 70% of districts in the state
Health
C−Dunham TownshipHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns CBarlow TownshipHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns
5Dunham Township
9Barlow Township

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

Most trailsOutdoors · 730 towns #224#486 Cheapest rentCost of living · 999 towns #329#2 Most conserved landOutdoors · 970 towns #671#941 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #830#617 Fastest growingGrowth · 1036 towns #512#713 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1041 towns #441#247 Most affordableCost of living · 1041 towns #520#711 Most educatedPeople · 1041 towns #834#665

Left end = #1 in Ohio. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Dunham 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
Dunham TownshipBarlow Township
Snow a year11″16″
January low24°F23°F
July high87°F85°F
Growing season (days)197d191d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd13th
Outdoors & history
Dunham TownshipBarlow Township
Trails13 mi6 mi
Conserved land2.1%0.2%
National Register places—1
Community
Dunham TownshipBarlow Township
Library hours a week—44 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.

Dunham TownshipBarlow Township
People
Population 2,535Lowest 2,549Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.5%Highest OH: +2.3% -2.2%Lowest OH: +2.3%
Median age 49.3±4.7Highest 24% above OH 36.2±9.8Lowest 9% below OH
Dunham Township and Barlow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.3%±6Lowest OH: 22% 36.1%±11.2Highest OH: 22%
Barlow Township and Dunham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.3%±7.8Highest OH: 18.3% 12%±4.9Lowest OH: 18.3%
Dunham Township and Barlow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.7%Lowest OH: 31.5% 19.9%Highest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.5%±6.5Highest OH: 5.6% 2.6%±2.5Lowest OH: 5.6%
Dunham Township and Barlow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $71,063±$14kLowest about the OH average $80,130±$20kHighest 12% above OH
Barlow Township and Dunham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $206,300±$70kLowest 4% below OH $245,500±$30kHighest 14% above OH
Barlow Township and Dunham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $861±$66Highest 17% below OH $440±$80Lowest 57% below OH
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,386Highest 15% below OH $2,335Lowest 17% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 74.1%±62.3Highest OH: 45.9% 19%±59.2Lowest OH: 45.9%
Dunham Township and Barlow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.9%Lowest OH: 13.3% 9.2%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.9%Lowest OH: 67.2% 95%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest 10 yrs newer than OH 1983Highest 13 yrs newer than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 18% above OH 25 minLowest 5% above OH
Work from home 6.7%±6.2Lowest OH: 13% 15.6%±16.2Highest OH: 13%
Barlow Township and Dunham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 6.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 11.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Lowest 0.54Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Parkersburg (19%)Marietta (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Barlow TownshipFew work in Dunham Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.1%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 13.0 miHighest 6.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.3Highest 2.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#281 of 624 in OH
School district —Warren Local
High school in town —Warren High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 17.0
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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