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Ward Township vs Buchtel

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (334× in Ward Township) and street grid (34.8× in Buchtel).

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Ward Township, OHAn outdoors townHocking County · 1,219 people
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Buchtel, OHA small town of 451Ohio · 451 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.

Ward TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors83.1% conserved land33 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves Health91% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Ward Township →
BuchtelA small town of 451
Quiet strengthsBuchtel doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Buchtel →
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.

Trails334×
Ward Township has more miles of trail
Ward Township 33.4 miBuchtel 0.1 mi
Street grid34.8×
Buchtel has the more walkable street grid
Buchtel 83.6Ward Township 2.4
Conserved land+66.8 pts
Ward Township has more conserved land
Ward Township 83.1%Buchtel 16.3%
Growth since 2010+31.6 pts
Buchtel has grown faster since 2010
Buchtel -7.2%Ward Township -38.8%
Property tax bill+58%
Tax bills are bigger in Buchtel
Buchtel $1,731Ward Township $1,096
Average commute14 min
Buchtel has the shorter commute
Ward Township 33 minBuchtel 20 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $240 more a month in Buchtel

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.

Ward Township$690/mo
Typical home $115K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $1,049/mo · Housing →
Buchtel$930/mo
Typical home $150K (Census) · tax rate 1.15% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,800 a year, between Buchtel and Ward 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

Ward Township and Buchtel share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ward TownshipBuchtelWard TownshipBuchtel
Ward Township ↔ Buchtel3.9 miles apart · They share a border
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Health
DWard TownshipHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns –BuchtelNot graded
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
Ward TownshipBuchtel
Snow a year12″12″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th89th
Outdoors & history
Ward TownshipBuchtel
Trails33 mi—
Conserved land83.1%—
Community
Ward TownshipBuchtel
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.

Ward TownshipBuchtel
People
Population 1,219Highest 451Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -38.8%Lowest OH: +2.3% -7.2%Highest OH: +2.3%
Median age 54.6±9.1Highest 38% above OH 38±13.3Lowest 4% below OH
Ward Township and Buchtel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.4%±7.8Lowest OH: 22% 29.9%±16.5Highest OH: 22%
Buchtel and Ward Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.7%±9.2Highest OH: 18.3% 16.9%±5.1Lowest OH: 18.3%
Ward Township and Buchtel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.4%Lowest OH: 31.5% 21.2%Highest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.8%±4.2Highest OH: 5.6% 2%±3.7Lowest OH: 5.6%
Ward Township and Buchtel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $47,250±$17kLowest 34% below OH $70,000±$27kHighest about the OH average
Buchtel and Ward Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $114,900±$34kLowest 47% below OH $150,000±$30kHighest 30% below OH
Buchtel and Ward Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,049±$254Highest about the OH average $725±$279Lowest 30% below OH
Ward Township and Buchtel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,096Lowest 61% below OH $1,731Highest 39% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.3%±31.4Lowest OH: 45.9% 59.1%±60.4Highest OH: 45.9%
Buchtel and Ward Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.6%Lowest OH: 13.3% 13.8%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.2%Lowest OH: 67.2% 76.8%Highest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 10 yrs newer than OH 1971Lowest 1 yr newer than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 42% above OH 20 minLowest 15% below OH
Work from home 6.6%±5.7Lowest OH: 13% 11.2%±5.7Highest OH: 13%
Buchtel and Ward Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 0.11Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Logan (20%)Athens (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BuchtelFew work in Ward Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 83.1%Highest 16.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 33.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.4Lowest 83.6Highest
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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