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Upper Township vs Pease Township

148 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (11.5× in Pease Township) and work in town (+8.2 pts in Upper Township).

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Upper Township, OHKnown for its schoolsLawrence County · 14,088 people
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Pease Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsBelmont County · 12,555 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.

Upper TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 48%of OH districts Health97% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#340 most conserved land in OH0.2 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Upper Township →
Pease TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health92% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#478 most walkable in OH2.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Pease Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails11.5×
Pease Township has more miles of trail
Pease Township 2.3 miUpper Township 0.2 mi
Work in town+8.2 pts
More of Upper Township’s workers stay in town
Upper Township 23.2%Pease Township 15%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Upper Township$690/mo
Typical home $113K (Census) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $805/mo · Housing →
Pease Township$630/mo
Typical home $101K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · or rent about $752/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Upper Township and Pease 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

Pease Township places higher on 12 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−Upper TownshipBetter than 48% of districts in the state B−Pease TownshipBetter than 51% of districts in the state
Health
D−Upper TownshipHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns DPease TownshipHealthier than 8% of U.S. towns
6Upper Township
12Pease Township

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

Most conserved landOutdoors · 970 towns #340#942 Most remote workersWork · 1019 towns #830#619 Best schoolsSchools · 624 towns #545#421 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1041 towns #884#688 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #367#556 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 221 towns #199#164 Fewest smokersHealth · 1041 towns #976#848 Cheapest rentCost of living · 999 towns #207#97

Left end = #1 in Ohio. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Upper 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
Upper TownshipPease Township
Snow a year6″15″
January low25°F22°F
July high86°F83°F
Growing season (days)196d196d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st93rd
Outdoors & history
Upper TownshipPease Township
Trails0 mi2 mi
Conserved land5.6%0.1%
National Register places—1
Archive photos23
Community
Upper TownshipPease Township
Library hours a week54 hrs60 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.

Where they are

148 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Upper TownshipLawrence CountyPease TownshipBelmont County
Upper Township ↔ Pease Township148 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.

Upper TownshipPease Township
People
Population 14,088Highest 12,555Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.3%Highest OH: +2.3% -10.2%Lowest OH: +2.3%
Median age 40.3±2.5Lowest about the OH average 41.3±2Highest 4% above OH
Pease Township and Upper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.9%±2.7Highest OH: 22% 19.2%±2.4Lowest OH: 22%
Upper Township and Pease Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.3%±2.4Lowest OH: 18.3% 20.3%±2.3Highest OH: 18.3%
Pease Township and Upper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.9%Highest OH: 31.5% 15.7%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±0.7Lowest OH: 5.6% 3.1%±1.1Highest OH: 5.6%
Pease Township and Upper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,548±$4kLowest 32% below OH $50,755±$5kHighest 29% below OH
Pease Township and Upper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $113,200±$12kHighest 47% below OH $101,400±$7kLowest 53% below OH
Upper Township and Pease Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $805±$94Highest 22% below OH $752±$101Lowest 27% below OH
Upper Township and Pease Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,098Lowest 61% below OH $1,156Highest 59% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.6%±8.1Highest OH: 45.9% 48.1%±9.1Lowest OH: 45.9%
Upper Township and Pease Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 22.3%Lowest OH: 13.3% 23.2%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63%Lowest OH: 67.2% 64.3%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Highest 14 yrs older than OH 1949Lowest 21 yrs older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 6% below OH 24 minHighest about the OH average
Work from home 4.9%±2.1Lowest OH: 13% 7.8%±1.9Highest OH: 13%
Pease Township and Upper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 23.2%Highest 15%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miHighest 7.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.84Highest 0.72Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Ironton (20%)Wheeling (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pease TownshipFew work in Upper Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.6%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 2.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 24.5Lowest 24.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #545 of 624 in OH#421 of 624 in OH
School district Ironton City School District · Dawson-Bryant LocalMartins Ferry City · Bridgeport Exempted Village
High school in town Ironton High SchoolMartins Ferry High School
Students per teacherat that high school 18.0Highest 11.8Lowest
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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