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Jackson Township vs Paulding

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (26.1× in Paulding) and median age (13.8 yrs in Jackson Township).

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Jackson Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsPaulding County · 1,593 people

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Paulding, OHHomes around $161KOhio · 3,230 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.

Jackson TownshipOne of the healthiest towns

Health84% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Jackson Township →

PauldingHomes around $161K

Housing$161K typical home35% below the OH typical home

Outdoors#186 most walkable in OH0.6 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Health88% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Paulding →

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.

Street grid26.1×

Paulding has the more walkable street grid

Paulding 60.1Jackson Township 2.3

Median age13.8 yrs

Jackson Township skews older

Jackson Township 52.5Paulding 38.7

Homeowners+17.2 pts renters

Paulding has more renters

Jackson Township 83.2%Paulding 66%

Work in town+13.9 pts

More of Paulding’s workers stay in town

Paulding 17.9%Jackson Township 4%

Jackson Township has more miles of trail

Jackson Township 1.1 miPaulding 0.6 mi

Paulding is the bigger place

Paulding 3,230Jackson Township 1,593

★ What stands out · Where they are

Jackson Township and Paulding share a border

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

Jackson TownshipPaulding

Jackson Township ↔ Paulding3.2 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

113 Jackson Township residents work in Paulding (13.2% of its workers)

64 Paulding residents work in Jackson Township (3.9% of its workers)

Work & commute in Jackson Township →

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%

Jackson Township$920/mo

Typical home $154K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $912/mo · Housing →

Paulding$1,000/mo

Typical home $161K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.14% · or rent about $822/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Paulding and Jackson 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.

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.

Safety

–Jackson TownshipNot graded A−PauldingSafer than 83% of U.S. towns

Health

C−Jackson TownshipHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns DPauldingHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns

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

Jackson TownshipPaulding

Snow a year24″24″

January low17°F 17°F

July high85°F 85°F

Growing season (days)175d 175d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st 41st

Outdoors & history

Jackson TownshipPaulding

Trails1 mi 1 mi

Conserved land0%5.1%

Settled—1848

National Register places—3

Archive photos—6

Famous people born here—3

Community

Jackson TownshipPaulding

Library hours a week—52 hrs

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.

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

Jackson TownshipPaulding

People

Population 1,593Lowest 3,230Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.2%Highest OH: +2.3% -1.4%Lowest OH: +2.3%

Median age 52.5±6.2Highest 32% above OH 38.7±5Lowest about the OH average

Kids under 18 14.9%±5.1Lowest OH: 22% 25%±5.3Highest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 27.7%±5.5Highest OH: 18.3% 18.9%±3.9Lowest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.1%Highest OH: 31.5% 13.6%Lowest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±2.4Highest OH: 5.6% 1.6%±1.5Lowest OH: 5.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $59,167±$19kHighest 17% below OH $53,750±$14kLowest 25% below OH

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $153,500±$29kHighest 29% below OH $120,200±$9kLowest 44% below OH

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $912±$126Highest 12% below OH $822±$66Lowest 21% below OH

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,377Highest 51% below OH $1,373Lowest 51% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.1%±12.8Highest OH: 45.9% 44%±19Lowest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 7.4%Lowest OH: 13.3% 11.9%Highest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 83.2%Highest OH: 67.2% 66%Lowest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 1 yr newer than OH 1964Lowest 6 yrs older than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 4% below OH 20 minLowest 16% below OH

Work from home 0.3%±0.4Lowest OH: 13% 4.2%±3.3Highest OH: 13%

Work in townworking residents 4%Lowest 17.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 mi 16.8 mi

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.59Lowest 0.84Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Paulding (13%)Defiance (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 13% work in Paulding4% work in Jackson Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 5.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miHighest 0.6 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.3Lowest 60.1Highest

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.

Jackson Township neighborsTown Square →

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Paulding neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Jackson Township

Paulding Township3,840 people · $125K homes

Emerald Township453 people · $188K homes

Brown Township2,485 people · $131K homes

Latty Township842 people · $90K homes

Towns like Jackson Township

Kinsman Township1,662 people · $163K homes

Chester Township1,908 people · $215K homes

Center Township1,555 people · $206K homes

Mecca Township2,039 people · $154K 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.