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%

Plain Township$1,350/mo

Typical home $216K (Census) · tax rate 1.24% · Housing →

Clinton Township$1,050/mo

Typical home $169K (Census) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $858/mo · Housing →

The difference: $310 a month, about $3,700 a year, between Plain Township and Clinton 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

Plain Township places higher on 11 of 17 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

A−Plain TownshipBetter than 80% of districts in the state A−Clinton TownshipBetter than 75% of districts in the state

Health

B−Plain TownshipHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns C−Clinton TownshipHealthier than 25% of U.S. towns

11Plain Township

5Clinton Township

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #524#195 Fewest smokersHealth · 1041 towns #433#759 Lowest depressionHealth · 1041 towns #400#668 Lowest property taxCost of living · 1041 towns #596#331 Most affordableCost of living · 1041 towns #580#323 HealthiestHealth · 1041 towns #428#683 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1041 towns #441#688 Fastest growingGrowth · 1036 towns #600#372

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

Where they are

Plain Township and Clinton Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Plain TownshipClinton Township

Plain Township ↔ Clinton Township5.0 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

Plain TownshipClinton Township

Snow a year29″29″

January low18°F 18°F

July high84°F 84°F

Growing season (days)163d 163d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)10th 20th

Outdoors & history

Plain TownshipClinton Township

Trails2 mi —

Conserved land6.3%—

National Register places—1

Archive photos3 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

Plain TownshipClinton Township

Library hours a week—48 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 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

Plain TownshipClinton Township

People

Population 3,070Lowest 3,173Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.6%Lowest OH: +2.3% +2.7%Highest OH: +2.3%

Median age 46±5Highest 16% above OH 40.8±2.4Lowest about the OH average

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

Kids under 18 26.2%±5.5Highest OH: 22% 19.2%±3.7Lowest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 18.6%±4Highest OH: 18.3% 16.3%±3.8Lowest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.5%Highest OH: 31.5% 19.7%Lowest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±1.8Lowest OH: 5.6% 3.5%±2.5Highest OH: 5.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $85,909±$19kHighest 20% above OH $72,336±$9kLowest about the OH average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $215,600±$26kHighest about the OH average $169,200±$12kLowest 21% below OH

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $858±$124 17% below OH

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,668Highest 5% below OH $1,918Lowest 32% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest OH: 45.9% 35.8%±32.2Highest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 12.9%Highest OH: 13.3% 9.3%Lowest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 92.6%Highest OH: 67.2% 78.6%Lowest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1988Highest 18 yrs newer than OH 1974Lowest 4 yrs newer than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minHighest about the OH average 20 minLowest 13% below OH

Work from home 9.6%±4.9Highest OH: 13% 9.2%±4.9Lowest OH: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 6.2%Lowest 8.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 12.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Highest 0.35Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Wooster (32%)Wooster (26%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clinton TownshipFew work in Plain Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6.3%Highest 5.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.3Lowest 4.8Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#74 of 624 in OH

School district —Triway Local

High school in town —None in town

Ohio average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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1 neighbor in Plain Township can answer.

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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.

Plain Township vs Clinton Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $310 more a month in Plain Township

Plain Township places higher on 11 of 17 OH lists

Plain Township and Clinton Township share a border

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