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Pease Township vs Upper Township

148 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (11.5× in Pease Township) and work in town (+8.2 pts in Upper Township).

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Pease Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsBelmont County · 12,555 people
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Upper Township, OHKnown for its schoolsLawrence County · 14,088 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.

Pease TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health92% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#478 most walkable in OH2.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Pease Township →
Upper TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 48%of OH districts Health97% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#340 most conserved land in OH0.2 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Upper Township →
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.

Trails11.5×
Pease Township has more miles of trail
Pease Township 2.3 miUpper Township 0.2 mi
Work in town+8.2 pts
More of Upper Township’s workers stay in town
Upper Township 23.2%Pease Township 15%
★ 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.

Pease Township$630/mo
Typical home $101K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · or rent about $752/mo · Housing →
Upper Township$690/mo
Typical home $113K (Census) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $805/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Upper Township and Pease 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

Pease Township places higher on 12 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.

Schools
B−Pease TownshipBetter than 51% of districts in the state B−Upper TownshipBetter than 48% of districts in the state
Health
DPease TownshipHealthier than 8% of U.S. towns D−Upper TownshipHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns
12Pease Township
6Upper Township

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

Most conserved landOutdoors · 970 towns #942#340 Most remote workersWork · 1019 towns #619#830 Best schoolsSchools · 624 towns #421#545 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1041 towns #688#884 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #556#367 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 221 towns #164#199 Fewest smokersHealth · 1041 towns #848#976 Cheapest rentCost of living · 999 towns #97#207

Left end = #1 in Ohio. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Pease 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
Pease TownshipUpper Township
Snow a year15″6″
January low22°F25°F
July high83°F86°F
Growing season (days)196d196d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)93rd81st
Outdoors & history
Pease TownshipUpper Township
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.1%5.6%
National Register places1—
Archive photos32
Community
Pease TownshipUpper Township
Library hours a week60 hrs54 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.

Where they are

148 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pease TownshipBelmont CountyUpper TownshipLawrence County
Pease Township ↔ Upper Township148 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.

Pease TownshipUpper Township
People
Population 12,555Lowest 14,088Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -10.2%Lowest OH: +2.3% -6.3%Highest OH: +2.3%
Median age 41.3±2Highest 4% above OH 40.3±2.5Lowest about the OH average
Pease Township and Upper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.2%±2.4Lowest OH: 22% 20.9%±2.7Highest OH: 22%
Upper Township and Pease Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.3%±2.3Highest OH: 18.3% 19.3%±2.4Lowest OH: 18.3%
Pease Township and Upper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.7%Lowest OH: 31.5% 17.9%Highest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±1.1Highest OH: 5.6% 1.7%±0.7Lowest OH: 5.6%
Pease Township and Upper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $50,755±$5kHighest 29% below OH $48,548±$4kLowest 32% below OH
Pease Township and Upper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $101,400±$7kLowest 53% below OH $113,200±$12kHighest 47% below OH
Upper Township and Pease Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $752±$101Lowest 27% below OH $805±$94Highest 22% below OH
Upper Township and Pease Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,156Highest 59% below OH $1,098Lowest 61% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.1%±9.1Lowest OH: 45.9% 53.6%±8.1Highest OH: 45.9%
Upper Township and Pease Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 23.2%Highest OH: 13.3% 22.3%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 64.3%Highest OH: 67.2% 63%Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1949Lowest 21 yrs older than OH 1956Highest 14 yrs older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest about the OH average 22 minLowest 6% below OH
Work from home 7.8%±1.9Highest OH: 13% 4.9%±2.1Lowest OH: 13%
Pease Township and Upper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 15%Lowest 23.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miLowest 8.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Lowest 0.84Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Wheeling (21%)Ironton (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Upper TownshipFew work in Pease Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 5.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 24.8Highest 24.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #421 of 624 in OH#545 of 624 in OH
School district Martins Ferry City · Bridgeport Exempted VillageIronton City School District · Dawson-Bryant Local
High school in town Martins Ferry High SchoolIronton High School
Students per teacherat that high school 11.8Lowest 18.0Highest
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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