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%

Marblehead$2,750/mo

Typical home $457K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $1,000/mo · Housing →

Thompson Township$2,170/mo

Typical home $353K (Census) · tax rate 1.08% · Housing →

The difference: $580 a month, about $7,000 a year, between Marblehead and Thompson 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.

Health

–MarbleheadNot graded BThompson TownshipHealthier than 57% 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

MarbleheadThompson Township

Snow a year33″26″

January low19°F —

July high83°F —

Growing season (days)183d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st 46th

Outdoors & history

MarbleheadThompson Township

Trails3 mi —

Conserved land3.8%—

National Register places4 1

Community

MarbleheadThompson Township

Library hours a week23 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

83 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MarbleheadOH Thompson TownshipDelaware County

Marblehead ↔ Thompson Township83 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

MarbleheadThompson Township

People

Population 876Highest 568Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.2%Lowest OH: +2.3% -3.7%Highest OH: +2.3%

Median age 61.2±5.2Highest 54% above OH 58±14.8Lowest 46% above OH

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

Kids under 18 11.3%±5Highest OH: 22% 10.7%±8.5Lowest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 42.8%±11.6Highest OH: 18.3% 32.4%±17Lowest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45.6%Highest OH: 31.5% 45.3%Lowest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±2.1Lowest OH: 5.6% 10.6%±11.7Highest OH: 5.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $96,250±$14kLowest 35% above OH $167,674±$80kHighest 135% above OH

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $376,400±$38kHighest 75% above OH $352,600±$32kLowest 64% above OH

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,000±$203 3% below OH —

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,500Lowest 24% above OH $3,797Highest 35% above OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30%±65.4Highest OH: 45.9% 0%±100Lowest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 2.3%Lowest OH: 13.3% 3.5%Highest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 91.2%Highest OH: 67.2% 89.1%Lowest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1994Highest 24 yrs newer than OH 1990Lowest 20 yrs newer than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the OH average 25 minHighest 6% above OH

Work from home 8.4%±4.5Lowest OH: 13% 26.6%±23.3Highest OH: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 7%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 22.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.73Highest 0.02Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Danbury Township (9%)Columbus (26%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Thompson TownshipFew work in Marblehead

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.8%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 2.5 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 23.2Highest 1.4Lowest

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.

Marblehead vs Thompson Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $580 more a month in Marblehead

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