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Washington Township vs Clay Township

Next-door neighbors in Scioto County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.2× in Clay Township) and street grid (+73% in Washington Township).

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Washington Township, OHAn outdoors townScioto County · 5,182 people
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Clay Township, OHOne of the healthiest townsScioto County · 3,471 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.

Washington TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#148 most conserved land in OH5.4 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves Health93% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 45%of OH districts All about Washington Township →
Clay TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health98% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Clay Township →
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.

Jobs per worker3.2×
Clay Township is more of a job hub
Clay Township 0.92Washington Township 0.29
Street grid+73%
Washington Township has the more walkable street grid
Washington Township 10.7Clay Township 6.2
Bachelor’s degree++12.4 pts
More adults in Clay Township have a degree
Clay Township 22.5%Washington Township 10.1%
Average commute5 min
Washington Township has the shorter commute
Clay Township 30 minWashington Township 25 min
Property tax bill+20%
Tax bills are bigger in Washington Township
Washington Township $1,452Clay Township $1,213
Conserved land+10.4 pts
Washington Township has more conserved land
Washington Township 10.4%Clay Township 0%
★ 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.

Washington Township$760/mo
Typical home $122K (Census) · tax rate 1.20% · or rent about $738/mo · Housing →
Clay Township$650/mo
Typical home $104K (Census) · tax rate 1.17% · or rent about $900/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Washington Township and Clay 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

Washington Township and Clay Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Washington TownshipClay TownshipWashington TownshipClay Township
Washington Township ↔ Clay Township5.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Washington 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−Washington TownshipBetter than 45% of districts in the state C+Clay TownshipBetter than 41% of districts in the state
Health
DWashington TownshipHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns D−Clay TownshipHealthier than 2% of U.S. towns
11Washington Township
8Clay Township

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

Highest graduation rateSchools · 911 towns #345#788 Most educatedPeople · 1041 towns #998#565 Cheapest rentCost of living · 999 towns #74#424 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1041 towns #688#972 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1041 towns #657#927 Most remote workersWork · 1019 towns #765#554 Most trailsOutdoors · 730 towns #473#376 Most walkableOutdoors · 1041 towns #610#742

Left end = #1 in Ohio. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Washington 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
Washington TownshipClay Township
Snow a year21″7″
January low24°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)182d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd55th
Outdoors & history
Washington TownshipClay Township
Trails5 mi7 mi
Conserved land10.4%0%
National Register places1—
Archive photos—6
Community
Washington TownshipClay Township
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.

Washington TownshipClay Township
People
Population 5,182Highest 3,471Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.1%Lowest OH: +2.3% -4.7%Highest OH: +2.3%
Median age 45.1±7.4Highest 14% above OH 44.8±8Lowest 13% above OH
Washington Township and Clay Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.1%±4.7Lowest OH: 22% 17.9%±5.3Highest OH: 22%
Clay Township and Washington Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20%±5.3Lowest OH: 18.3% 23.3%±7.9Highest OH: 18.3%
Clay Township and Washington Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.1%Lowest OH: 31.5% 22.5%Highest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±2.3Highest OH: 5.6% 2.1%±1.4Lowest OH: 5.6%
Washington Township and Clay Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $45,188±$11kHighest 37% below OH $35,530±$17kLowest 50% below OH
Washington Township and Clay Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $121,500±$15kHighest 43% below OH $103,900±$21kLowest 52% below OH
Washington Township and Clay Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $738±$27Lowest 29% below OH $900±$369Highest 13% below OH
Clay Township and Washington Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,452Highest 49% below OH $1,213Lowest 57% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 67.8%±53.7Lowest OH: 45.9% 85.9%±12.8Highest OH: 45.9%
Clay Township and Washington Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.3%Lowest OH: 13.3% 27.1%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.5% OH: 67.2% 73.5% OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 10 yrs older than OH 1968Highest 2 yrs older than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 7% above OH 30 minHighest 30% above OH
Work from home 6%±5Lowest OH: 13% 8.8%±6.7Highest OH: 13%
Clay Township and Washington Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.6%Highest 4.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miHighest 7.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Lowest 0.92Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Portsmouth (30%)Portsmouth (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clay TownshipFew work in Washington Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.4 miLowest 7.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 10.7Highest 6.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #510 of 624 in OH#437 of 624 in OH
School district Washington-Nile LocalClay Local
High school in town Portsmouth West High SchoolClay High School
Students per teacherat that high school 20.7Highest 10.4Lowest
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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