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%

Wilson$920/mo

Typical home $161K (Census) · tax rate 0.61% · Housing →

Lockbourne$1,910/mo

Typical home $306K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.18% · or rent about $1,188/mo · Housing →

The difference: $980 a month, about $11,800 a year, between Lockbourne and Wilson.

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

WilsonLockbourne

Snow a year16″28″

January low20°F 22°F

July high86°F 85°F

Growing season (days)177d 191d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th 7th

Outdoors & history

WilsonLockbourne

Trails—0 mi

Conserved land—1.9%

Community

WilsonLockbourne

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

102 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WilsonOH LockbourneOH

Wilson ↔ Lockbourne102 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

WilsonLockbourne

People

Population 94Lowest 165Highest

Median age 44.5±17.3Lowest 12% above OH 47.5±14.3Highest 20% above OH

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

Kids under 18 14.9%±25.2Lowest OH: 22% 24.2%±9.8Highest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 25.5%±24.8Highest OH: 18.3% 17.6%±13.8Lowest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.8%Highest OH: 31.5% 5.1%Lowest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±14Lowest OH: 5.6% 1.2%±8.1Highest OH: 5.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $76,250±$33kHighest 7% above OH $61,250±$22kLowest 14% below OH

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $160,700±$38kLowest 25% below OH $162,500±$60kHighest 24% below OH

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,188±$227 15% above OH

Property taxmedian, yearly $983Lowest 65% below OH $1,917Highest 32% below OH

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest OH: 45.9% 63.6%±100Highest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 9.6%Highest OH: 13.3% 7.9%Lowest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 83.7%Highest OH: 67.2% 81.5%Lowest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1963Highest 7 yrs older than OH 1950Lowest 20 yrs older than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 40 minHighest 73% above OH 35 minLowest 48% above OH

Work from home 0%±36.1Lowest OH: 13% 10.3%±14.6Highest OH: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miHighest 12.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Lowest 0.50Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Center Township (13%)Columbus (48%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LockbourneFew work in Wilson

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.9%Highest 1.9%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 21.8Highest 20.5Lowest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Wilson vs Lockbourne

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $980 more a month in Lockbourne

What daily life feels like in each

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