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Etna Township vs Monroe

95 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+8.5 pts in Monroe) and average commute (6 min in Monroe).

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Etna Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsLicking County · 19,377 people
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Monroe, OHHomes around $357KOhio · 15,401 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.

Etna TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 60%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 67%of OH districts All about Etna Township →
MonroeHomes around $357K
Housing$357K typical home44% above the OH typical home Work10,709 jobsbased in Monroe, a regional job hub HealthHealthier than 67%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Monroe →
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.

Growth since 2010+8.5 pts
Monroe has grown faster since 2010
Monroe +23.9%Etna Township +15.4%
Average commute6 min
Monroe has the shorter commute
Etna Township 29 minMonroe 23 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Monroe

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.

Etna Township$1,900/mo
Typical home $300K (Census) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $1,461/mo · Housing →
Monroe$2,250/mo
Typical home $357K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $1,608/mo · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,200 a year, between Monroe and Etna 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.

Report cards

Monroe places higher on 12 of 17 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.

Safety
–Etna TownshipNot graded B−MonroeSafer than 49% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+Etna TownshipBetter than 67% of districts in the state –MonroeNot graded
Health
BEtna TownshipHealthier than 60% of U.S. towns B+MonroeHealthier than 67% of U.S. towns
5Etna Township
12Monroe

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 1041 towns #786#147 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #888#468 Highest graduation rateSchools · 911 towns #564#279 Lowest depressionHealth · 1041 towns #192#400 Fewest smokersHealth · 1041 towns #319#177 Most remote workersWork · 1019 towns #65#198 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1041 towns #247#118 Lowest obesityHealth · 1041 towns #393#496

Left end = #1 in Ohio. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Etna 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
Etna TownshipMonroe
Snow a year17″10″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)17th26th
Outdoors & history
Etna TownshipMonroe
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—0.9%
National Register places—1
Famous people born here17
Community
Etna TownshipMonroe
Library hours a week—50 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

95 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Etna TownshipLicking CountyMonroeOH
Etna Township ↔ Monroe95 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.

Etna TownshipMonroe
People
Population 19,377Highest 15,401Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +15.4%Lowest OH: +2.3% +23.9%Highest OH: +2.3%
Median age 39.5±2Highest about the OH average 36.5±1.5Lowest 8% below OH
Etna Township and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.7%±2.5Lowest OH: 22% 29%±3.5Highest OH: 22%
Monroe and Etna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13%±1.7Lowest OH: 18.3% 13.9%±2.1Highest OH: 18.3%
Monroe and Etna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.3%Lowest OH: 31.5% 39.4%Highest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±0.9Lowest OH: 5.6% 4.7%±1.4Highest OH: 5.6%
Monroe and Etna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $102,813±$8kLowest 44% above OH $105,250±$6kHighest 47% above OH
Monroe and Etna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $299,800±$13kHighest 40% above OH $282,400±$16kLowest 31% above OH
Etna Township and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,461±$87Lowest 41% above OH $1,608±$153Highest 56% above OH
Monroe and Etna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,969Highest 41% above OH $3,592Lowest 27% above OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.1%±14.5Lowest OH: 45.9% 56.5%±14Highest OH: 45.9%
Monroe and Etna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.9%Highest OH: 13.3% 4.5%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.5%Lowest OH: 67.2% 80.9%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Lowest 25 yrs newer than OH 2001Highest 31 yrs newer than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 24% above OH 23 minLowest about the OH average
Work from home 22.5%±5Highest OH: 13% 16.5%±5.5Lowest OH: 13%
Etna Township and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7.6%Lowest 8.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.39Lowest 1.53Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Columbus (37%)West Chester Township (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MonroeFew work in Etna Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 6Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 27.5Lowest 28.7Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #355 of 624 in OH—
School district Reynoldsburg City · Southwest Licking Local—
High school in town Watkins Memorial High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 22.2 —
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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