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Rush Township vs Pebble Township

21 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10× in Rush Township) and street grid (2.4× in Rush Township).

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Rush Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsScioto County · 2,846 people
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Pebble Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsPike County · 2,527 people
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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.

Rush TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health97% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 37%of OH districts All about Rush Township →
Pebble TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health95% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Pebble 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.

Jobs per worker10×
Rush Township is more of a job hub
Rush Township 0.30Pebble Township 0.03
Street grid2.4×
Rush Township has the more walkable street grid
Rush Township 4.6Pebble Township 1.9
Average commute13 min
Pebble Township has the shorter commute
Rush Township 43 minPebble Township 31 min
Property tax bill+40%
Tax bills are bigger in Pebble Township
Pebble Township $1,812Rush Township $1,296
Trails+87%
Rush Township has more miles of trail
Rush Township 5.8 miPebble Township 3.1 mi
Typical home built12 yrs
Rush Township’s homes are older
Pebble Township 1991Rush Township 1979
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Pebble 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.

Rush Township$950/mo
Typical home $161K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $1,001/mo · Housing →
Pebble Township$1,270/mo
Typical home $214K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $1,038/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Pebble Township and Rush 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

Rush Township places higher on 9 of 19 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
C+Rush TownshipBetter than 37% of districts in the state –Pebble TownshipNot graded
Health
D−Rush TownshipHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns D−Pebble TownshipHealthier than 5% of U.S. towns
9Rush Township
8Pebble Township

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 1041 towns #311#962 Highest graduation rateSchools · 911 towns #877#345 Most affordableCost of living · 1041 towns #256#567 Most trailsOutdoors · 730 towns #446#623 Lowest property taxCost of living · 1041 towns #81#283 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1041 towns #688#884 Most walkableOutdoors · 1041 towns #842#1023 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #1037#932

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

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
Rush TownshipPebble Township
Snow a year12″12″
January low22°F22°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)182d182d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)64th63rd
Outdoors & history
Rush TownshipPebble Township
Trails6 mi3 mi
Conserved land0.9%0.4%
National Register places—1
Archive photos46
Community
Rush TownshipPebble Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

21 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rush TownshipPebble TownshipRush TownshipPebble Township
Rush Township ↔ Pebble Township21 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.

Rush TownshipPebble Township
People
Population 2,846Highest 2,527Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.3%Lowest OH: +2.3% -4.9%Highest OH: +2.3%
Median age 41.7±4.6Lowest 5% above OH 42.2±7.1Highest 6% above OH
Pebble Township and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.3%±10.2Highest OH: 22% 18.4%±5.4Lowest OH: 22%
Rush Township and Pebble Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.3%±6.8Lowest OH: 18.3% 22.2%±6.3Highest OH: 18.3%
Pebble Township and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.3%Lowest OH: 31.5% 12.9%Highest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±2.4Lowest OH: 5.6% 9.3%±4.5Highest OH: 5.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,925±$14kLowest 22% below OH $59,659±$18kHighest 16% below OH
Pebble Township and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $160,800±$76kLowest 25% below OH $213,900±$29kHighest about the OH average
Pebble Township and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,001±$336Lowest 3% below OH $1,038±$375Highest about the OH average
Pebble Township and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,296Lowest 54% below OH $1,812Highest 36% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 68%±39.8Highest OH: 45.9% 61.2%±82.9Lowest OH: 45.9%
Rush Township and Pebble Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.3%Highest OH: 13.3% 13.3%Lowest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79%Highest OH: 67.2% 78.4%Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 9 yrs newer than OH 1991Highest 21 yrs newer than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 43 minHighest 84% above OH 31 minLowest 30% above OH
Work from home 4.9%±6.2 OH: 13% 4.9%±3.8 OH: 13%
Work in townworking residents 3.9%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.30Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Portsmouth (25%)Waverly (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pebble TownshipFew work in Rush Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.8 miHighest 3.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.6Highest 1.9Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #480 of 624 in OH—
School district Northwest Local—
High school in town Northwest High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 14.9 —
Ohio average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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