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%

Highland$580/mo

Typical home $97K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · Housing →

Jerusalem$1,040/mo

Typical home $176K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $695/mo · Housing →

The difference: $470 a month, about $5,600 a year, between Jerusalem and Highland.

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

HighlandJerusalem

Snow a year18″16″

January low19°F 20°F

July high85°F 86°F

Growing season (days)178d 177d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd 30th

Outdoors & history

HighlandJerusalem

Famous people born here1 —

Community

HighlandJerusalem

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

138 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HighlandOH JerusalemOH

Highland ↔ Jerusalem138 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

HighlandJerusalem

People

Population 113Lowest 124Highest

Median age 39.3±23.3Highest about the OH average 37.7±14.6Lowest 5% below OH

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

Kids under 18 27.4%±14.5Lowest OH: 22% 31.5%±15.4Highest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 13.3%±28.9Lowest OH: 18.3% 25.8%±15.6Highest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.7%Lowest OH: 31.5% 8.6%Highest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±11.6Lowest OH: 5.6% 3.2%±4.1Highest OH: 5.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $40,000±$25kHighest 44% below OH $30,625±$19kLowest 57% below OH

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $97,200±$13kLowest 55% below OH $108,800±$21kHighest 49% below OH

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $695±$257 33% below OH

Property taxmedian, yearly $793Lowest 72% below OH $867Highest 69% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 82.4%±98.9Highest OH: 45.9% 22.2%±100Lowest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 21.2%Lowest OH: 13.3% 23.4%Highest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 70.7%Lowest OH: 67.2% 79.6%Highest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 5 yrs newer than OH 1971Lowest 1 yr newer than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minLowest 36% above OH 37 minHighest 57% above OH

Work from home 0%±27.7Lowest OH: 13% 18.6%±23.7Highest OH: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.3 miHighest 21.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.33Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Wilmington (11%)Woodsfield (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in JerusalemFew work in Highland

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 191Highest 27.1Lowest

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.

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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.

Highland vs Jerusalem

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $470 more a month in Jerusalem

What daily life feels like in each

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