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Hamler vs Gettysburg

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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Hamler, OHHomes around $197KOhio · 630 people
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Gettysburg, OHHomes around $154KOhio · 544 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.

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.

★ 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.

Hamler$1,250/mo
Typical home $197K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $853/mo · Housing →
Gettysburg$960/mo
Typical home $154K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $933/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
HamlerGettysburg
Snow a year23″26″
January low18°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)179d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd34th
Outdoors & history
HamlerGettysburg
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.8%0%
Settled1874—
Archive photos125
Famous people born here11
Community
HamlerGettysburg
Library hours a week35 hrs—
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

81 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hamler ↔ Gettysburg81 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.

HamlerGettysburg
People
Population 630Highest 544Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.2%Highest OH: +2.3% -9.7%Lowest OH: +2.3%
Median age 36.7±3.9Highest 8% below OH 36.6±6.8Lowest 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 28.7%±6.7Lowest OH: 22% 35.5%±3.6Highest OH: 22%
Gettysburg and Hamler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.4%±4Highest OH: 18.3% 14.2%±5.5Lowest 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+ 12.2%Highest OH: 31.5% 11.7%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±3.3Highest OH: 5.6% 3.1%±2.1Lowest 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 $62,917±$14kLowest 12% below OH $63,125±$11kHighest 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 $115,400±$7kHighest 46% below OH $114,100±$25kLowest 47% 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 $853±$79Lowest 18% below OH $933±$186Highest 10% 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 $1,571Highest 44% below OH $1,361Lowest 52% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.2%±29.7Highest OH: 45.9% 29.2%±55.1Lowest 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 19.7%Highest OH: 13.3% 7.4%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70.1%Lowest OH: 67.2% 71.1%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1947Highest 23 yrs older than OH 1943Lowest 27 yrs older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 11% above OH 24 minLowest about the OH average
Work from home 0.9%±1.3Lowest OH: 13% 5.4%±4.6Highest 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 3%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Highest 0.20Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Deshler (9%)Greenville (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GettysburgFew work in Hamler
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 60.4Lowest 82.4Highest
Ohio 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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