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Alpine Township vs Hazel Park

141 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (19.5× in Hazel Park) and trails (12× in Alpine Township).

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Alpine Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsKent County · 14,040 people
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Hazel Park, MIAn outdoors townMichigan · 14,963 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.

Alpine TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 68%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$404K typical home52% above the MI typical home SchoolsBetter than 70%of MI districts All about Alpine Township →
Hazel ParkAn outdoors town
Outdoors#6 most walkable in MI0.4 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves Housing$159K typical home40% below the MI typical home HealthHealthier than 53%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Hazel Park →
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.

Street grid19.5×
Hazel Park has the more walkable street grid
Hazel Park 151Alpine Township 7.7
Trails12×
Alpine Township has more miles of trail
Alpine Township 4.8 miHazel Park 0.4 mi
Home values+47%
Homes cost more in Alpine Township
Alpine Township $233,900Hazel Park $158,600
Growth since 2010+14.4 pts
Alpine Township has grown faster since 2010
Alpine Township +5.6%Hazel Park -8.8%
Typical home built30 yrs
Hazel Park’s homes are older
Alpine Township 1985Hazel Park 1955
Work from home+7.7 pts
More people work from home in Hazel Park
Hazel Park 14.9%Alpine Township 7.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,490 more a month in Alpine Township

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.

Alpine Township$2,520/mo
Typical home $404K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.20% · or rent about $1,172/mo · Housing →
Hazel Park$1,040/mo
Typical home $159K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.56% · or rent about $1,314/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,490 a month, about $17,800 a year, between Alpine Township and Hazel Park.

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

Alpine Township places higher on 11 of 20 MI lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Michigan ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–Alpine TownshipNot graded CHazel ParkSafer than 31% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+Alpine TownshipBetter than 70% of districts in the state DHazel ParkBetter than 9% of districts in the state
Health
B+Alpine TownshipHealthier than 68% of U.S. towns B−Hazel ParkHealthier than 53% of U.S. towns
11Alpine Township
8Hazel Park

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #610#77 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #183#695 Most remote workersWork · 714 towns #534#153 Most walkableOutdoors · 723 towns #387#6 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 142 towns #98#27 Fewest smokersHealth · 723 towns #217#467 Most affordableCost of living · 723 towns #374#132 Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #180#357

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Alpine Township’s rankings →

Life in each

Alpine Township gets 44 more inches of snow a year

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
Alpine TownshipHazel Park
Snow a year75″31″
January low17°F18°F
July high82°F84°F
Growing season (days)157d166d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)5th21st
Outdoors & history
Alpine TownshipHazel Park
Trails5 mi0 mi
Conserved land3.2%2.1%
Settled18471882
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—6
Community
Alpine TownshipHazel Park
Library hours a week38 hrs42 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

141 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Alpine TownshipKent CountyHazel ParkMI
Alpine Township ↔ Hazel Park141 miles apart
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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.

Alpine TownshipHazel Park
People
Population 14,040Lowest 14,963Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.6%Highest MI: +2% -8.8%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 36.9±2.3Lowest 8% below MI 37.5±3Highest 7% below MI
Hazel Park and Alpine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.9%±3Highest MI: 21.2% 17.5%±2.6Lowest MI: 21.2%
Alpine Township and Hazel Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.4%±2.9Highest MI: 18.6% 12.4%±2.4Lowest MI: 18.6%
Alpine Township and Hazel Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.3%Highest MI: 32.4% 27%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.1%±1.4Highest MI: 6.1% 3.3%±1.2Lowest MI: 6.1%
Alpine Township and Hazel Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,807±$13kHighest 7% below MI $67,073±$6kLowest 8% below MI
Alpine Township and Hazel Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $233,900±$12kHighest about the MI average $158,600±$6kLowest 32% below MI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,172±$45Lowest 4% above MI $1,314±$54Highest 16% above MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,807Highest 3% below MI $2,468Lowest 15% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.4%±12Highest MI: 50.4% 40%±9.2Lowest MI: 50.4%
Alpine Township and Hazel Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.2%Lowest MI: 13.2% 12.3%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.1%Lowest MI: 73.2% 66.1%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 13 yrs newer than MI 1955Lowest 17 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 12% below MI 25 minHighest about the MI average
Work from home 7.2%±3.3Lowest MI: 13.5% 14.9%±4.1Highest MI: 13.5%
Work in townworking residents 5.1%Highest 3.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.73Highest 0.43Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (24%)Detroit (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hazel ParkFew work in Alpine Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.2%Highest 2.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.8 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 7.7Lowest 151Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #348 of 493 in MI#441 of 493 in MI
School district Comstock Park Public Schools · Kenowa Hills Public SchoolsHazel Park School District of the City of
High school in town Kenowa Hills High SchoolHazel Park High School
Students per teacherat that high school 18.0Highest 17.2Lowest
Michigan 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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