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%

Gorham Township$720/mo

Typical home $112K (Census) · tax rate 1.47% · or rent about $797/mo · Housing →

Edgerton$1,220/mo

Typical home $205K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $753/mo · Housing →

The difference: $490 a month, about $5,900 a year, between Edgerton and Gorham 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

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.

Schools

B+Gorham TownshipBetter than 68% of districts in the state –EdgertonNot graded

Health

CGorham TownshipHealthier than 29% of U.S. towns DEdgertonHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns

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

Gorham TownshipEdgerton

Snow a year29″33″

January low—17°F

July high—83°F

Growing season (days)—173d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th 38th

Outdoors & history

Gorham TownshipEdgerton

Trails3 mi 0 mi

Conserved land1%0%

Settled—1854

Archive photos—6

Famous people born here—2

Community

Gorham TownshipEdgerton

Library hours a week37 hrs 46 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

27 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Gorham TownshipEdgerton

Gorham Township ↔ Edgerton27 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

Gorham TownshipEdgerton

People

Population 1,860Lowest 2,049Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.1%Highest OH: +2.3% -6.5%Lowest OH: +2.3%

Median age 43.6±5.4Highest 10% above OH 42.4±5.6Lowest 7% above OH

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

Kids under 18 15.4%±3.7Lowest OH: 22% 20.3%±4.4Highest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 23.3%±5Highest OH: 18.3% 19.1%±4.9Lowest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13%Lowest OH: 31.5% 13.6%Highest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±1.5Lowest OH: 5.6% 4.1%±4Highest OH: 5.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $53,393±$7kHighest 25% below OH $45,216±$6kLowest 37% below OH

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $112,100±$14kLowest 48% below OH $115,000±$7kHighest 46% below OH

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $797±$82Highest 23% below OH $753±$129Lowest 27% below OH

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,646Highest 42% below OH $963Lowest 66% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.9%±27.3Lowest OH: 45.9% 58.8%±23.5Highest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 14.9%Lowest OH: 13.3% 15.2%Highest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 68.3%Lowest OH: 67.2% 71.5%Highest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1954Lowest 16 yrs older than OH 1967Highest 3 yrs older than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 3% above OH 21 minLowest 9% below OH

Work from home 1.6%±1.1Highest OH: 13% 0.9%±1.4Lowest OH: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 5.1%Lowest 15.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miHighest 11.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Lowest 0.90Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Archbold (23%)Bryan (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EdgertonFew work in Gorham Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 3.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.8Lowest 44.5Highest

Schools

School district Fayette Local—

High school in town Fayette Jr/Sr High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 6.8 —

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

Deciding?

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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.

Gorham Township vs Edgerton

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Edgerton

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

27 miles apart

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