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Hilltop vs Midvale

60 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9.2× in Midvale) and growth since 2010 (+34.4 pts in Hilltop).

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Hilltop, OHA small town of 640Ohio · 640 people

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Midvale, OHA small town of 977Ohio · 977 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.

HilltopA small town of 640

Quiet strengthsHilltop doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Hilltop →

MidvaleA small town of 977

Quiet strengthsMidvale doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Midvale →

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.

Jobs per worker9.2×

Midvale is more of a job hub

Midvale 0.55Hilltop 0.06

Growth since 2010+34.4 pts

Hilltop has grown faster since 2010

Hilltop +23.7%Midvale -10.7%

Street grid+86%

Hilltop has the more walkable street grid

Hilltop 65.6Midvale 35.2

Property tax bill+21%

Tax bills are bigger in Midvale

Midvale $1,144Hilltop $944

Typical home built16 yrs

Midvale’s homes are older

Hilltop 1954Midvale 1938

Average commute5 min

Hilltop has the shorter commute

Midvale 21 minHilltop 17 min

★ What stands out · 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.

Down paymentRate%

Hilltop$640/mo

Typical home $108K (Census) · tax rate 0.88% · or rent about $685/mo · Housing →

Midvale$690/mo

Typical home $113K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · or rent about $908/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

HilltopMidvale

Snow a year28″26″

January low17°F 20°F

July high83°F 82°F

Growing season (days)157d 186d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)20th 37th

Outdoors & history

HilltopMidvale

Conserved land—2%

Community

HilltopMidvale

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

60 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HilltopOH MidvaleOH

Hilltop ↔ Midvale60 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

HilltopMidvale

People

Population 640Lowest 977Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +23.7%Highest OH: +2.3% -10.7%Lowest OH: +2.3%

Median age 35.2±4.6Highest 11% below OH 33.5±4.2Lowest 16% below OH

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

Kids under 18 29.7%±10.5Lowest OH: 22% 31.4%±5.9Highest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 14.4%±6.8Highest OH: 18.3% 11.4%±4.2Lowest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.1%Lowest OH: 31.5% 6.4%Highest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±2.9Lowest OH: 5.6% 3.2%±2.3Highest OH: 5.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $66,250±$36kLowest 7% below OH $70,694±$14kHighest about the OH average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $107,500±$77kLowest 50% below OH $112,500±$12kHighest 48% below OH

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $685±$459Lowest 34% below OH $908±$84Highest 12% below OH

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $944Lowest 67% below OH $1,144Highest 59% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±61.9Lowest OH: 45.9% 19.2%±30.9Highest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 9.4%Lowest OH: 13.3% 12.7%Highest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 81.7%Highest OH: 67.2% 79%Lowest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1954Highest 16 yrs older than OH 1938Lowest 32 yrs older than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 29% below OH 21 minHighest 9% below OH

Work from home 2.3%±3.9Highest OH: 13% 1.2%±1.8Lowest OH: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miLowest 15.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.55Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Warren (8%)New Philadelphia (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MidvaleFew work in Hilltop

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 65.6Highest 35.2Lowest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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.

Hilltop neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Hilltop

McDonald3,136 people · $139K homes

Weathersfield Township24,494 people · $118K homes

Niles18,287 people · $116K homes

Towns like Hilltop

Rawson642 people · $133K homes

Port Washington586 people · $124K homes

Mississinawa Township541 people · $119K homes

Laura436 people · $124K homes

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.