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Nevada vs Midvale

96 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9.2× in Midvale) and property tax bill (+34% in Midvale).

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Nevada, OHHomes around $188KOhio · 804 people
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Midvale, OHA small town of 977Ohio · 977 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.

MidvaleA small town of 977
Quiet strengthsMidvale doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Midvale →
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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Nevada

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.

Nevada$1,130/mo
Typical home $188K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $738/mo · Housing →
Midvale$690/mo
Typical home $113K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · or rent about $908/mo · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Nevada and Midvale.

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
NevadaMidvale
Snow a year23″26″
January low21°F20°F
July high86°F82°F
Growing season (days)190d186d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st37th
Outdoors & history
NevadaMidvale
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—2%
Community
NevadaMidvale
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

96 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Nevada ↔ Midvale96 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.

NevadaMidvale
People
Population 804Lowest 977Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.1%Highest OH: +2.3% -10.7%Lowest OH: +2.3%
Median age 34.5±6.2Highest 13% below OH 33.5±4.2Lowest 16% below OH
Nevada and Midvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.4%±6.4Lowest OH: 22% 31.4%±5.9Highest OH: 22%
Midvale and Nevada 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% 11.4%±4.2Highest OH: 18.3%
Midvale 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% 6.4%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1.4Lowest OH: 5.6% 3.2%±2.3Highest OH: 5.6%
Midvale 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±$16kLowest 5% below OH $70,694±$14kHighest about the OH average
Midvale and Nevada 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 $112,500±$12kHighest 48% below OH
Midvale 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 $908±$84Highest 12% below OH
Midvale 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 $1,144Highest 59% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.9%±33.4Highest OH: 45.9% 19.2%±30.9Lowest OH: 45.9%
Nevada and Midvale 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% 12.7%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.6%Lowest OH: 67.2% 79%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 minHighest 6% below OH 21 minLowest 9% below OH
Work from home 3.5%±3.3Highest OH: 13% 1.2%±1.8Lowest OH: 13%
Nevada and Midvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.6%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.55Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Upper Sandusky (24%)New Philadelphia (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MidvaleFew work in Nevada
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 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 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 54.9Highest 35.2Lowest
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.

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