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 $220 more a month in Thorn 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%

Thorn Township$2,030/mo

Typical home $334K (Census) · tax rate 1.01% · or rent about $963/mo · Housing →

Hambden Township$1,820/mo

Typical home $272K (Census) · tax rate 1.72% · or rent about $989/mo · Housing →

The difference: $220 a month, about $2,600 a year, between Thorn Township and Hambden 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

Hambden Township places higher on 10 of 18 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

B+Thorn TownshipBetter than 68% of districts in the state –Hambden TownshipNot graded

Health

B−Thorn TownshipHealthier than 55% of U.S. towns B+Hambden TownshipHealthier than 74% of U.S. towns

8Thorn Township

10Hambden Township

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 970 towns #635#129 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 1041 towns #855#401 Fastest growingGrowth · 1036 towns #172#525 Lowest obesityHealth · 1041 towns #293#130 Lowest depressionHealth · 1041 towns #192#37 HealthiestHealth · 1041 towns #335#183 Fewest smokersHealth · 1041 towns #319#177 Highest graduation rateSchools · 911 towns #345#227

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

Where they are

137 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Thorn TownshipPerry County Hambden TownshipGeauga County

Thorn Township ↔ Hambden Township137 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Ohio average

Thorn TownshipHambden Township

People

Population 4,641Lowest 4,692Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.1%Highest OH: +2.3% +0.3%Lowest OH: +2.3%

Median age 53.6±5.4Highest 35% above OH 50.9±3.6Lowest 28% above OH

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

Kids under 18 17.2%±4.8Highest OH: 22% 15.9%±3.3Lowest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 30.6%±5.5Highest OH: 18.3% 20.5%±3.3Lowest OH: 18.3%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.7%Highest OH: 31.5% 29.1%Lowest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±1.3Lowest OH: 5.6% 4.6%±3.5Highest OH: 5.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $96,463±$13kHighest 35% above OH $93,849±$20kLowest 31% above OH

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $333,800±$49kHighest 55% above OH $271,700±$26kLowest 26% above OH

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $963±$262Lowest 7% below OH $989±$205Highest 4% below OH

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,387Lowest 20% above OH $4,685Highest 66% above OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.3%±17.2Highest OH: 45.9% 36.8%±27.2Lowest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 4.1%Highest OH: 13.3% 4%Lowest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 89.7%Lowest OH: 67.2% 91.6%Highest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 21 yrs newer than OH 1990Lowest 20 yrs newer than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 15% above OH 27 minHighest 15% above OH

Work from home 13.4%±4.3Highest OH: 13% 11.1%±4.5Lowest OH: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 6.4%Highest 3.1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.35Highest 0.18Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Newark (9%)Cleveland (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hambden TownshipFew work in Thorn Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Lowest 11.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 1.0 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 5.8Highest 3.8Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #128 of 624 in OH—

School district Northern Local—

High school in town None in town—

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.

Thorn Township vs Hambden Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Hambden Township gets 97 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs $220 more a month in Thorn Township

Hambden Township places higher on 10 of 18 OH lists

137 miles apart

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