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Ruggles Township vs Eagle Township

118 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (102× in Eagle Township) and work from home (+47.6 pts in Ruggles Township).

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Ruggles Township, OHA small town of 540Ashland County · 540 people

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Eagle Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsVinton County · 652 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.

Ruggles TownshipA small town of 540

Quiet strengthsRuggles Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Ruggles Township →

Eagle TownshipOne of the healthiest towns

Health84% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Eagle Township →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Eagle Township has more miles of trail

Eagle Township 10.2 miRuggles Township 0.1 mi

Work from home+47.6 pts

More people work from home in Ruggles Township

Ruggles Township 47.6%Eagle Township 0%

Street grid4.2×

Ruggles Township has the more walkable street grid

Ruggles Township 5.5Eagle Township 1.3

Property tax bill+55%

Tax bills are bigger in Ruggles Township

Ruggles Township $3,948Eagle Township $2,554

Growth since 2010+10.8 pts

Ruggles Township has grown faster since 2010

Ruggles Township +5.5%Eagle Township -5.3%

Conserved land+10.4 pts

Eagle Township has more conserved land

Eagle Township 11.2%Ruggles Township 0.8%

★ What stands out · Life in each

Ruggles Township gets 34 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

Ruggles TownshipEagle Township

Snow a year49″15″

January low19°F —

July high83°F —

Growing season (days)177d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)10th 68th

Outdoors & history

Ruggles TownshipEagle Township

Conserved land—11.2%

National Register places1 —

Archive photos—2

Community

Ruggles TownshipEagle 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 Eagle 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%

Ruggles Township$1,730/mo

Typical home $268K (Census) · tax rate 1.47% · or rent about $1,547/mo · Housing →

Eagle Township$1,940/mo

Typical home $330K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Eagle Township and Ruggles 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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Health

–Ruggles TownshipNot graded C−Eagle TownshipHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns

Where they are

118 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ruggles TownshipAshland County Eagle TownshipVinton County

Ruggles Township ↔ Eagle Township118 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

Ruggles TownshipEagle Township

People

Population 540Lowest 652Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.5%Highest OH: +2.3% -5.3%Lowest OH: +2.3%

Median age 66.2±19.3Highest 67% above OH 57±10.1Lowest 44% above OH

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

Kids under 18 18.5%±16Highest OH: 22% 3.7%±5.8Lowest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 59.4%±36.4Highest OH: 18.3% 37%±7.9Lowest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.5%Highest OH: 31.5% 7.2%Lowest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±5.8Highest OH: 5.6% 0%±2.8Lowest OH: 5.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $71,384±$31kHighest about the OH average $39,019±$27kLowest 45% below OH

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $268,000±$87kLowest 25% above OH $329,500±$181kHighest 53% above OH

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,547±$1k 50% above OH —

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,948Highest 40% above OH $2,554Lowest 9% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 73.1%±50.8Highest OH: 45.9% 0%±100Lowest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 3.5%Lowest OH: 13.3% 12.4%Highest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 63.7%Lowest OH: 67.2% 69%Highest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1950Highest 20 yrs older than OH 1945Lowest 25 yrs older than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way — 47 min 99% above OH

Work from home 47.6%±22.1Highest OH: 13% 0%±9.8Lowest OH: 13%

Work in townworking residents 1.6%Highest 0.4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 mi 18.8 mi

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Highest 0.12Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Ashland (29%)Chillicothe (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eagle TownshipFew work in Ruggles Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Lowest 11.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 10.2 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 5.5Highest 1.3Lowest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Ruggles Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Ruggles Township

Greenwich Township1,096 people · $162K homes

Clear Creek Township2,035 people · $222K homes

Troy Township1,426 people · $195K homes

New London Township3,212 people · $136K homes

Towns like Ruggles Township

Orange Township889 people · $197K homes

Erie Township1,251 people · $171K homes

Enoch Township764 people · $194K homes

Wayne Township463 people · $322K homes

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.