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%

Mill Township$750/mo

Typical home $122K (Census) · tax rate 1.07% · or rent about $923/mo · Housing →

Dennison$960/mo

Typical home $159K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $840/mo · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,600 a year, between Dennison and Mill 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

Mill Township and Dennison share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Mill TownshipDennison

Mill Township ↔ Dennison2.3 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

170 Mill Township residents work in Dennison (4% of its workers)

50 Dennison residents work in Mill Township (4.2% of its workers)

Work & commute in Mill Township →

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

B−Mill TownshipBetter than 46% of districts in the state –DennisonNot graded

Health

DMill TownshipHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns DDennisonHealthier than 14% 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

Mill TownshipDennison

Snow a year26″26″

January low20°F 20°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)186d 186d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th 43rd

Outdoors & history

Mill TownshipDennison

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0.3%3.3%

Settled—1865

National Register places—4

Archive photos—9

Famous people born here—7

Community

Mill TownshipDennison

Library hours a week38 hrs 18 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

Mill TownshipDennison

People

Population 9,682Highest 2,449Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.2%Lowest OH: +2.3% +2%Highest OH: +2.3%

Median age 34.7±4.4Highest 13% below OH 28.6±4.8Lowest 28% below OH

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

Kids under 18 26.5%±3.5Lowest OH: 22% 29.2%±5.6Highest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 15.7%±2.1Highest OH: 18.3% 14.4%±1.1Lowest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.8%Lowest OH: 31.5% 12%Highest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±1.1Highest OH: 5.6% 2.3%±1.5Lowest OH: 5.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $54,216±$3kHighest 24% below OH $51,992±$5kLowest 27% below OH

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $122,200±$14kHighest 43% below OH $102,700±$17kLowest 52% below OH

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $923±$58Highest 11% below OH $840±$102Lowest 19% below OH

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,307Highest 54% below OH $995Lowest 65% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.4%±9.1Lowest OH: 45.9% 36.7%±11.7Highest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 22.2%Lowest OH: 13.3% 22.9%Highest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 57.4%Highest OH: 67.2% 54.3%Lowest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1959Highest 11 yrs older than OH 1950Lowest 20 yrs older than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 9% above OH 26 minHighest 11% above OH

Work from home 7.5%±3.1Highest OH: 13% 6.2%±4.1Lowest OH: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 21.3%Highest 4.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.64Highest 0.42Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Uhrichsville (12%)Uhrichsville (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in Dennison4% work in Mill Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 3.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 15.7Lowest 100Highest

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

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.

Mill Township vs Dennison

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Dennison

Mill Township and Dennison share a border

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