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%

Lawrence Township$580/mo

Typical home $99K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $925/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 $1,300 a year, between Upper Township and Lawrence 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

Lawrence Township and Upper Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lawrence TownshipUpper Township

Lawrence Township ↔ Upper Township6.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

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.

Schools

–Lawrence TownshipNot graded B−Upper TownshipBetter than 48% of districts in the state

Health

DLawrence TownshipHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns D−Upper TownshipHealthier than 3% 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

Lawrence TownshipUpper Township

Snow a year6″6″

January low25°F 25°F

July high86°F 86°F

Growing season (days)196d 196d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th 81st

Outdoors & history

Lawrence TownshipUpper Township

Trails—0 mi

Conserved land—5.6%

Archive photos4 2

Community

Lawrence TownshipUpper Township

Library hours a week—54 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

Lawrence TownshipUpper Township

People

Population 2,329Lowest 14,088Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.7%Lowest OH: +2.3% -6.3%Highest OH: +2.3%

Median age 42.4±8.6Highest 7% above OH 40.3±2.5Lowest about the OH average

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

Kids under 18 22.2%±7.7Highest OH: 22% 20.9%±2.7Lowest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 11.1%±2.1Lowest OH: 18.3% 19.3%±2.4Highest OH: 18.3%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.7%Lowest OH: 31.5% 17.9%Highest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1.5Lowest OH: 5.6% 1.7%±0.7Highest OH: 5.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $65,904±$7kHighest 8% below OH $48,548±$4kLowest 32% below OH

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $98,500±$74kLowest 54% below OH $113,200±$12kHighest 47% below OH

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $925±$277Highest 11% below OH $805±$94Lowest 22% below OH

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $766Lowest 73% below OH $1,098Highest 61% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 15.9%±29.7Lowest OH: 45.9% 53.6%±8.1Highest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 26.6%Highest OH: 13.3% 22.3%Lowest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 91.9%Highest OH: 67.2% 63%Lowest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 20 yrs newer than OH 1956Lowest 14 yrs older than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 7% above OH 22 minLowest 6% below OH

Work from home 1%±1.5Lowest OH: 13% 4.9%±2.1Highest OH: 13%

Work in townworking residents 1.8%Lowest 23.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miHighest 8.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 0.84Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Ironton (12%)Ironton (20%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Upper TownshipFew work in Lawrence Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Lowest 5.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Lowest 24.5Highest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Lawrence Township vs Upper Township

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