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Rome Township vs Suffield Township

181 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2× in Suffield Township) and trails (3.9× in Suffield Township).

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Rome Township, OHKnown for its schoolsLawrence County · 8,561 people

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Suffield Township, OHKnown for its schoolsPortage County · 6,005 people

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.

Rome TownshipKnown for its schools

Schools#237 for schools in OHof 624 towns Health80% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Rome Township →

Suffield TownshipKnown for its schools

Schools#127 for schools in OHof 624 towns

Outdoors#228 most conserved land in OH6.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 57%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Suffield 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.

Property tax bill2×

Tax bills are bigger in Suffield Township

Suffield Township $2,743Rome Township $1,398

Suffield Township has more miles of trail

Suffield Township 6.3 miRome Township 1.6 mi

Work from home+10.2 pts

More people work from home in Suffield Township

Suffield Township 16.4%Rome Township 6.2%

Growth since 2010+4.1 pts

Rome Township has grown faster since 2010

Rome Township -1.3%Suffield Township -5.4%

★ What stands out · Report cards

Suffield Township places higher on 13 of 20 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−Rome TownshipBetter than 84% of districts in the state A−Suffield TownshipBetter than 76% of districts in the state

Health

C−Rome TownshipHealthier than 20% of U.S. towns BSuffield TownshipHealthier than 57% of U.S. towns

7Rome Township

13Suffield Township

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 970 towns #943#228 Most remote workersWork · 1019 towns #746#205 Lowest property taxCost of living · 1041 towns #118#615 Lowest depressionHealth · 1041 towns #668#192 Most activeHealth · 1041 towns #744#288 HealthiestHealth · 1041 towns #745#318 Lowest obesityHealth · 1041 towns #598#173 Highest graduation rateSchools · 911 towns #23#345

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

Life in each

Suffield Township gets 41 more inches of snow a year

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

Rome TownshipSuffield Township

Snow a year6″47″

January low25°F 20°F

July high86°F 84°F

Growing season (days)196d 184d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st 10th

Outdoors & history

Rome TownshipSuffield Township

Trails2 mi 6 mi

Conserved land0.1%7.6%

National Register places1 —

Archive photos6 —

Community

Rome TownshipSuffield Township

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.

Monthly cost

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

Down paymentRate%

Rome Township$1,160/mo

Typical home $199K (Census) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $951/mo · Housing →

Suffield Township$1,370/mo

Typical home $217K (Census) · tax rate 1.26% · or rent about $988/mo · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Suffield Township and Rome 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

181 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rome TownshipLawrence County Suffield TownshipPortage County

Rome Township ↔ Suffield Township181 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

Rome TownshipSuffield Township

People

Population 8,561Highest 6,005Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.3%Highest OH: +2.3% -5.4%Lowest OH: +2.3%

Median age 46.5±2.8Lowest 17% above OH 47.1±4.8Highest 19% above OH

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

Kids under 18 20.1%±3.4Highest OH: 22% 18.5%±4.6Lowest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 22.1%±3.6Lowest OH: 18.3% 27.9%±4.8Highest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.3%Lowest OH: 31.5% 26.3%Highest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±1.4 OH: 5.6% 3.2%±1.9 OH: 5.6%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $72,747±$7kLowest about the OH average $81,250±$18kHighest 14% above OH

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $199,400±$19kLowest 7% below OH $217,300±$22kHighest about the OH average

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $951±$76Lowest 8% below OH $988±$173Highest 4% below OH

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,398Lowest 50% below OH $2,743Highest about the OH average

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.2%±4.4Lowest OH: 45.9% 42.5%±18.1Highest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 12.2%Highest OH: 13.3% 4.8%Lowest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 80.1%Lowest OH: 67.2% 82.1%Highest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 10 yrs newer than OH 1970Lowest same as OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the OH average 27 minHighest 16% above OH

Work from home 6.2%±3.6Lowest OH: 13% 16.4%±6.4Highest OH: 13%

Work in townworking residents 7.6%Highest 3.4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miLowest 11.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.27Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Huntington (33%)Akron (20%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Suffield TownshipFew work in Rome Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 7.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miLowest 6.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 9.3Highest 6.8Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #237 of 624 in OH #127 of 624 in OH

School district Fairland LocalField Local

High school in town Fairland High SchoolNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 10.3 —

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Rome Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Rome Township

Lesage, WV1,329 people · $222K homes

Union Township8,216 people · $162K homes

Miller467 people · $241K homes

Windsor Township1,747 people · $157K homes

Towns like Rome Township

Jefferson Township7,489 people · $208K homes

Perry Township5,842 people · $212K homes

Chippewa Township9,816 people · $221K homes

Lawrence Township13,547 people · $197K homes

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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.