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Gettysburg vs Hamler

81 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+13.9 pts in Hamler) and jobs per worker (2.2× in Hamler).

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Gettysburg, OHHomes around $154KOhio · 544 people

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Hamler, OHHomes around $197KOhio · 630 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.

GettysburgHomes around $154K

Housing$154K typical home38% below the OH typical home All about Gettysburg →

HamlerHomes around $197K

Housing$197K typical home21% below the OH typical home

HistorySettled in 187412 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Hamler →

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+13.9 pts

Hamler has grown faster since 2010

Hamler +4.2%Gettysburg -9.7%

Jobs per worker2.2×

Hamler is more of a job hub

Hamler 0.44Gettysburg 0.20

Property tax bill+15%

Tax bills are bigger in Hamler

Hamler $1,571Gettysburg $1,361

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Hamler

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%

Gettysburg$960/mo

Typical home $154K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $933/mo · Housing →

Hamler$1,250/mo

Typical home $197K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $853/mo · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Hamler and Gettysburg.

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

GettysburgHamler

Snow a year26″23″

January low—18°F

July high—84°F

Growing season (days)—179d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th 53rd

Outdoors & history

GettysburgHamler

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0%1.8%

Settled—1874

Archive photos5 12

Famous people born here1 1

Community

GettysburgHamler

Library hours a week—35 hrs

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

81 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GettysburgOH HamlerOH

Gettysburg ↔ Hamler81 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

GettysburgHamler

People

Population 544Lowest 630Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.7%Lowest OH: +2.3% +4.2%Highest OH: +2.3%

Median age 36.6±6.8Lowest 8% below OH 36.7±3.9Highest 8% below OH

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

Kids under 18 35.5%±3.6Highest OH: 22% 28.7%±6.7Lowest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 14.2%±5.5Lowest OH: 18.3% 14.4%±4Highest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.7%Lowest OH: 31.5% 12.2%Highest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±2.1Lowest OH: 5.6% 3.7%±3.3Highest OH: 5.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $63,125±$11kHighest 12% below OH $62,917±$14kLowest 12% below OH

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $114,100±$25kLowest 47% below OH $115,400±$7kHighest 46% below OH

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $933±$186Highest 10% below OH $853±$79Lowest 18% below OH

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,361Lowest 52% below OH $1,571Highest 44% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 29.2%±55.1Lowest OH: 45.9% 48.2%±29.7Highest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 7.4%Lowest OH: 13.3% 19.7%Highest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 71.1%Highest OH: 67.2% 70.1%Lowest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1943Lowest 27 yrs older than OH 1947Highest 23 yrs older than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minLowest about the OH average 26 minHighest 11% above OH

Work from home 5.4%±4.6Highest OH: 13% 0.9%±1.3Lowest OH: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.9%Lowest 3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 20.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Lowest 0.44Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Greenville (14%)Deshler (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HamlerFew work in Gettysburg

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 82.4Highest 60.4Lowest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Gettysburg neighborsTown Square →

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Hamler 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.