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Guyan Township vs Bradner

195 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (18× in Bradner) and conserved land (+30.7 pts in Guyan Township).

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Guyan Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsGallia County · 1,276 people
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Bradner, OHHomes around $164KOhio · 1,053 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.

Guyan TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health84% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 37%of OH districts All about Guyan Township →
BradnerHomes around $164K
Housing$164K typical home34% below the OH typical home Health69% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Bradner →
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 grid18×
Bradner has the more walkable street grid
Bradner 77.6Guyan Township 4.3
Conserved land+30.7 pts
Guyan Township has more conserved land
Guyan Township 31.6%Bradner 0.9%
Average commute11 min
Guyan Township has the shorter commute
Bradner 29 minGuyan Township 18 min
Typical home built21 yrs
Bradner’s homes are older
Guyan Township 1978Bradner 1957
Property tax bill+21%
Tax bills are bigger in Bradner
Bradner $1,709Guyan Township $1,417
★ What stands out · 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
C+Guyan TownshipBetter than 37% of districts in the state –BradnerNot graded
Health
C−Guyan TownshipHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns CBradnerHealthier than 31% of U.S. towns
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Guyan Township$970/mo
Typical home $162K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · or rent about $543/mo · Housing →
Bradner$1,030/mo
Typical home $164K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.28% · or rent about $666/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Bradner and Guyan 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.

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
Guyan TownshipBradner
Snow a year14″21″
January low20°F19°F
July high86°F84°F
Growing season (days)167d186d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st26th
Outdoors & history
Guyan TownshipBradner
Settled—1876
Archive photos—5
Famous people born here—1
Community
Guyan TownshipBradner
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

195 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Guyan TownshipGallia CountyBradnerOH
Guyan Township ↔ Bradner195 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.

Guyan TownshipBradner
People
Population 1,276Highest 1,053Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.2%Lowest OH: +2.3% -1.4%Highest OH: +2.3%
Median age 38.6±2.7Lowest about the OH average 40.2±11.6Highest about the OH average
Bradner and Guyan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.7%±9.7Lowest OH: 22% 27.5%±7.9Highest OH: 22%
Bradner and Guyan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.2%±7.6Highest OH: 18.3% 13.2%±3.7Lowest OH: 18.3%
Guyan Township and Bradner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.9%Highest OH: 31.5% 9.3%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.5%±4.9Highest OH: 5.6% 2.4%±2.4Lowest OH: 5.6%
Guyan Township and Bradner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $69,167±$32kHighest 3% below OH $64,286±$13kLowest 10% below OH
Guyan Township and Bradner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $162,000±$27kHighest 25% below OH $133,300±$17kLowest 38% below OH
Guyan Township and Bradner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $543±$317Lowest 47% below OH $666±$23Highest 36% below OH
Bradner and Guyan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,417Lowest 50% below OH $1,709Highest 39% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30.4%±17.2Lowest OH: 45.9% 42.2%±29.1Highest OH: 45.9%
Bradner and Guyan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.9%Highest OH: 13.3% 12.1%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.3%Lowest OH: 67.2% 77.5%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 8 yrs newer than OH 1957Lowest 13 yrs older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 22% below OH 29 minHighest 23% above OH
Work from home 7.3%±4.7Highest OH: 13% 3.8%±2.4Lowest OH: 13%
Guyan Township and Bradner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.2%Lowest 4.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.38Lowest 0.45Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Green Township (12%)Bowling Green (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BradnerFew work in Guyan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 31.6%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.3Lowest 77.6Highest
Schools
School district Gallia County Local—
High school in town South Gallia High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 8.4 —
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.

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