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Greenup vs Green Township

Next-door neighbors, in two states. The biggest differences: street grid (8.6× in Greenup) and size (5× in Green Township).

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Greenup, KYA history townKentucky · 813 people
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Green Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsScioto County · 4,076 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.

GreenupA history town
HistorySettled in 181811 places on the National Register Work793 jobsbased in Greenup, a regional job hub SafetySafer than 89%of U.S. towns we grade All about Greenup →
Green TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health88% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 30%of OH districts All about Green Township →
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 grid8.6×
Greenup has the more walkable street grid
Greenup 58.4Green Township 6.8
Size5×
Green Township is the bigger place
Green Township 4,076Greenup 813
Kids under 18+10.9 pts
Green Township has more kids
Green Township 19.1%Greenup 8.2%
Property tax bill+29%
Tax bills are bigger in Green Township
Green Township $1,709Greenup $1,323
Typical home built23 yrs
Greenup’s homes are older
Green Township 1983Greenup 1960
Jobs per worker2×
Greenup is more of a job hub
Greenup 1.74Green Township 0.89
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Green Township

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.

Greenup$740/mo
Typical home $123K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $890/mo · Housing →
Green Township$980/mo
Typical home $161K (Census) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $689/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Green Township and Greenup.

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.

Where they are

Greenup and Green Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GreenupGreen TownshipGreenupGreen Township
Greenup ↔ Green Township5.1 miles apart · They share a border
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
GreenupGreen Township
Snow a year7″7″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)90th58th
Outdoors & history
GreenupGreen Township
Settled1818—
National Register places11—
Archive photos—6
Community
GreenupGreen Township
Library hours a week47 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

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.

GreenupGreen Township
People
Population 813Lowest 4,076Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% -6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4%
Median age 48±4.3Highest 23% above U.S. 41.2±5.4Lowest 6% above U.S.
Greenup and Green Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 8.2%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% 19.1%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22%
Age 65+ 28.7%±2Highest U.S.: 17.2% 20%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% 24.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% 2.8%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4%
Green Township and Greenup are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $40,313±$13kLowest 50% below U.S. $59,941±$10kHighest 26% below U.S.
Green Township and Greenup are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $143,000±$28kLowest 57% below U.S. $160,600±$19kHighest 52% below U.S.
Green Township and Greenup are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $890±$84Highest 37% below U.S. $689±$345Lowest 51% below U.S.
Greenup and Green Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,323Lowest 58% below U.S. $1,709Highest 45% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.9%±22.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% 46.2%±19Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
Greenup and Green Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% 13.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% 79.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 14% above U.S. 28 minLowest 5% above U.S.
Work from home 0%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% 3.6%±2.8Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Green Township and Greenup are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7.9%Lowest 10.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 14.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.74Highest 0.89Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Ashland (15%)Portsmouth (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Green TownshipFew work in Greenup
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 3.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 58.4Highest 6.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#556 of 624 in OH
School district —Green Local
High school in town —Green High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 15.4
U.S. 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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