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%

Nevada$1,130/mo

Typical home $188K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $738/mo · Housing →

Dunkirk$1,050/mo

Typical home $170K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.14% · or rent about $814/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $900 a year, between Nevada and Dunkirk.

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

NevadaDunkirk

Snow a year23″26″

January low21°F 18°F

July high86°F 84°F

Growing season (days)190d 182d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st 47th

Outdoors & history

NevadaDunkirk

Settled—1852

Archive photos—12

Community

NevadaDunkirk

Library hours a week—41 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.

Where they are

27 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

NevadaDunkirk

Nevada ↔ Dunkirk27 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

NevadaDunkirk

People

Population 804Lowest 839Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.1%Highest OH: +2.3% -11.5%Lowest OH: +2.3%

Median age 34.5±6.2Lowest 13% below OH 34.9±7.5Highest 12% below OH

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

Kids under 18 29.4%±6.4Highest OH: 22% 27.5%±5.6Lowest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 10.3%±3.3Lowest OH: 18.3% 14.9%±2.9Highest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.2%Highest OH: 31.5% 8.1%Lowest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1.4Lowest OH: 5.6% 6.9%±4.2Highest OH: 5.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $67,955±$16kHighest 5% below OH $49,286±$13kLowest 31% below OH

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $92,900±$23kLowest 57% below OH $99,200±$22kHighest 54% below OH

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $738±$172Lowest 29% below OH $814±$165Highest 21% below OH

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $852Lowest 70% below OH $1,133Highest 60% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.9%±33.4Highest OH: 45.9% 16.7%±18.5Lowest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 14.4%Highest OH: 13.3% 10.2%Lowest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 74.6%Lowest OH: 67.2% 74.9%Highest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1944Highest 26 yrs older than OH 1938Lowest 32 yrs older than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 6% below OH 31 minHighest 34% above OH

Work from home 3.5%±3.3Lowest OH: 13% 7.5%±6.2Highest OH: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.6%Highest 0.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 23.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.18Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Upper Sandusky (24%)Kenton (10%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DunkirkFew work in Nevada

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 54.9Lowest 55.0Highest

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.

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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.

Nevada vs Dunkirk

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

27 miles apart

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