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Paulding vs Jackson Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (26.1× in Paulding) and median age (13.8 yrs in Jackson Township).

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Paulding, OHHomes around $161KOhio · 3,230 people

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Jackson Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsPaulding County · 1,593 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.

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 →

Jackson TownshipOne of the healthiest towns

Health84% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Jackson 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 grid26.1×

Paulding has the more walkable street grid

Paulding 60.1Jackson Township 2.3

Median age13.8 yrs

Jackson Township skews older

Jackson Township 52.5Paulding 38.7

Homeowners+17.2 pts renters

Paulding has more renters

Jackson Township 83.2%Paulding 66%

Work in town+13.9 pts

More of Paulding’s workers stay in town

Paulding 17.9%Jackson Township 4%

Jackson Township has more miles of trail

Jackson Township 1.1 miPaulding 0.6 mi

Paulding is the bigger place

Paulding 3,230Jackson Township 1,593

★ What stands out · Where they are

Paulding and Jackson Township share a border

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

PauldingJackson Township

Paulding ↔ Jackson Township3.2 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

113 Jackson Township residents work in Paulding (13.2% of its workers)

64 Paulding residents work in Jackson Township (3.9% of its workers)

Work & commute in Jackson Township →

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.

Down paymentRate%

Paulding$1,000/mo

Typical home $161K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.14% · or rent about $822/mo · Housing →

Jackson Township$920/mo

Typical home $154K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $912/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Paulding and Jackson 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.

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 –Jackson TownshipNot graded

Health

DPauldingHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns C−Jackson TownshipHealthier than 16% 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

PauldingJackson Township

Snow a year24″24″

January low17°F 17°F

July high85°F 85°F

Growing season (days)175d 175d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st 51st

Outdoors & history

PauldingJackson Township

Trails1 mi 1 mi

Conserved land5.1%0%

Settled1848 —

National Register places3 —

Archive photos6 —

Famous people born here3 —

Community

PauldingJackson Township

Library hours a week52 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.

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

PauldingJackson Township

People

Population 3,230Highest 1,593Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.4%Lowest OH: +2.3% -1.2%Highest OH: +2.3%

Median age 38.7±5Lowest about the OH average 52.5±6.2Highest 32% above OH

Kids under 18 25%±5.3Highest OH: 22% 14.9%±5.1Lowest OH: 22%

Paulding and Jackson 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% 27.7%±5.5Highest OH: 18.3%

Jackson 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% 18.1%Highest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1.5Lowest OH: 5.6% 2.4%±2.4Highest OH: 5.6%

Jackson 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 $59,167±$19kHighest 17% below OH

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $120,200±$9kLowest 44% below OH $153,500±$29kHighest 29% below OH

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $822±$66Lowest 21% below OH $912±$126Highest 12% below OH

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,373Lowest 51% below OH $1,377Highest 51% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44%±19Lowest OH: 45.9% 52.1%±12.8Highest OH: 45.9%

Jackson 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% 7.4%Lowest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 66%Lowest OH: 67.2% 83.2%Highest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 6 yrs older than OH 1971Highest 1 yr newer than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 16% below OH 23 minHighest 4% below OH

Work from home 4.2%±3.3Highest OH: 13% 0.3%±0.4Lowest OH: 13%

Work in townworking residents 17.9%Highest 4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 mi 16.8 mi

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.84Highest 0.59Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Defiance (8%)Paulding (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in Jackson Township13% work in Paulding

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.1%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 1.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 60.1Highest 2.3Lowest

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.

Paulding neighborsTown Square →

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Jackson Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Paulding

Paulding Township3,840 people · $125K homes

Emerald Township453 people · $188K homes

Towns like Paulding

Steubenville Township4,035 people · $103K homes

Cadiz Township3,345 people · $118K homes

New London2,675 people · $114K homes

Mary Ann Township2,389 people · $128K homes

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.