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Morral vs Brookside

136 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (25.6× in Brookside) and kids under 18 (+14.6 pts in Morral).

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Morral, OHA small town of 423Ohio · 423 people

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Brookside, OHHomes around $109KOhio · 610 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.

MorralA small town of 423

Quiet strengthsMorral doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Morral →

BrooksideHomes around $109K

Housing$109K typical home56% below the OH typical home All about Brookside →

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.

Street grid25.6×

Brookside has the more walkable street grid

Brookside 210Morral 8.2

Kids under 18+14.6 pts

Morral has more kids

Morral 24.3%Brookside 9.7%

Property tax bill+45%

Tax bills are bigger in Brookside

Brookside $1,420Morral $978

Work from home+9.6 pts

More people work from home in Brookside

Brookside 11.1%Morral 1.5%

Jobs per worker2×

Brookside is more of a job hub

Brookside 1.12Morral 0.56

Average commute6 min

Brookside has the shorter commute

Morral 24 minBrookside 18 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $610 more a month in Morral

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%

Morral$1,290/mo

Typical home $217K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →

Brookside$680/mo

Typical home $109K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $817/mo · Housing →

The difference: $610 a month, about $7,300 a year, between Morral and Brookside.

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.

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

MorralBrookside

Snow a year24″15″

January low18°F 22°F

July high84°F 83°F

Growing season (days)178d 196d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)11th 85th

Outdoors & history

MorralBrookside

National Register places—1

Archive photos—3

Community

MorralBrookside

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

136 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MorralOH BrooksideOH

Morral ↔ Brookside136 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

MorralBrookside

People

Population 423Lowest 610Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -14.9% OH: +2.3%

Median age 40.3±17.9Lowest about the OH average 41.3±7.4Highest 4% above OH

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

Kids under 18 24.3%±4.7Highest OH: 22% 9.7%±6.3Lowest OH: 22%

Age 65+ 17.7%±12.1Lowest OH: 18.3% 19%±6.7Highest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.8%Lowest OH: 31.5% 28.8%Highest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±3Lowest OH: 5.6% 8.2%±9.8Highest OH: 5.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $51,563±$30kLowest 28% below OH $72,917±$14kHighest about the OH average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $119,000±$15kHighest 45% below OH $117,000±$14kLowest 46% below OH

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $775±$716Lowest 25% below OH $817±$355Highest 21% below OH

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $978Lowest 65% below OH $1,420Highest 50% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.6%±100Lowest OH: 45.9% 72%±100Highest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 13.6%Highest OH: 13.3% 6.2%Lowest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 91.9%Highest OH: 67.2% 86.5%Lowest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1943Highest 27 yrs older than OH 1938Lowest 32 yrs older than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minHighest about the OH average 18 minLowest 21% below OH

Work from home 1.5%±2.4Lowest OH: 13% 11.1%±6.3Highest OH: 13%

Work in townworking residents 0.6%Lowest 1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 6.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.56Lowest 1.12Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Marion Township (19%)Wheeling (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BrooksideFew work in Morral

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 8.2Lowest 210Highest

Ohio average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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.

Morral neighborsTown Square →

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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.