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Fletcher vs Wayne Township

205 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (61.4× in Fletcher) and jobs per worker (+71% in Fletcher).

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Fletcher, OHA small town of 719Ohio · 719 people

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Wayne Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsAshtabula County · 524 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.

FletcherA small town of 719

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

All about Fletcher →

Wayne TownshipOne of the healthiest towns

Health87% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Wayne 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.

Street grid61.4×

Fletcher has the more walkable street grid

Fletcher 117Wayne Township 1.9

Jobs per worker+71%

Fletcher is more of a job hub

Fletcher 0.12Wayne Township 0.07

Conserved land+10 pts

Wayne Township has more conserved land

Wayne Township 11.7%Fletcher 1.7%

★ What stands out · Life in each

Wayne Township gets 46 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

FletcherWayne Township

Snow a year15″62″

January low—16°F

July high—81°F

Growing season (days)—161d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd 16th

Outdoors & history

FletcherWayne Township

Conserved land—11.7%

Archive photos4 4

Famous people born here1 1

Community

FletcherWayne Township

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Health

–FletcherNot graded DWayne TownshipHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns

Where they are

205 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FletcherOH Wayne TownshipAshtabula County

Fletcher ↔ Wayne Township205 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

FletcherWayne Township

People

Population 719Highest 524Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +6% OH: +2.3%

Median age 28±2.2Lowest 29% below OH 29.6±8.8Highest 25% below OH

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

Kids under 18 28.9%±2.8Lowest OH: 22% 33.4%±10Highest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 10.7%±4.1Lowest OH: 18.3% 12.4%±10.3Highest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.8%Lowest OH: 31.5% 13.2%Highest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±2.3Highest OH: 5.6% 1.9%±3.9Lowest OH: 5.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $75,417±$17kLowest 6% above OH $78,063±$75kHighest 9% above OH

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $134,800±$29k 37% below OH —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,269Highest 55% below OH $1,238Lowest 56% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±92.9Lowest OH: 45.9% 100%±65.7Highest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 11.1%Lowest OH: 13.3% 26.3%Highest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84%Lowest OH: 67.2% 86%Highest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1943Highest 27 yrs older than OH 1938Lowest 32 yrs older than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 4% above OH 27 minHighest 17% above OH

Work from home 5.2%±4.2Highest OH: 13% 0%±5Lowest OH: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Highest 0.07Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Troy (12%)Andover (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wayne TownshipFew work in Fletcher

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 11.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 117Highest 1.9Lowest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Fletcher neighborsTown Square →

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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.