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

Poland and Boardman Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

PolandBoardman Township

Poland ↔ Boardman Township2.6 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

156 Poland residents work in Boardman Township (15.5% of its workers)

Work & commute in Poland →

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.

Down paymentRate%

Poland$1,300/mo

Typical home $200K (Census) · tax rate 1.52% · or rent about $953/mo · Housing →

Boardman Township$1,320/mo

Typical home $203K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.53% · or rent about $794/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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

PolandBoardman Township

People

Population 2,357Lowest 39,870Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.6%Lowest OH: +2.3% -1.7%Highest OH: +2.3%

Median age 46.8±3.5Highest 18% above OH 43±1.3Lowest 8% above OH

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

Kids under 18 20.6%±4Highest OH: 22% 20.3%±1.7Lowest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 26.6%±6.3Highest OH: 18.3% 22.6%±1.5Lowest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45.8%Highest OH: 31.5% 35.3%Lowest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±1.9Lowest OH: 5.6% 4.6%±0.8Highest OH: 5.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $92,417±$14kHighest 29% above OH $66,619±$4kLowest 7% below OH

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $199,700±$22kHighest 7% below OH $172,100±$5kLowest 20% below OH

Rentmedian gross, monthly $953±$97Highest 8% below OH $794±$48Lowest 23% below OH

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,030Highest 7% above OH $2,628Lowest 7% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.6%±34.2Highest OH: 45.9% 39.7%±7Lowest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 3.4%Lowest OH: 13.3% 13.5%Highest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 87.5%Highest OH: 67.2% 70.7%Lowest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1952Lowest 18 yrs older than OH 1968Highest 2 yrs older than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 14% above OH 22 minLowest 4% below OH

Work from home 12.6%±6.7Highest OH: 13% 10.5%±2Lowest OH: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.7%Lowest 22.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miHighest 7.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Lowest 1.40Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Youngstown (17%)Youngstown (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 16% work in Boardman TownshipFew work in Poland

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 20.9%Highest 12.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 8.6 miLowest 31.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 5.4 miHighest 1.4 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 19Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 55.2Highest 43.6Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#231 of 624 in OH

School district —Youngstown City · Boardman Local

High school in town —Boardman High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 14.4

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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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.

Poland vs Boardman Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

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Boardman Township gets 40 more inches of snow a year

Poland and Boardman Township share a border

A typical home costs about the same each month

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