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Ironton vs Upper Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (3.8× in Ironton).

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Ironton, OHAn outdoors townOhio · 10,768 people
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Upper Township, OHKnown for its schoolsLawrence County · 14,088 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.

IrontonAn outdoors town
Outdoors#33 most walkable in OH0.2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Housing$128K typical home49% below the OH typical home Health98% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Ironton →
Upper TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 48%of OH districts Health97% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#340 most conserved land in OH0.2 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Upper Township →
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 grid3.8×
Ironton has the more walkable street grid
Ironton 93.8Upper Township 24.5
★ 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.

Ironton$780/mo
Typical home $128K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.03% · or rent about $782/mo · Housing →
Upper Township$690/mo
Typical home $113K (Census) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $805/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Ironton and Upper 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.

Where they are

Ironton and Upper Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

IrontonUpper TownshipIrontonUpper Township
Ironton ↔ Upper Township1.3 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
1,144 Upper Township residents work in Ironton (19.7% of its workers)
59 Ironton residents work in Upper Township (1.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Upper Township →
Report cards

Ironton places higher on 9 of 19 OH lists

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.

Safety
BIrontonSafer than 56% of U.S. towns –Upper TownshipNot graded
Schools
–IrontonNot graded B−Upper TownshipBetter than 48% of districts in the state
Health
D−IrontonHealthier than 2% of U.S. towns D−Upper TownshipHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns
9Ironton
7Upper Township

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 970 towns #898#340 Most walkableOutdoors · 1041 towns #33#480 Highest graduation rateSchools · 911 towns #345#23 Most remote workersWork · 1019 towns #712#830 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 221 towns #185#199 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #303#367 Cheapest rentCost of living · 999 towns #159#207 Fastest growingGrowth · 1036 towns #896#940

Left end = #1 in Ohio. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Ironton’s rankings →

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
IrontonUpper Township
Snow a year6″6″
January low25°F25°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)196d196d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th81st
Outdoors & history
IrontonUpper Township
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.3%5.6%
Settled1849—
National Register places10—
Archive photos122
Famous people born here36—
Community
IrontonUpper Township
Library hours a week54 hrs54 hrs
Colleges in town1—
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.

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.

IrontonUpper Township
People
Population 10,768Lowest 14,088Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5%Highest OH: +2.3% -6.3%Lowest OH: +2.3%
Median age 40.9±3.4Highest 3% above OH 40.3±2.5Lowest about the OH average
Ironton and Upper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.7%±3.2Highest OH: 22% 20.9%±2.7Lowest OH: 22%
Ironton and Upper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.8%±3Highest OH: 18.3% 19.3%±2.4Lowest OH: 18.3%
Ironton and Upper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.8%Highest OH: 31.5% 17.9%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±0.7Lowest OH: 5.6% 1.7%±0.7Highest OH: 5.6%
Upper Township and Ironton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $47,648±$5kLowest 33% below OH $48,548±$4kHighest 32% below OH
Upper Township and Ironton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $106,700±$13kLowest 50% below OH $113,200±$12kHighest 47% below OH
Upper Township and Ironton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $782±$91Lowest 24% below OH $805±$94Highest 22% below OH
Upper Township and Ironton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,103Highest 61% below OH $1,098Lowest 61% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.4%±9.8Lowest OH: 45.9% 53.6%±8.1Highest OH: 45.9%
Upper Township and Ironton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 23.7%Highest OH: 13.3% 22.3%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 59.8%Lowest OH: 67.2% 63%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1951Lowest 19 yrs older than OH 1956Highest 14 yrs older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 8% below OH 22 minHighest 6% below OH
Work from home 6.7%±2.9Highest OH: 13% 4.9%±2.1Lowest OH: 13%
Ironton and Upper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 22%Lowest 23.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 mi 8.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.96Highest 0.84Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Ashland (13%)Ironton (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 1% work in Upper Township20% work in Ironton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 5.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 93.8Highest 24.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#545 of 624 in OH
School district —Ironton City School District · Dawson-Bryant Local
High school in town —Ironton High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 18.0
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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