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Paulding Township vs Paulding

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (9.5× in Paulding) and trails (8.2× in Paulding Township).

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Paulding Township, OHKnown for its schoolsPaulding County · 3,840 people
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Paulding, OHHomes around $161KOhio · 3,230 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.

Paulding TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 73%of OH districts Health84% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates HistorySettled in 18486 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Paulding Township →
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 →
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.

Street grid9.5×
Paulding has the more walkable street grid
Paulding 60.1Paulding Township 6.3
Trails8.2×
Paulding Township has more miles of trail
Paulding Township 4.9 miPaulding 0.6 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $220 more a month in Paulding

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 Township$780/mo
Typical home $125K (Census) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $842/mo · Housing →
Paulding$1,000/mo
Typical home $161K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.14% · or rent about $822/mo · Housing →

The difference: $220 a month, about $2,600 a year, between Paulding and Paulding 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

Paulding Township and Paulding share a border

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

Paulding TownshipPauldingPaulding TownshipPaulding
Paulding Township ↔ Paulding2.6 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
290 Paulding Township residents work in Paulding (15.8% of its workers)
99 Paulding residents work in Paulding Township (6.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Paulding Township →
Report cards

Paulding places higher on 9 of 19 OH lists

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
–Paulding TownshipNot graded A−PauldingSafer than 83% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+Paulding TownshipBetter than 73% of districts in the state –PauldingNot graded
Health
C−Paulding TownshipHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns DPauldingHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns
8Paulding Township
9Paulding

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 1041 towns #736#186 Most new homesHousing · 370 towns #324#181 Most conserved landOutdoors · 970 towns #753#388 Fastest growingGrowth · 1036 towns #816#655 Most educatedPeople · 1041 towns #779#910 Most activeHealth · 1041 towns #801#909 Fewest smokersHealth · 1041 towns #668#759 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1041 towns #884#972

Left end = #1 in Ohio. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Paulding Township’s rankings →

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
Paulding TownshipPaulding
Snow a year24″24″
January low17°F17°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)175d175d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Paulding TownshipPaulding
Trails5 mi1 mi
Conserved land1.3%5.1%
Settled18481848
National Register places—3
Archive photos66
Famous people born here33
Community
Paulding TownshipPaulding
Library hours a week52 hrs52 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.

Paulding TownshipPaulding
People
Population 3,840Highest 3,230Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.6%Lowest OH: +2.3% -1.4%Highest OH: +2.3%
Median age 37.3±5.6Lowest 6% below OH 38.7±5Highest about the OH average
Paulding and Paulding Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25%±4.9 OH: 22% 25%±5.3 OH: 22%
Age 65+ 18%±3.8Lowest OH: 18.3% 18.9%±3.9Highest OH: 18.3%
Paulding and Paulding Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17%Highest OH: 31.5% 13.6%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±1.9Highest OH: 5.6% 1.6%±1.5Lowest OH: 5.6%
Paulding 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 $55,536±$14kHighest 22% below OH $53,750±$14kLowest 25% below OH
Paulding Township and Paulding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $124,700±$16kHighest 42% below OH $120,200±$9kLowest 44% below OH
Paulding Township and Paulding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $842±$42Highest 19% below OH $822±$66Lowest 21% below OH
Paulding Township and Paulding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,507Highest 47% below OH $1,373Lowest 51% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.3%±18.3Highest OH: 45.9% 44%±19Lowest OH: 45.9%
Paulding Township and Paulding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.5%Lowest OH: 13.3% 11.9%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.7%Highest OH: 67.2% 66%Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Highest 4 yrs older than OH 1964Lowest 6 yrs older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 14% below OH 20 minLowest 16% below OH
Work from home 5.5%±3.7Highest OH: 13% 4.2%±3.3Lowest OH: 13%
Paulding Township and Paulding are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 21%Highest 17.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.00Highest 0.84Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Paulding (16%)Defiance (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 16% work in Paulding6% work in Paulding Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 5.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.9 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.3Lowest 60.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #408 of 624 in OH—
School district Paulding Exempted Village—
High school in town Paulding High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 16.6 —
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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