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%

Zane Township$1,740/mo

Typical home $290K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · Housing →

Freedom Township$1,480/mo

Typical home $236K (Census) · tax rate 1.23% · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Zane Township and Freedom 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

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.

Schools

–Zane TownshipNot graded A−Freedom TownshipBetter than 80% of districts in the state

Health

C+Zane TownshipHealthier than 44% of U.S. towns BFreedom TownshipHealthier than 62% of U.S. towns

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

Zane TownshipFreedom Township

Snow a year24″27″

January low21°F 17°F

July high85°F 84°F

Growing season (days)188d 170d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)19th 69th

Outdoors & history

Zane TownshipFreedom Township

Trails2 mi —

Conserved land5.2%—

Archive photos5 5

Community

Zane TownshipFreedom Township

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

87 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Zane TownshipLogan County Freedom TownshipHenry County

Zane Township ↔ Freedom Township87 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

Zane TownshipFreedom Township

People

Population 1,059Highest 968Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.5%Highest OH: +2.3% +2.2%Lowest OH: +2.3%

Median age 42.8±9.5Lowest 8% above OH 42.9±10.2Highest 8% above OH

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

Kids under 18 23.2%±9Lowest OH: 22% 26.7%±7.9Highest OH: 22%

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

Age 65+ 10.5%±5.6Lowest OH: 18.3% 15%±4.1Highest OH: 18.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.8%Highest OH: 31.5% 21.8%Lowest OH: 31.5%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±4.5 OH: 5.6% 3%±3.2 OH: 5.6%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $146,346±$20kHighest 105% above OH $123,958±$34kLowest 74% above OH

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $290,100±$53kHighest 35% above OH $235,500±$70kLowest 10% above OH

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,665Lowest 6% below OH $2,899Highest about the OH average

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.8%±71.5Highest OH: 45.9% 0%±100Lowest OH: 45.9%

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

Below poverty line 1.2%Lowest OH: 13.3% 6%Highest OH: 13.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 91.1%Lowest OH: 67.2% 97.8%Highest OH: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 16 yrs newer than OH 1975Lowest 5 yrs newer than OH

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 47% above OH 20 minLowest 16% below OH

Work from home 23.3%±23.9Highest OH: 13% 3.1%±3.4Lowest OH: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.4%Highest 1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miHighest 9.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.15Highest 0.25Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Bellefontaine (18%)Napoleon (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Freedom TownshipFew work in Zane Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.2%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.6Highest 1.8Lowest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Zane Township vs Freedom Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Zane Township

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

87 miles apart

What matters to you?

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