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Monroe vs Etna Township

95 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+8.5 pts in Monroe) and average commute (6 min in Monroe).

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Monroe, OHHomes around $357KOhio · 15,401 people
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Etna Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsLicking County · 19,377 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.

MonroeHomes around $357K
Housing$357K typical home44% above the OH typical home Work10,709 jobsbased in Monroe, a regional job hub HealthHealthier than 67%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Monroe →
Etna TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 60%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 67%of OH districts All about Etna Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Growth since 2010+8.5 pts
Monroe has grown faster since 2010
Monroe +23.9%Etna Township +15.4%
Average commute6 min
Monroe has the shorter commute
Etna Township 29 minMonroe 23 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Monroe

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.

Monroe$2,250/mo
Typical home $357K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $1,608/mo · Housing →
Etna Township$1,900/mo
Typical home $300K (Census) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $1,461/mo · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,200 a year, between Monroe and Etna 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

Monroe places higher on 12 of 17 OH lists

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.

Safety
B−MonroeSafer than 49% of U.S. towns –Etna TownshipNot graded
Schools
–MonroeNot graded B+Etna TownshipBetter than 67% of districts in the state
Health
B+MonroeHealthier than 67% of U.S. towns BEtna TownshipHealthier than 60% of U.S. towns
12Monroe
5Etna Township

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 1041 towns #147#786 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #468#888 Highest graduation rateSchools · 911 towns #279#564 Lowest depressionHealth · 1041 towns #400#192 Fewest smokersHealth · 1041 towns #177#319 Most remote workersWork · 1019 towns #198#65 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1041 towns #118#247 Lowest obesityHealth · 1041 towns #496#393

Left end = #1 in Ohio. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Monroe’s rankings →

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
MonroeEtna Township
Snow a year10″17″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th17th
Outdoors & history
MonroeEtna Township
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land0.9%—
National Register places1—
Famous people born here71
Community
MonroeEtna Township
Library hours a week50 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.

Where they are

95 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MonroeOHEtna TownshipLicking County
Monroe ↔ Etna Township95 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.

MonroeEtna Township
People
Population 15,401Lowest 19,377Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +23.9%Highest OH: +2.3% +15.4%Lowest OH: +2.3%
Median age 36.5±1.5Lowest 8% below OH 39.5±2Highest about the OH average
Etna Township and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29%±3.5Highest OH: 22% 23.7%±2.5Lowest OH: 22%
Monroe and Etna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.9%±2.1Highest OH: 18.3% 13%±1.7Lowest OH: 18.3%
Monroe and Etna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.4%Highest OH: 31.5% 35.3%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±1.4Highest OH: 5.6% 3.1%±0.9Lowest OH: 5.6%
Monroe and Etna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,250±$6kHighest 47% above OH $102,813±$8kLowest 44% above OH
Monroe and Etna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $282,400±$16kLowest 31% above OH $299,800±$13kHighest 40% above OH
Etna Township and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,608±$153Highest 56% above OH $1,461±$87Lowest 41% above OH
Monroe and Etna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,592Lowest 27% above OH $3,969Highest 41% above OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.5%±14Highest OH: 45.9% 50.1%±14.5Lowest OH: 45.9%
Monroe and Etna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.5%Lowest OH: 13.3% 8.9%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.9%Highest OH: 67.2% 79.5%Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 31 yrs newer than OH 1995Lowest 25 yrs newer than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the OH average 29 minHighest 24% above OH
Work from home 16.5%±5.5Lowest OH: 13% 22.5%±5Highest OH: 13%
Etna Township and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8.1%Highest 7.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.53Highest 1.39Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town West Chester Township (8%)Columbus (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Etna TownshipFew work in Monroe
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 28.7Highest 27.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#355 of 624 in OH
School district —Reynoldsburg City · Southwest Licking Local
High school in town —Watkins Memorial High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 22.2
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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