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Emerald Township vs Bay View

90 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (109.7× in Bay View) and jobs per worker (2.7× in Bay View).

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Emerald Township, OHA small town of 453Paulding County · 453 people
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Bay View, OHHomes around $180KOhio · 622 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.

Emerald TownshipA small town of 453
Quiet strengthsEmerald Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Emerald Township →
Bay ViewHomes around $180K
Housing$180K typical home27% below the OH typical home All about Bay View →
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.

Street grid109.7×
Bay View has the more walkable street grid
Bay View 241Emerald Township 2.2
Jobs per worker2.7×
Bay View is more of a job hub
Bay View 0.08Emerald Township 0.03
Seasonal homes+15.3 pts
Bay View has more second homes
Bay View 15.3%Emerald Township 0%
Typical home built15 yrs
Bay View’s homes are older
Emerald Township 1977Bay View 1962
Bachelor’s degree++9 pts
More adults in Emerald Township have a degree
Emerald Township 35.2%Bay View 26.2%
★ What stands out · 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.

Emerald Township$1,130/mo
Typical home $188K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · Housing →
Bay View$1,110/mo
Typical home $180K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $866/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
Emerald TownshipBay View
Snow a year24″33″
January low18°F19°F
July high85°F83°F
Growing season (days)183d183d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st26th
Outdoors & history
Emerald TownshipBay View
Trails4 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Community
Emerald TownshipBay View
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

90 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Emerald TownshipPaulding CountyBay ViewOH
Emerald Township ↔ Bay View90 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.

Emerald TownshipBay View
People
Population 453Lowest 622Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3%Highest OH: +2.3% -3.8%Lowest OH: +2.3%
Median age 54.3±12.5Lowest 37% above OH 55.3±7.2Highest 39% above OH
Bay View and Emerald Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.9%±11.4Highest OH: 22% 12.5%±4.9Lowest OH: 22%
Emerald Township and Bay View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.8%±8.2Lowest OH: 18.3% 28.3%±4.9Highest OH: 18.3%
Bay View and Emerald Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.2%Highest OH: 31.5% 26.2%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±4.6Lowest OH: 5.6% 6.9%±4.7Highest OH: 5.6%
Bay View and Emerald Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $93,591±$7kHighest 31% above OH $79,792±$23kLowest 12% above OH
Emerald Township and Bay View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $188,400±$53kHighest 12% below OH $169,300±$19kLowest 21% below OH
Emerald Township and Bay View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $866±$47 16% below OH
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,677Lowest 41% below OH $1,892Highest 33% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±96.8Highest OH: 45.9% 6.9%±79.3Lowest OH: 45.9%
Emerald Township and Bay View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.6%Highest OH: 13.3% 4.5%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.3%Highest OH: 67.2% 88.6%Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 7 yrs newer than OH 1962Lowest 8 yrs older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 4% below OH 20 minLowest 17% below OH
Work from home 0%±5Lowest OH: 13% 4.5%±3.5Highest OH: 13%
Bay View and Emerald Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.5%Lowest 0.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 14.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.08Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Defiance (16%)Sandusky (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bay ViewFew work in Emerald Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 4.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.2Lowest 241Highest
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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