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Sutton Township vs Salisbury Township

Next-door neighbors in Meigs County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.5× in Salisbury Township) and trails (2.7× in Salisbury Township).

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Sutton Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsMeigs County · 3,036 people
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Salisbury Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsMeigs County · 5,402 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.

Sutton TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health97% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Sutton Township →
Salisbury TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health97% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 30%of OH districts All about Salisbury 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 worker4.5×
Salisbury Township is more of a job hub
Salisbury Township 1.07Sutton Township 0.24
Trails2.7×
Salisbury Township has more miles of trail
Salisbury Township 3.0 miSutton Township 1.1 mi
Property tax bill+44%
Tax bills are bigger in Sutton Township
Sutton Township $1,262Salisbury Township $874
Growth since 2010+11.3 pts
Sutton Township has grown faster since 2010
Sutton Township -2%Salisbury Township -13.3%
Work in town+13.5 pts
More of Salisbury Township’s workers stay in town
Salisbury Township 18.5%Sutton Township 5%
Typical home built20 yrs
Salisbury Township’s homes are older
Sutton Township 1977Salisbury Township 1957
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

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

Sutton Township$750/mo
Typical home $124K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · or rent about $699/mo · Housing →
Salisbury Township$540/mo
Typical home $90K (Census) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $710/mo · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Sutton Township and Salisbury 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

Sutton Township and Salisbury Township share a border

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

Sutton TownshipSalisbury TownshipSutton TownshipSalisbury Township
Sutton Township ↔ Salisbury Township8.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
59 Sutton Township residents work in Salisbury Township (4.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Sutton Township →
Report cards

Sutton Township places higher on 12 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
C+Sutton TownshipBetter than 44% of districts in the state CSalisbury TownshipBetter than 30% of districts in the state
Health
D−Sutton TownshipHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns D−Salisbury TownshipHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns
12Sutton Township
7Salisbury Township

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

Fastest growingGrowth · 1036 towns #698#1026 Most educatedPeople · 1041 towns #784#1022 Best schoolsSchools · 624 towns #461#594 Most conserved landOutdoors · 970 towns #684#869 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1041 towns #688#884 Most trailsOutdoors · 730 towns #703#592 Most walkableOutdoors · 1041 towns #710#619 Most remote workersWork · 1019 towns #898#983

Left end = #1 in Ohio. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Sutton 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
Sutton TownshipSalisbury Township
Snow a year9″18″
January low—22°F
July high—85°F
Growing season (days)—168d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th93rd
Outdoors & history
Sutton TownshipSalisbury Township
Trails1 mi3 mi
Conserved land1.9%0.5%
National Register places—1
Archive photos2—
Community
Sutton TownshipSalisbury Township
Library hours a week48 hrs67 hrs
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.

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.

Sutton TownshipSalisbury Township
People
Population 3,036Lowest 5,402Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2%Highest OH: +2.3% -13.3%Lowest OH: +2.3%
Median age 48.5±5.9Highest 22% above OH 43.9±4.2Lowest 11% above OH
Sutton Township and Salisbury Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.5%±4.4Highest OH: 22% 19.3%±3.5Lowest OH: 22%
Sutton Township and Salisbury Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.1%±4.6Highest OH: 18.3% 18.1%±2.9Lowest OH: 18.3%
Sutton Township and Salisbury Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.9%Highest OH: 31.5% 7.7%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±1Lowest OH: 5.6% 3%±1.7Highest OH: 5.6%
Salisbury Township and Sutton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $41,413±$10kHighest 42% below OH $38,832±$7kLowest 46% below OH
Sutton Township and Salisbury Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $123,500±$31kHighest 43% below OH $89,800±$8kLowest 58% below OH
Sutton Township and Salisbury Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $699±$53Lowest 32% below OH $710±$89Highest 31% below OH
Salisbury Township and Sutton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,262Highest 55% below OH $874Lowest 69% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.8%±9.2Highest OH: 45.9% 49.3%±12.9Lowest OH: 45.9%
Sutton Township and Salisbury Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 22.5%Lowest OH: 13.3% 28.2%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70.6%Highest OH: 67.2% 66.3%Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 7 yrs newer than OH 1957Lowest 13 yrs older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 46% above OH 30 minLowest 27% above OH
Work from home 3.8%±2.6Highest OH: 13% 2.3%±1.6Lowest OH: 13%
Sutton Township and Salisbury Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5%Lowest 18.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Lowest 1.07Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Pomeroy (7%)Athens (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 5% work in Salisbury TownshipFew work in Sutton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miLowest 3.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.7Lowest 10.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #461 of 624 in OH#594 of 624 in OH
School district Southern LocalMeigs Local
High school in town Southern High SchoolMeigs High School
Students per teacherat that high school 11.6Lowest 14.3Highest
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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