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Pierce Township vs Lemon Township

30 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (18.3× in Pierce Township) and jobs per worker (4.7× in Lemon Township).

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Pierce Township, OHAn outdoors townClermont County · 15,295 people
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Lemon Township, OHKnown for its schoolsButler County · 17,166 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.

Pierce TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#188 most trails in OH15 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 51%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#289 for schools in OHof 624 towns All about Pierce Township →
Lemon TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#169 for schools in OHof 624 towns Health55% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#421 most walkable in OH0.8 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves All about Lemon 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.

Trails18.3×
Pierce Township has more miles of trail
Pierce Township 14.6 miLemon Township 0.8 mi
Jobs per worker4.7×
Lemon Township is more of a job hub
Lemon Township 1.09Pierce Township 0.23
Growth since 2010+16.5 pts
Lemon Township has grown faster since 2010
Lemon Township +21.7%Pierce Township +5.2%
Rent+29%
Rent runs higher in Lemon Township
Lemon Township $1,447Pierce Township $1,126
Street grid+93%
Lemon Township has the more walkable street grid
Lemon Township 31.6Pierce Township 16.4
Age 65++9 pts
Pierce Township has more people 65 and up
Pierce Township 22.3%Lemon Township 13.3%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Lemon Township places higher on 10 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
B+Pierce TownshipSafer than 71% of U.S. towns –Lemon TownshipNot graded
Schools
BPierce TownshipBetter than 60% of districts in the state A−Lemon TownshipBetter than 84% of districts in the state
Health
B−Pierce TownshipHealthier than 51% of U.S. towns C+Lemon TownshipHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns
8Pierce Township
10Lemon Township

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

Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 221 towns #10#190 Most conserved landOutdoors · 970 towns #297#777 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #933#548 Lowest obesityHealth · 1041 towns #228#598 Best schoolsSchools · 624 towns #289#169 Fastest growingGrowth · 1036 towns #239#43 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1041 towns #247#441 Cheapest rentCost of living · 999 towns #747#901

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

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.

Pierce Township$1,750/mo
Typical home $277K (Census) · tax rate 1.29% · or rent about $1,126/mo · Housing →
Lemon Township$1,670/mo
Typical home $264K (Census) · tax rate 1.31% · or rent about $1,447/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Pierce Township and Lemon 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.

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
Pierce TownshipLemon Township
Snow a year23″10″
January low23°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)188d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)13th43rd
Outdoors & history
Pierce TownshipLemon Township
Trails15 mi1 mi
Conserved land6.2%1%
Settled1853—
National Register places21
Archive photos—6
Community
Pierce TownshipLemon Township
Library hours a week48 hrs50 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

30 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pierce TownshipClermont CountyLemon TownshipButler County
Pierce Township ↔ Lemon Township30 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.

Pierce TownshipLemon Township
People
Population 15,295Lowest 17,166Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.2%Lowest OH: +2.3% +21.7%Highest OH: +2.3%
Median age 40.8±1.8Highest about the OH average 36.1±1.3Lowest 9% below OH
Kids under 18 21.5%±3Lowest OH: 22% 28.6%±3.4Highest OH: 22%
Age 65+ 22.3%±2.5Highest OH: 18.3% 13.3%±2.1Lowest OH: 18.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.2%Highest OH: 31.5% 34.9%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±0.9Lowest OH: 5.6% 4.7%±1.5Highest OH: 5.6%
Lemon Township and Pierce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $89,577±$5kLowest 25% above OH $101,942±$8kHighest 43% above OH
Lemon Township and Pierce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $277,400±$31kHighest 29% above OH $263,500±$17kLowest 23% above OH
Pierce Township and Lemon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,126±$146Lowest 9% above OH $1,447±$135Highest 40% above OH
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,588Highest 27% above OH $3,447Lowest 22% above OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.8%±10.9Lowest OH: 45.9% 51.2%±11.1Highest OH: 45.9%
Lemon Township and Pierce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.3%Highest OH: 13.3% 7.9%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78%Lowest OH: 67.2% 79.4%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Lowest 20 yrs newer than OH 1998Highest 28 yrs newer than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 31% above OH 24 minLowest about the OH average
Work from home 15.2%±3.3Lowest OH: 13% 15.8%±5.3Highest OH: 13%
Lemon Township and Pierce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.6%Lowest 7.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 1.09Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cincinnati (21%)Monroe (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lemon TownshipFew work in Pierce Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.2%Highest 1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 14.6 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 10Highest 6Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 16.4Lowest 31.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #289 of 624 in OH#169 of 624 in OH
School district New Richmond Exempted Village · West Clermont LocalMonroe Local · Butler Technology & Career Development Schools
High school in town None in townMonroe High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 21.2
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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