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%

Pierce Township$1,750/mo

Typical home $277K (Census) · tax rate 1.29% · or rent about $1,126/mo · Housing →

Ohio Township$1,200/mo

Typical home $194K (Census) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $939/mo · Housing →

The difference: $550 a month, about $6,600 a year, between Pierce Township and Ohio 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

Pierce Township places higher on 14 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 –Ohio TownshipNot graded

Schools

BPierce TownshipBetter than 60% of districts in the state B+Ohio TownshipBetter than 66% of districts in the state

Health

B−Pierce TownshipHealthier than 51% of U.S. towns COhio TownshipHealthier than 34% of U.S. towns

14Pierce Township

5Ohio Township

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

Most trailsOutdoors · 730 towns #188#594 Most conserved landOutdoors · 970 towns #297#813 Most remote workersWork · 1019 towns #238#705 Lowest property taxCost of living · 1041 towns #802#421 Most affordableCost of living · 1041 towns #802#445 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #933#636 Lowest depressionHealth · 1041 towns #400#668 Best schoolsSchools · 624 towns #289#443

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

Where they are

Pierce Township and Ohio Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pierce TownshipOhio Township

Pierce Township ↔ Ohio Township3.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

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 TownshipOhio Township

Snow a year23″23″

January low23°F 23°F

July high86°F 86°F

Growing season (days)188d 188d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)13th 81st

Outdoors & history

Pierce TownshipOhio Township

Trails15 mi 1 mi

Conserved land6.2%0.8%

Settled1853 —

National Register places2 —

Archive photos—2

Community

Pierce TownshipOhio Township

Library hours a week48 hrs 48 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.

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

Pierce TownshipOhio Township

People

Population 15,295Highest 5,259Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.2%Lowest OH: +2.3% +6.6%Highest OH: +2.3%

Median age 40.8±1.8Lowest about the OH average 43.8±3.3Highest 10% above OH

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

Kids under 18 21.5%±3Highest OH: 22% 21.3%±3.7Lowest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 22.3%±2.5Highest OH: 18.3% 18.3%±4.7Lowest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.2%Highest OH: 31.5% 24.9%Lowest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±0.9Lowest OH: 5.6% 4%±1.6Highest OH: 5.6%

Ohio 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±$5kHighest 25% above OH $73,289±$23kLowest about the OH average

Pierce Township and Ohio 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 $194,000±$41kLowest 10% below OH

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,126±$146Highest 9% above OH $939±$397Lowest 9% below OH

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,588Highest 27% above OH $2,196Lowest 22% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.8%±10.9Lowest OH: 45.9% 40.6%±12Highest OH: 45.9%

Ohio 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%Lowest OH: 13.3% 14.3%Highest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 78%Highest OH: 67.2% 77.7%Lowest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 20 yrs newer than OH 1985Lowest 15 yrs newer than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 31% above OH 25 minLowest 6% above OH

Work from home 15.2%±3.3Highest OH: 13% 6.8%±3.2Lowest OH: 13%

Work in townworking residents 2.6%Lowest 5.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 17.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.28Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Cincinnati (21%)Cincinnati (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ohio TownshipFew work in Pierce Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6.2%Highest 0.8%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 14.6 miHighest 1.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 10Highest 8Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 16.4Highest 12.5Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #289 of 624 in OH #443 of 624 in OH

School district New Richmond Exempted Village · West Clermont LocalNew Richmond Exempted Village · New Richmond Preparatory Academy

High school in town None in townNew Richmond High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 17.9

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.

Pierce Township vs Ohio Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $550 more a month in Pierce Township

Pierce Township places higher on 14 of 19 OH lists

Pierce Township and Ohio Township share a border

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