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%

Paxton Township$950/mo

Typical home $158K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $836/mo · Housing →

Covington$1,480/mo

Typical home $244K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.99% · or rent about $588/mo · Housing →

The difference: $530 a month, about $6,400 a year, between Covington and Paxton 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.

Schools

C+Paxton TownshipBetter than 41% of districts in the state –CovingtonNot graded

Health

D−Paxton TownshipHealthier than 4% of U.S. towns C+CovingtonHealthier than 36% 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

Paxton TownshipCovington

Snow a year12″15″

January low22°F —

July high86°F —

Growing season (days)182d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th 27th

Outdoors & history

Paxton TownshipCovington

Trails38 mi 0 mi

Conserved land1.7%1.1%

Settled—1835

National Register places—1

Community

Paxton TownshipCovington

Library hours a week26 hrs 52 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.

Where they are

85 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Paxton TownshipRoss County CovingtonOH

Paxton Township ↔ Covington85 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.

Only big differences vs Ohio average

Paxton TownshipCovington

People

Population 1,827Lowest 2,596Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.4%Lowest OH: +2.3% -1.4%Highest OH: +2.3%

Median age 46.6±9Highest 17% above OH 46.1±5.3Lowest 16% above OH

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

Kids under 18 19.4%±4.5Highest OH: 22% 18.3%±4Lowest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 25%±7Highest OH: 18.3% 22.6%±4.6Lowest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.1%Highest OH: 31.5% 14.9%Lowest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±1.2Lowest OH: 5.6% 3.8%±1.8Highest OH: 5.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $45,893±$23kLowest 36% below OH $59,750±$20kHighest 16% below OH

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $157,800±$41kLowest 27% below OH $175,400±$23kHighest 18% below OH

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $836±$442Highest 19% below OH $588±$192Lowest 43% below OH

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,452Lowest 49% below OH $1,737Highest 38% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30.6%±23.6Lowest OH: 45.9% 34.1%±9.5Highest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 18.6%Highest OH: 13.3% 5.3%Lowest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 65.9%Lowest OH: 67.2% 68.5%Highest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 11 yrs newer than OH 1948Lowest 22 yrs older than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 21% above OH 25 minLowest 6% above OH

Work from home 1.8%±1.9Lowest OH: 13% 10.8%±5.4Highest OH: 13%

Work in townworking residents 5.3%Lowest 12.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.62Lowest 0.80Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Chillicothe (15%)Troy (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CovingtonFew work in Paxton Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Highest 1.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 37.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.7Lowest 82.2Highest

Schools

School district Paint Valley Local—

High school in town Paint Valley High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 26.3 —

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.

Paxton Township vs Covington

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $530 more a month in Covington

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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