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%

Lowell$860/mo

Typical home $148K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $826/mo · Housing →

Hamler$1,250/mo

Typical home $197K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $853/mo · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,700 a year, between Hamler and Lowell.

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

LowellHamler

Snow a year16″23″

January low23°F 18°F

July high85°F 84°F

Growing season (days)191d 179d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)83rd 53rd

Outdoors & history

LowellHamler

Trails—0 mi

Conserved land—1.8%

Settled—1874

Archive photos—12

Famous people born here—1

Community

LowellHamler

Library hours a week—35 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.

Where they are

177 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LowellOH HamlerOH

Lowell ↔ Hamler177 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.

Only big differences vs Ohio average

LowellHamler

People

Population 556Lowest 630Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.9%Lowest OH: +2.3% +4.2%Highest OH: +2.3%

Median age 36.9±13Highest 7% below OH 36.7±3.9Lowest 8% below OH

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

Kids under 18 25.7%±8.4Lowest OH: 22% 28.7%±6.7Highest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 19.6%±5.7Highest OH: 18.3% 14.4%±4Lowest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.9%Lowest OH: 31.5% 12.2%Highest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±4.2Highest OH: 5.6% 3.7%±3.3Lowest OH: 5.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $46,313±$16kLowest 35% below OH $62,917±$14kHighest 12% below OH

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $131,800±$38kHighest 39% below OH $115,400±$7kLowest 46% below OH

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $826±$54Lowest 20% below OH $853±$79Highest 18% below OH

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $900Lowest 68% below OH $1,571Highest 44% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30.6%±54.6Lowest OH: 45.9% 48.2%±29.7Highest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 27.5%Highest OH: 13.3% 19.7%Lowest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 75.6%Highest OH: 67.2% 70.1%Lowest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 32 yrs older than OH 1947Highest 23 yrs older than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the OH average 26 minHighest 11% above OH

Work from home 1.8%±2.1Highest OH: 13% 0.9%±1.3Lowest OH: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 20.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Lowest 0.44Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Marietta (18%)Deshler (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HamlerFew work in Lowell

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 1.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 mi 0.1 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 136Highest 60.4Lowest

Ohio average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

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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.

Lowell vs Hamler

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Hamler

What daily life feels like in each

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