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%

Nile Township$1,030/mo

Typical home $169K (Census) · tax rate 0.99% · or rent about $682/mo · Housing →

Washington Township$760/mo

Typical home $122K (Census) · tax rate 1.20% · or rent about $738/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Nile Township and Washington 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

Nile Township and Washington Township share a border

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

Nile TownshipWashington Township

Nile Township ↔ Washington Township7.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

Who commutes between them

43 Nile Township residents work in Washington Township (4.9% of its workers)

35 Washington Township residents work in Nile Township (1.8% of its workers)

Work & commute in Nile 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.

Schools

–Nile TownshipNot graded B−Washington TownshipBetter than 45% of districts in the state

Health

D−Nile TownshipHealthier than 5% of U.S. towns DWashington TownshipHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns

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

Nile TownshipWashington Township

Snow a year21″21″

January low24°F 24°F

July high86°F 86°F

Growing season (days)182d 182d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)88th 22nd

Outdoors & history

Nile TownshipWashington Township

Trails101 mi 5 mi

Conserved land76.4%10.4%

National Register places1 1

Community

Nile TownshipWashington Township

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.

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

Nile TownshipWashington Township

People

Population 1,998Lowest 5,182Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.6%Highest OH: +2.3% -6.1%Lowest OH: +2.3%

Median age 34.6±19Lowest 13% below OH 45.1±7.4Highest 14% above OH

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

Kids under 18 21.2%±8.3Highest OH: 22% 16.1%±4.7Lowest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 16.5%±4.8Lowest OH: 18.3% 20%±5.3Highest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.8%Highest OH: 31.5% 10.1%Lowest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±1.7Lowest OH: 5.6% 4.3%±2.3Highest OH: 5.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $56,941±$16kHighest 20% below OH $45,188±$11kLowest 37% below OH

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $169,300±$48kHighest 21% below OH $121,500±$15kLowest 43% below OH

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $682±$332Lowest 34% below OH $738±$27Highest 29% below OH

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,683Highest 40% below OH $1,452Lowest 49% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 7.3%±20.2Lowest OH: 45.9% 67.8%±53.7Highest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 16.1%Lowest OH: 13.3% 16.3%Highest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 79%Highest OH: 67.2% 73.5%Lowest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 11 yrs newer than OH 1960Lowest 10 yrs older than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 12% above OH 25 minLowest 7% above OH

Work from home 8%±6.5Highest OH: 13% 6%±5Lowest OH: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 5.6%Lowest 6.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 8.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Highest 0.29Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Portsmouth (29%)Portsmouth (30%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 5% work in Washington Township2% work in Nile Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 76.4%Highest 10.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 101.1 miHighest 5.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 10.7Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#510 of 624 in OH

School district —Washington-Nile Local

High school in town —Portsmouth West High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 20.7

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.

Nile Township vs Washington Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Nile Township

Nile Township and Washington Township share a border

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