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Nottingham Township vs Plainfield

29 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (114× in Nottingham Township) and street grid (27.6× in Plainfield).

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Nottingham Township, OHAn outdoors townHarrison County · 156 people
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Plainfield, OHA small town of 192Ohio · 192 people
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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.

Nottingham TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors25.3% conserved land11 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Nottingham Township →
PlainfieldA small town of 192
Quiet strengthsPlainfield doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Plainfield →
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.

Trails114×
Nottingham Township has more miles of trail
Nottingham Township 11.4 miPlainfield 0.1 mi
Street grid27.6×
Plainfield has the more walkable street grid
Plainfield 68.9Nottingham Township 2.5
Jobs per worker4.4×
Plainfield is more of a job hub
Plainfield 0.31Nottingham Township 0.07
Seasonal homes+40.9 pts
Nottingham Township has more second homes
Nottingham Township 45.7%Plainfield 4.8%
Property tax bill+45%
Tax bills are bigger in Nottingham Township
Nottingham Township $1,891Plainfield $1,304
Conserved land+22.2 pts
Nottingham Township has more conserved land
Nottingham Township 25.3%Plainfield 3.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Nottingham Township$900/mo
Typical home $142K (Census) · tax rate 1.33% · Housing →
Plainfield$910/mo
Typical home $153K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Nottingham TownshipPlainfield
Snow a year26″15″
January low20°F20°F
July high82°F83°F
Growing season (days)186d174d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th35th
Outdoors & history
Nottingham TownshipPlainfield
Trails11 mi—
Conserved land25.3%—
National Register places11
Community
Nottingham TownshipPlainfield
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

29 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Nottingham TownshipPlainfieldNottingham TownshipPlainfield
Nottingham Township ↔ Plainfield29 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.

Nottingham TownshipPlainfield
People
Population 156Lowest 192Highest
Median age 73±13.7Highest 84% above OH 63.3±17.9Lowest 59% above OH
Nottingham Township and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 8.3%±22.3Lowest OH: 22% 10.9%±14.5Highest OH: 22%
Plainfield and Nottingham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 62.8%±12.3Highest OH: 18.3% 46.9%±27.5Lowest OH: 18.3%
Nottingham Township and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.4%Highest OH: 31.5% 5.8%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.1%±11.5Highest OH: 5.6% 4.2%±4.4Lowest OH: 5.6%
Nottingham Township and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $71,797±$14kHighest about the OH average $55,769±$5kLowest 22% below OH
Nottingham Township and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $142,000±$69kLowest 34% below OH $153,200±$44kHighest 29% below OH
Plainfield and Nottingham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,891Highest 33% below OH $1,304Lowest 54% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 OH: 45.9%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest OH: 13.3% 2.1%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.3%Highest OH: 67.2% 83.3%Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Highest 10 yrs older than OH 1953Lowest 17 yrs older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 17 min 28% below OH
Work from home 0%±68.4Lowest OH: 13% 3.3%±4.6Highest OH: 13%
Plainfield and Nottingham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 25.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.31Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cadiz (10%)Coshocton (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PlainfieldFew work in Nottingham Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 25.3%Highest 3.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 11.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.5Lowest 68.9Highest
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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