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Jenera vs Custar

27 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.2× in Jenera).

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Jenera, OHA small town of 254Ohio · 254 people
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Custar, OHHomes around $198KOhio · 232 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.

JeneraA small town of 254
Quiet strengthsJenera doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Jenera →
CustarHomes around $198K
Housing$198K typical home21% below the OH typical home All about Custar →
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.

Jobs per worker3.2×
Jenera is more of a job hub
Jenera 0.99Custar 0.31
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $400 more a month in Jenera

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.

Jenera$1,660/mo
Typical home $265K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.24% · or rent about $800/mo · Housing →
Custar$1,260/mo
Typical home $198K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.35% · or rent about $1,321/mo · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,800 a year, between Jenera and Custar.

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
JeneraCustar
Snow a year24″23″
January low19°F18°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)183d179d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th35th
Outdoors & history
JeneraCustar
Settled—1881
Archive photos—5
Community
JeneraCustar
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

27 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

JeneraCustarJeneraCustar
Jenera ↔ Custar27 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.

JeneraCustar
People
Population 254Highest 232Lowest
Median age 41.5±12.2 5% above OH 41.5±15.8 5% above OH
Kids under 18 21.3%±6.7Highest OH: 22% 21.1%±12.3Lowest OH: 22%
Jenera and Custar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.6%±11Lowest OH: 18.3% 12.5%±10.4Highest OH: 18.3%
Custar and Jenera are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.2%Highest OH: 31.5% 9%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±5.6Highest OH: 5.6% 0%±7.9Lowest OH: 5.6%
Jenera and Custar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,323±$9kHighest 23% below OH $48,393±$13kLowest 32% below OH
Jenera and Custar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $112,500±$41kHighest 48% below OH $93,300±$36kLowest 57% below OH
Jenera and Custar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $800±$173Lowest 23% below OH $1,321±$428Highest 28% above OH
Custar and Jenera are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,400Highest 50% below OH $1,262Lowest 55% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 29.2%±81Lowest OH: 45.9% 63.6%±100Highest OH: 45.9%
Custar and Jenera are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.4%Lowest OH: 13.3% 28.9%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.4%Highest OH: 67.2% 72.3%Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 32 yrs older than OH 1938 32 yrs older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 28% above OH 34 minHighest 44% above OH
Work from home 8.3%±6.2Highest OH: 13% 2%±3.9Lowest OH: 13%
Jenera and Custar 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 13.8 miLowest 19.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.99Highest 0.31Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Findlay (33%)Bowling Green (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CustarFew work in Jenera
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 75.2Lowest 79.4Highest
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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