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Lanier Township vs Clark Township

61 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (12 min in Lanier Township).

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Lanier Township, OHAn outdoors townPreble County · 3,706 people
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Clark Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsBrown County · 2,939 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.

Lanier TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#237 most conserved land in OH0.9 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Health66% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Lanier Township →
Clark TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health86% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Clark 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.

Average commute12 min
Lanier Township has the shorter commute
Clark Township 36 minLanier Township 24 min
★ What stands out · Report cards

Lanier Township places higher on 14 of 17 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.

Schools
–Lanier TownshipNot graded BClark TownshipBetter than 59% of districts in the state
Health
CLanier TownshipHealthier than 34% of U.S. towns DClark TownshipHealthier than 14% of U.S. towns
14Lanier Township
3Clark Township

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 911 towns #23#564 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1041 towns #247#688 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #599#1016 Fewest smokersHealth · 1041 towns #521#848 Lowest depressionHealth · 1041 towns #400#668 HealthiestHealth · 1041 towns #558#822 Most activeHealth · 1041 towns #569#801 Highest incomeIncome · 1041 towns #739#521

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

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.

Lanier Township$1,180/mo
Typical home $196K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $831/mo · Housing →
Clark Township$1,170/mo
Typical home $196K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $852/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
Lanier TownshipClark Township
Snow a year12″17″
January low20°F17°F
July high87°F86°F
Growing season (days)189d162d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd57th
Outdoors & history
Lanier TownshipClark Township
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land7.4%0%
Archive photos—3
Community
Lanier TownshipClark Township
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

61 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lanier TownshipPreble CountyClark TownshipBrown County
Lanier Township ↔ Clark Township61 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.

Lanier TownshipClark Township
People
Population 3,706Highest 2,939Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.3%Highest OH: +2.3% -5.4%Lowest OH: +2.3%
Median age 47.8±5Highest 20% above OH 47.4±4.8Lowest 19% above OH
Lanier Township and Clark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.6%±4.2Highest OH: 22% 15.2%±5.7Lowest OH: 22%
Lanier Township and Clark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.2%±5.3Highest OH: 18.3% 24.5%±8.2Lowest OH: 18.3%
Lanier Township and Clark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.4%Highest OH: 31.5% 13.4%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±1.3Lowest OH: 5.6% 3.1%±2.9Highest OH: 5.6%
Clark Township and Lanier Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,689±$8kLowest 12% below OH $74,274±$11kHighest 4% above OH
Clark Township and Lanier Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $195,900±$32kLowest 9% below OH $196,400±$34kHighest 9% below OH
Clark Township and Lanier Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $831±$181Lowest 20% below OH $852±$93Highest 18% below OH
Clark Township and Lanier Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,812Highest 36% below OH $1,649Lowest 42% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.1%±13.3Highest OH: 45.9% 24.8%±4.7Lowest OH: 45.9%
Lanier Township and Clark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.7%Lowest OH: 13.3% 11.4%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.7%Highest OH: 67.2% 81%Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Highest same as OH 1968Lowest 2 yrs older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 4% above OH 36 minHighest 54% above OH
Work from home 11.7%±6.9Highest OH: 13% 10.2%±8.1Lowest OH: 13%
Lanier Township and Clark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.2%Highest 2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.16Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Eaton (16%)Cincinnati (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clark TownshipFew work in Lanier Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.0 3.0
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#376 of 624 in OH
School district —Western Brown Local
High school in town —None in town
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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