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Paulding vs Emerald Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (27.3× in Paulding) and jobs per worker (28× in Paulding).

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Paulding, OHHomes around $161KOhio · 3,230 people
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Emerald Township, OHA small town of 453Paulding County · 453 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.

PauldingHomes around $161K
Housing$161K typical home35% below the OH typical home Outdoors#186 most walkable in OH0.6 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Health88% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Paulding →
Emerald TownshipA small town of 453
Quiet strengthsEmerald Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Emerald Township →
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 grid27.3×
Paulding has the more walkable street grid
Paulding 60.1Emerald Township 2.2
Jobs per worker28×
Paulding is more of a job hub
Paulding 0.84Emerald Township 0.03
Trails5.8×
Emerald Township has more miles of trail
Emerald Township 3.5 miPaulding 0.6 mi
Household income+74%
Households in Emerald Township earn more
Emerald Township $93,591Paulding $53,750
Size7.1×
Paulding is the bigger place
Paulding 3,230Emerald Township 453
Home values+57%
Homes cost more in Emerald Township
Emerald Township $188,400Paulding $120,200
★ 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.

Paulding$1,000/mo
Typical home $161K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.14% · or rent about $822/mo · Housing →
Emerald Township$1,130/mo
Typical home $188K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Emerald Township and Paulding.

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

Paulding and Emerald Township share a border

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

PauldingEmerald TownshipPauldingEmerald Township
Paulding ↔ Emerald Township5.7 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
38 Emerald Township residents work in Paulding (10.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Emerald 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.

Safety
A−PauldingSafer than 83% of U.S. towns –Emerald TownshipNot graded
Health
DPauldingHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns –Emerald TownshipNot graded
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
PauldingEmerald Township
Snow a year24″24″
January low17°F18°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)175d183d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st51st
Outdoors & history
PauldingEmerald Township
Trails1 mi4 mi
Conserved land5.1%0%
Settled1848—
National Register places3—
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here3—
Community
PauldingEmerald Township
Library hours a week52 hrs—
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.

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.

PauldingEmerald Township
People
Population 3,230Highest 453Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.4%Highest OH: +2.3% -3%Lowest OH: +2.3%
Median age 38.7±5Lowest about the OH average 54.3±12.5Highest 37% above OH
Emerald Township and Paulding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25%±5.3Highest OH: 22% 15.9%±11.4Lowest OH: 22%
Paulding and Emerald Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.9%±3.9Lowest OH: 18.3% 20.8%±8.2Highest OH: 18.3%
Emerald Township and Paulding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.6%Lowest OH: 31.5% 35.2%Highest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1.5Lowest OH: 5.6% 2.4%±4.6Highest OH: 5.6%
Emerald Township and Paulding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $53,750±$14kLowest 25% below OH $93,591±$7kHighest 31% above OH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $120,200±$9kLowest 44% below OH $188,400±$53kHighest 12% below OH
Rentmedian gross, monthly $822±$66 21% below OH —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,373Lowest 51% below OH $1,677Highest 41% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44%±19Lowest OH: 45.9% 100%±96.8Highest OH: 45.9%
Emerald Township and Paulding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.9%Highest OH: 13.3% 4.6%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66%Lowest OH: 67.2% 91.3%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 6 yrs older than OH 1977Highest 7 yrs newer than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 16% below OH 22 minHighest 4% below OH
Work from home 4.2%±3.3Highest OH: 13% 0%±5Lowest OH: 13%
Paulding and Emerald Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 17.9%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.84Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Defiance (8%)Defiance (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Emerald Township10% work in Paulding
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 3.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 60.1Highest 2.2Lowest
Ohio average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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