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Morgan Township vs Trumbull Township

Next-door neighbors in Ashtabula County. The biggest differences: street grid (3.4× in Morgan Township) and trails (3.6× in Morgan Township).

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Morgan Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsAshtabula County · 2,488 people
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Trumbull Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsAshtabula County · 1,022 people
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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $440 more a month in Trumbull Township

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.

Morgan Township$1,140/mo
Typical home $180K (Census) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $998/mo · Housing →
Trumbull Township$1,580/mo
Typical home $246K (Census) · tax rate 1.41% · Housing →

The difference: $440 a month, about $5,300 a year, between Trumbull Township and Morgan 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

Morgan Township and Trumbull Township share a border

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

Morgan TownshipTrumbull TownshipMorgan TownshipTrumbull Township
Morgan Township ↔ Trumbull Township4.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
25 Morgan Township residents work in Trumbull Township (3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Morgan 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.

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
Morgan TownshipTrumbull Township
Snow a year90″114″
January low17°F17°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)154d164d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th25th
Outdoors & history
Morgan TownshipTrumbull Township
Trails6 mi2 mi
Conserved land11.3%2.8%
Archive photos12
Community
Morgan TownshipTrumbull Township
Library hours a week51 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.

Morgan TownshipTrumbull Township
People
Population 2,488Highest 1,022Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.7%Highest OH: +2.3% -2.3%Lowest OH: +2.3%
Median age 38.9±7Lowest about the OH average 48.7±14.9Highest 23% above OH
Trumbull Township and Morgan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.5%±2.7Lowest OH: 22% 25.1%±8Highest OH: 22%
Trumbull Township and Morgan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.4%±2.5Lowest OH: 18.3% 20.7%±6.7Highest OH: 18.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.6%Lowest OH: 31.5% 23.3%Highest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±3.3Highest OH: 5.6% 0%±1.8Lowest OH: 5.6%
Morgan Township and Trumbull Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,289±$7kHighest 10% above OH $55,781±$16kLowest 22% below OH
Morgan Township and Trumbull Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $179,600±$29kLowest 16% below OH $246,200±$35kHighest 15% above OH
Rentmedian gross, monthly $998±$100 3% below OH —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,369Lowest 16% below OH $3,464Highest 23% above OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.8%±22.4 OH: 45.9% —
Below poverty line 11.3%Lowest OH: 13.3% 13.4%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.3%Lowest OH: 67.2% 100%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 25 yrs newer than OH 1976Lowest 6 yrs newer than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minLowest 41% above OH 46 minHighest 98% above OH
Work from home 5.4%±3.4Lowest OH: 13% 12.4%±12Highest OH: 13%
Trumbull Township and Morgan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.6%Lowest 5.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Lowest 0.75Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Ashtabula (7%)Geneva (4%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Trumbull TownshipFew work in Morgan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.3%Highest 2.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.7 miHighest 1.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.1Highest 1.2Lowest
Schools
School district Jefferson Area Local—
High school in town None in town—
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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