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Alpine Township vs Wright Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (2.9× in Alpine Township) and homeowners (+29.4 pts renters in Alpine Township).

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Alpine Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsKent County · 14,040 people
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Wright Township, MIKnown for its schoolsOttawa County · 3,192 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 →
Wright TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 79%of MI districts HealthHealthier than 65%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Wright 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.

Street grid2.9×
Alpine Township has the more walkable street grid
Alpine Township 7.7Wright Township 2.7
Homeowners+29.4 pts renters
Alpine Township has more renters
Wright Township 89.5%Alpine Township 60.1%
Size4.4×
Alpine Township is the bigger place
Alpine Township 14,040Wright Township 3,192
Home values+37%
Homes cost more in Wright Township
Wright Township $321,000Alpine Township $233,900
Growth since 2010+4.2 pts
Alpine Township has grown faster since 2010
Alpine Township +5.6%Wright Township +1.4%
Bachelor’s degree++8 pts
More adults in Alpine Township have a degree
Alpine Township 27.3%Wright Township 19.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $580 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 →
Wright Township$1,940/mo
Typical home $321K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $1,132/mo · Housing →

The difference: $580 a month, about $6,900 a year, between Alpine Township and Wright 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

Alpine Township and Wright Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Alpine TownshipWright TownshipAlpine TownshipWright Township
Alpine Township ↔ Wright Township5.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
47 Wright Township residents work in Alpine Township (3.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Wright Township →
Report cards

Alpine Township places higher on 11 of 19 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.

Schools
B+Alpine TownshipBetter than 70% of districts in the state A−Wright TownshipBetter than 79% of districts in the state
Health
B+Alpine TownshipHealthier than 68% of U.S. towns BWright TownshipHealthier than 65% of U.S. towns
11Alpine Township
5Wright Township

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

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #529#163 Most walkableOutdoors · 723 towns #387#669 Highest incomeIncome · 723 towns #474#233 Most new homesHousing · 512 towns #368#212 Most educatedPeople · 723 towns #324#530 Most affordableCost of living · 723 towns #374#578 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #183#363 Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #610#439

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Alpine 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
Alpine TownshipWright Township
Snow a year75″75″
January low17°F17°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)157d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)5th24th
Outdoors & history
Alpine TownshipWright Township
Trails5 mi4 mi
Conserved land3.2%1.4%
Settled1847—
Community
Alpine TownshipWright Township
Library hours a week38 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

Alpine TownshipWright Township
People
Population 14,040Highest 3,192Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.6%Highest MI: +2% +1.4%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 36.9±2.3Highest 8% below MI 35±3.8Lowest 13% below MI
Alpine Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.9%±3Lowest MI: 21.2% 25%±4.1Highest MI: 21.2%
Wright Township and Alpine Township 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% 14.1%±2.7Lowest MI: 18.6%
Alpine Township and Wright Township 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% 19.3%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.1%±1.4Highest MI: 6.1% 3.4%±1.4Lowest MI: 6.1%
Alpine Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,807±$13kLowest 7% below MI $87,344±$11kHighest 20% above MI
Wright Township and Alpine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $233,900±$12kLowest about the MI average $321,000±$35kHighest 39% above MI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,172±$45Highest 4% above MI $1,132±$75Lowest about the MI average
Alpine Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,807Lowest 3% below MI $3,136Highest 8% above MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.4%±12Highest MI: 50.4% 27.1%±30.7Lowest MI: 50.4%
Alpine Township and Wright Township 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% 11.4%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.1%Lowest MI: 73.2% 89.5%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 13 yrs newer than MI 1979Lowest 7 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 12% below MI 22 minHighest 10% below MI
Work from home 7.2%±3.3Highest MI: 13.5% 4.7%±2.8Lowest MI: 13.5%
Alpine Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.1%Lowest 6.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.73Lowest 1.06Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (24%)Grand Rapids (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wright Township3% work in Alpine Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.2%Highest 1.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.8 miHighest 3.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 7.7Highest 2.7Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #348 of 493 in MI—
School district Comstock Park Public Schools · Kenowa Hills Public Schools—
High school in town Kenowa Hills High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 18.0 —
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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