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Emerald Township vs Timberlake

163 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (116.3× in Timberlake) and property tax bill (2.2× in Timberlake).

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Emerald Township, OHA small town of 453Paulding County · 453 people

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Timberlake, OHA small town of 573Ohio · 573 people

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 →

TimberlakeA small town of 573

Quiet strengthsTimberlake doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Timberlake →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid116.3×

Timberlake has the more walkable street grid

Timberlake 256Emerald Township 2.2

Property tax bill2.2×

Tax bills are bigger in Timberlake

Timberlake $3,773Emerald Township $1,677

Jobs per worker3.3×

Timberlake is more of a job hub

Timberlake 0.10Emerald Township 0.03

Work from home+15.2 pts

More people work from home in Timberlake

Timberlake 15.2%Emerald Township 0%

Typical home built21 yrs

Timberlake’s homes are older

Emerald Township 1977Timberlake 1956

Average commute5 min

Emerald Township has the shorter commute

Timberlake 27 minEmerald Township 22 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $630 more a month in Timberlake

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.

Down paymentRate%

Emerald Township$1,130/mo

Typical home $188K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · Housing →

Timberlake$1,760/mo

Typical home $265K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.66% · or rent about $1,125/mo · Housing →

The difference: $630 a month, about $7,600 a year, between Timberlake and Emerald 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.

Life in each

Timberlake gets 90 more inches of snow a year

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 TownshipTimberlake

Snow a year24″114″

January low18°F 17°F

July high85°F 81°F

Growing season (days)183d 164d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st 7th

Outdoors & history

Emerald TownshipTimberlake

Trails4 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0%0%

Community

Emerald TownshipTimberlake

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

163 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Emerald TownshipPaulding County TimberlakeOH

Emerald Township ↔ Timberlake163 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.

Only big differences vs Ohio average

Emerald TownshipTimberlake

People

Population 453Lowest 573Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3%Highest OH: +2.3% -6.8%Lowest OH: +2.3%

Median age 54.3±12.5Highest 37% above OH 53.9±7.7Lowest 36% above OH

Emerald Township and Timberlake 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% 12.7%±5.5Lowest OH: 22%

Emerald Township and Timberlake 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% 29.3%±3.2Highest OH: 18.3%

Timberlake 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% 32.2%Lowest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±4.6Highest OH: 5.6% 0.7%±1.1Lowest OH: 5.6%

Emerald Township and Timberlake 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 $81,375±$9kLowest 14% above OH

Emerald Township and Timberlake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $188,400±$53kLowest 12% below OH $227,100±$19kHighest 6% above OH

Timberlake and Emerald Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,125±$860 9% above OH

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,677Lowest 41% below OH $3,773Highest 34% above OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±96.8Highest OH: 45.9% 42.9%±100Lowest OH: 45.9%

Emerald Township and Timberlake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 4.6%Lowest OH: 13.3% 5.6%Highest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 91.3%Lowest OH: 67.2% 94.5%Highest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 7 yrs newer than OH 1956Lowest 14 yrs older than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 4% below OH 27 minHighest 17% above OH

Work from home 0%±5Lowest OH: 13% 15.2%±6.8Highest OH: 13%

Work in townworking residents 0.5%Lowest 0.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miHighest 11.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.10Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Defiance (16%)Cleveland (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TimberlakeFew work in Emerald Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 3.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.2Lowest 256Highest

Ohio average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Emerald Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Emerald Township

Jackson Township1,593 people · $154K homes

Crane Township1,409 people · $147K homes

Delaware Township2,008 people · $184K homes

Auglaize Township1,380 people · $154K homes

Towns like Emerald Township

Bucyrus Township756 people · $171K homes

Bay View622 people · $169K homes

Dallas Township290 people · $189K homes

Biglick Township832 people · $232K homes

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.