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 →

Walnut Township$1,720/mo

Typical home $282K (Census) · tax rate 1.03% · or rent about $1,145/mo · Housing →

The difference: $310 a month, about $3,700 a year, between Thorn Township and Walnut 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

Thorn Township and Walnut Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Thorn TownshipWalnut Township

Thorn Township ↔ Walnut Township6.1 miles apart · They share a border

Report cards

Thorn Township places higher on 11 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

B+Thorn TownshipBetter than 68% of districts in the state BWalnut TownshipBetter than 64% of districts in the state

Health

B−Thorn TownshipHealthier than 55% of U.S. towns B−Walnut TownshipHealthier than 54% of U.S. towns

11Thorn Township

5Walnut Township

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

Fastest growingGrowth · 1036 towns #172#735 Highest incomeIncome · 1041 towns #224#499 Most educatedPeople · 1041 towns #350#615 Most remote workersWork · 1019 towns #299#552 Most conserved landOutdoors · 970 towns #635#396 Cheapest rentCost of living · 999 towns #541#766 Best schoolsSchools · 624 towns #128#265 Lowest depressionHealth · 1041 towns #192#400

Left end = #1 in Ohio. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Thorn 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

Thorn TownshipWalnut Township

Snow a year17″17″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th 18th

Outdoors & history

Thorn TownshipWalnut Township

Trails1 mi 3 mi

Conserved land2.4%4.9%

National Register places1 4

Archive photos1 —

Community

Thorn TownshipWalnut Township

Library hours a week38 hrs —

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.

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

Thorn TownshipWalnut Township

People

Population 4,641Lowest 6,763Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.1%Highest OH: +2.3% -2.5%Lowest OH: +2.3%

Median age 53.6±5.4Highest 35% above OH 50.2±3Lowest 26% above OH

Thorn Township and Walnut 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% 16.8%±2.7Lowest OH: 22%

Thorn Township and Walnut 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% 23%±3.8Lowest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.7%Highest OH: 31.5% 21.1%Lowest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±1.3Lowest OH: 5.6% 2.5%±0.9Highest OH: 5.6%

Walnut 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 $75,363±$11kLowest 6% above OH

Thorn Township and Walnut 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 $282,300±$18kLowest 31% above OH

Thorn Township and Walnut 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 $1,145±$122Highest 11% above OH

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,387Highest 20% above OH $2,917Lowest 3% above OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.3%±17.2Highest OH: 45.9% 31.5%±12.1Lowest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 4.1%Lowest OH: 13.3% 6.4%Highest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 89.7%Highest OH: 67.2% 81.4%Lowest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 21 yrs newer than OH 1973Lowest 3 yrs newer than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 15% above OH 32 minHighest 35% above OH

Work from home 13.4%±4.3Highest OH: 13% 8.8%±2.9Lowest OH: 13%

Thorn Township and Walnut 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 6.1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miLowest 22.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.35Highest 0.27Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Newark (9%)Columbus (26%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Lowest 4.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 2.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 5.8Lowest 7.3Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #128 of 624 in OH #265 of 624 in OH

School district Northern LocalWalnut Township Local

High school in town None in townMillersport Jr/Sr High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 14.3

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 Walnut Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $310 more a month in Thorn Township

Thorn Township and Walnut Township share a border

Thorn Township places higher on 11 of 19 OH lists

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