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%

Trimble$370/mo

Typical home $60K (Census) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $738/mo · Housing →

Alger$1,100/mo

Typical home $173K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.33% · or rent about $644/mo · Housing →

The difference: $730 a month, about $8,700 a year, between Alger and Trimble.

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.

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

TrimbleAlger

Snow a year12″19″

January low—19°F

July high—84°F

Growing season (days)—182d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th 53rd

Outdoors & history

TrimbleAlger

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land3.5%—

Settled1839 1896

Archive photos8 6

Famous people born here—1

Community

TrimbleAlger

Library hours a week—44 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.

Where they are

126 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TrimbleOH AlgerOH

Trimble ↔ Alger126 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

TrimbleAlger

People

Population 466Lowest 718Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -2.7% OH: +2.3%

Median age 38.2±9Lowest 4% below OH 38.3±13Highest 4% below OH

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

Kids under 18 22.7%±13.6Lowest OH: 22% 22.8%±9.3Highest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 9.2%±5.6Lowest OH: 18.3% 21%±9.5Highest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 2.1%Lowest OH: 31.5% 2.9%Highest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±3.3Lowest OH: 5.6% 1.7%±2.7Highest OH: 5.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $47,120±$9kHighest 34% below OH $38,333±$7kLowest 46% below OH

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $60,400±$32kLowest 72% below OH $68,500±$33kHighest 68% below OH

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $738±$237Highest 29% below OH $644±$619Lowest 38% below OH

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $681Lowest 76% below OH $912Highest 68% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.5%±34Highest OH: 45.9% 22.5%±42.8Lowest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 17.6%Lowest OH: 13.3% 39%Highest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 69.6%Lowest OH: 67.2% 73.1%Highest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1946Lowest 24 yrs older than OH 1970Highest same as OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 54 minHighest 130% above OH 26 minLowest 12% above OH

Work from home 0.5%±1Lowest OH: 13% 2%±2.7Highest OH: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.9%Highest 0.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.34Highest 0.12Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Athens (17%)Lima (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AlgerFew work in Trimble

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.5%Lowest 4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 49.5Lowest 178Highest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Trimble vs Alger

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $730 more a month in Alger

What daily life feels like in each

126 miles apart

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