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Midvale vs Mill Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (9.9× in Mill Township) and street grid (2.2× in Midvale).

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Midvale, OHA small town of 977Ohio · 977 people
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Mill Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsTuscarawas County · 9,682 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.

MidvaleA small town of 977
Quiet strengthsMidvale doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Midvale →
Mill TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health94% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Mill Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Size9.9×
Mill Township is the bigger place
Mill Township 9,682Midvale 977
Street grid2.2×
Midvale has the more walkable street grid
Midvale 35.2Mill Township 15.7
Homeowners+21.6 pts renters
Mill Township has more renters
Midvale 79%Mill Township 57.4%
Work in town+19.9 pts
More of Mill Township’s workers stay in town
Mill Township 21.3%Midvale 1.4%
Growth since 2010+9.5 pts
Mill Township has grown faster since 2010
Mill Township -1.2%Midvale -10.7%
Typical home built21 yrs
Midvale’s homes are older
Mill Township 1959Midvale 1938
★ What stands out · 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.

Midvale$690/mo
Typical home $113K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · or rent about $908/mo · Housing →
Mill Township$750/mo
Typical home $122K (Census) · tax rate 1.07% · or rent about $923/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $800 a year, between Mill Township and Midvale.

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

Midvale and Mill Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MidvaleMill TownshipMidvaleMill Township
Midvale ↔ Mill Township5.5 miles apart · They share a border
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
–MidvaleNot graded B−Mill TownshipBetter than 46% of districts in the state
Health
–MidvaleNot graded DMill TownshipHealthier than 6% 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
MidvaleMill Township
Snow a year26″26″
January low20°F20°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)186d186d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th55th
Outdoors & history
MidvaleMill Township
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land2%0.3%
Community
MidvaleMill Township
Library hours a week—38 hrs
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.

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.

MidvaleMill Township
People
Population 977Lowest 9,682Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -10.7%Lowest OH: +2.3% -1.2%Highest OH: +2.3%
Median age 33.5±4.2Lowest 16% below OH 34.7±4.4Highest 13% below OH
Mill Township and Midvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.4%±5.9Highest OH: 22% 26.5%±3.5Lowest OH: 22%
Midvale and Mill Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.4%±4.2Lowest OH: 18.3% 15.7%±2.1Highest OH: 18.3%
Mill Township and Midvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.4%Lowest OH: 31.5% 11.8%Highest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±2.3Highest OH: 5.6% 2.6%±1.1Lowest OH: 5.6%
Midvale and Mill Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,694±$14kHighest about the OH average $54,216±$3kLowest 24% below OH
Midvale and Mill Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $112,500±$12kLowest 48% below OH $122,200±$14kHighest 43% below OH
Mill Township and Midvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $908±$84Lowest 12% below OH $923±$58Highest 11% below OH
Mill Township and Midvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,144Lowest 59% below OH $1,307Highest 54% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 19.2%±30.9Lowest OH: 45.9% 36.4%±9.1Highest OH: 45.9%
Mill Township and Midvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.7%Lowest OH: 13.3% 22.2%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79%Highest OH: 67.2% 57.4%Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 32 yrs older than OH 1959Highest 11 yrs older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 9% below OH 26 minHighest 9% above OH
Work from home 1.2%±1.8Lowest OH: 13% 7.5%±3.1Highest OH: 13%
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Lowest 21.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.55Lowest 0.64Highest
Top workplaceoutside town New Philadelphia (17%)Uhrichsville (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mill TownshipFew work in Midvale
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 35.2Highest 15.7Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#455 of 624 in OH
School district —Claymont City
High school in town —Claymont High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 14.9
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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