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%

Rogers$1,170/mo

Typical home $187K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.22% · or rent about $665/mo · Housing →

Jerusalem$1,040/mo

Typical home $176K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $695/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Rogers and Jerusalem.

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

RogersJerusalem

Snow a year28″16″

January low19°F 20°F

July high86°F 86°F

Growing season (days)175d 177d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th 30th

Community

RogersJerusalem

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.

Where they are

69 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RogersOH JerusalemOH

Rogers ↔ Jerusalem69 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.

Only big differences vs Ohio average

RogersJerusalem

People

Population 164Highest 124Lowest

Median age 36.5±24.3Lowest 8% below OH 37.7±14.6Highest 5% below OH

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

Kids under 18 23.8%±13.8Lowest OH: 22% 31.5%±15.4Highest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 25.6%±12.6Lowest OH: 18.3% 25.8%±15.6Highest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.7%Lowest OH: 31.5% 8.6%Highest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±8.3Lowest OH: 5.6% 3.2%±4.1Highest OH: 5.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $35,000±$17kHighest 51% below OH $30,625±$19kLowest 57% below OH

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $100,000±$41kLowest 53% below OH $108,800±$21kHighest 49% below OH

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $665±$113Lowest 36% below OH $695±$257Highest 33% below OH

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,221Highest 57% below OH $867Lowest 69% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100Highest OH: 45.9% 22.2%±100Lowest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 25.6%Highest OH: 13.3% 23.4%Lowest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 69.4%Lowest OH: 67.2% 79.6%Highest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 12 yrs older than OH 1971Highest 1 yr newer than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 18% above OH 37 minHighest 57% above OH

Work from home 15.4%±11.1Lowest OH: 13% 18.6%±23.7Highest OH: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 21.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.74Highest 0.33Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Columbiana (10%)Woodsfield (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in JerusalemFew work in Rogers

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 132Highest 27.1Lowest

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.

Rogers vs Jerusalem

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Where they part ways

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What daily life feels like in each

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