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Pebble Township vs Rush Township

21 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10× in Rush Township) and street grid (2.4× in Rush Township).

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Pebble Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsPike County · 2,527 people
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Rush Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsScioto County · 2,846 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.

Pebble TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health95% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Pebble Township →
Rush TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health97% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 37%of OH districts All about Rush 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.

Jobs per worker10×
Rush Township is more of a job hub
Rush Township 0.30Pebble Township 0.03
Street grid2.4×
Rush Township has the more walkable street grid
Rush Township 4.6Pebble Township 1.9
Average commute13 min
Pebble Township has the shorter commute
Rush Township 43 minPebble Township 31 min
Property tax bill+40%
Tax bills are bigger in Pebble Township
Pebble Township $1,812Rush Township $1,296
Trails+87%
Rush Township has more miles of trail
Rush Township 5.8 miPebble Township 3.1 mi
Typical home built12 yrs
Rush Township’s homes are older
Pebble Township 1991Rush Township 1979
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Pebble Township

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.

Pebble Township$1,270/mo
Typical home $214K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $1,038/mo · Housing →
Rush Township$950/mo
Typical home $161K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $1,001/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Pebble Township and Rush 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

Rush Township 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.

Schools
–Pebble TownshipNot graded C+Rush TownshipBetter than 37% of districts in the state
Health
D−Pebble TownshipHealthier than 5% of U.S. towns D−Rush TownshipHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns
8Pebble Township
9Rush Township

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

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 1041 towns #962#311 Highest graduation rateSchools · 911 towns #345#877 Most affordableCost of living · 1041 towns #567#256 Most trailsOutdoors · 730 towns #623#446 Lowest property taxCost of living · 1041 towns #283#81 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1041 towns #884#688 Most walkableOutdoors · 1041 towns #1023#842 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #932#1037

Left end = #1 in Ohio. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Pebble 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
Pebble TownshipRush Township
Snow a year12″12″
January low22°F22°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)182d182d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd64th
Outdoors & history
Pebble TownshipRush Township
Trails3 mi6 mi
Conserved land0.4%0.9%
National Register places1—
Archive photos64
Community
Pebble TownshipRush Township
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

21 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pebble TownshipRush TownshipPebble TownshipRush Township
Pebble Township ↔ Rush Township21 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.

Pebble TownshipRush Township
People
Population 2,527Lowest 2,846Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.9%Highest OH: +2.3% -7.3%Lowest OH: +2.3%
Median age 42.2±7.1Highest 6% above OH 41.7±4.6Lowest 5% above OH
Pebble Township and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.4%±5.4Lowest OH: 22% 24.3%±10.2Highest OH: 22%
Rush Township and Pebble Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.2%±6.3Highest OH: 18.3% 20.3%±6.8Lowest OH: 18.3%
Pebble Township and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.9%Highest OH: 31.5% 12.3%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.3%±4.5Highest OH: 5.6% 1.5%±2.4Lowest OH: 5.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $59,659±$18kHighest 16% below OH $55,925±$14kLowest 22% below OH
Pebble Township and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $213,900±$29kHighest about the OH average $160,800±$76kLowest 25% below OH
Pebble Township and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,038±$375Highest about the OH average $1,001±$336Lowest 3% below OH
Pebble Township and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,812Highest 36% below OH $1,296Lowest 54% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.2%±82.9Lowest OH: 45.9% 68%±39.8Highest OH: 45.9%
Rush Township and Pebble Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.3%Lowest OH: 13.3% 19.3%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.4%Lowest OH: 67.2% 79%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 21 yrs newer than OH 1979Lowest 9 yrs newer than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 30% above OH 43 minHighest 84% above OH
Work from home 4.9%±3.8 OH: 13% 4.9%±6.2 OH: 13%
Work in townworking residents 0.5%Lowest 3.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.30Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Waverly (15%)Portsmouth (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rush TownshipFew work in Pebble Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 0.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.1 miLowest 5.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Lowest 4.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#480 of 624 in OH
School district —Northwest Local
High school in town —Northwest High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 14.9
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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