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Pike Township vs Clark Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: typical home built (17 yrs in Clark Township) and street grid (+47% in Pike Township).

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Pike Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsBrown County · 4,112 people
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Clark Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsBrown County · 2,939 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.

Pike TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health87% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Pike Township →
Clark TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health86% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Clark 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.

Typical home built17 yrs
Clark Township’s homes are older
Pike Township 1985Clark Township 1968
Street grid+47%
Pike Township has the more walkable street grid
Pike Township 4.4Clark Township 3.0
Homeowners+8.8 pts renters
Pike Township has more renters
Clark Township 81%Pike Township 72.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Pike 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.

Pike Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $238K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $1,032/mo · Housing →
Clark Township$1,170/mo
Typical home $196K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $852/mo · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Pike Township and Clark 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.

Where they are

Pike Township and Clark Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pike TownshipClark TownshipPike TownshipClark Township
Pike Township ↔ Clark Township5.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Clark Township places higher on 9 of 18 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
–Pike TownshipNot graded BClark TownshipBetter than 59% of districts in the state
Health
DPike TownshipHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns DClark TownshipHealthier than 14% of U.S. towns
6Pike Township
9Clark Township

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Cheapest rentCost of living · 999 towns #651#307 Most remote workersWork · 1019 towns #726#458 Most affordableCost of living · 1041 towns #679#459 Lowest depressionHealth · 1041 towns #841#668 Fastest growingGrowth · 1036 towns #745#914 Highest incomeIncome · 1041 towns #669#521 Lowest obesityHealth · 1041 towns #779#688 Most walkableOutdoors · 1041 towns #860#950

Left end = #1 in Ohio. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Pike 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
Pike TownshipClark Township
Snow a year17″17″
January low17°F17°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)162d162d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th57th
Outdoors & history
Pike TownshipClark Township
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land2.6%0%
Archive photos—3
Community
Pike TownshipClark Township
Library hours a week36 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.

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.

Pike TownshipClark Township
People
Population 4,112Highest 2,939Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.6%Highest OH: +2.3% -5.4%Lowest OH: +2.3%
Median age 38.7±11Lowest about the OH average 47.4±4.8Highest 19% above OH
Clark Township and Pike Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.2%±5.7Highest OH: 22% 15.2%±5.7Lowest OH: 22%
Pike Township and Clark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.6%±4.4Lowest OH: 18.3% 24.5%±8.2Highest OH: 18.3%
Clark Township and Pike Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.3%Lowest OH: 31.5% 13.4%Highest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±3.1Highest OH: 5.6% 3.1%±2.9Lowest OH: 5.6%
Pike Township and Clark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,989±$17kLowest 6% below OH $74,274±$11kHighest 4% above OH
Clark Township and Pike Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $237,500±$42kHighest 11% above OH $196,400±$34kLowest 9% below OH
Pike Township and Clark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,032±$257Highest about the OH average $852±$93Lowest 18% below OH
Pike Township and Clark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,554Lowest 45% below OH $1,649Highest 42% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.2%±11.1Highest OH: 45.9% 24.8%±4.7Lowest OH: 45.9%
Pike Township and Clark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.6%Highest OH: 13.3% 11.4%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.2%Lowest OH: 67.2% 81%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 15 yrs newer than OH 1968Lowest 2 yrs older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minLowest 39% above OH 36 minHighest 54% above OH
Work from home 6.5%±4Lowest OH: 13% 10.2%±8.1Highest OH: 13%
Clark Township and Pike Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Highest 0.16Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mount Orab (10%)Cincinnati (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clark TownshipFew work in Pike Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.4Highest 3.0Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#376 of 624 in OH
School district —Western Brown Local
High school in town —None in town
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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