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.

Report cards

Arcadia Township places higher on 12 of 18 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

–Arcadia TownshipNot graded C−Bainbridge TownshipBetter than 16% of districts in the state

Health

C+Arcadia TownshipHealthier than 38% of U.S. towns D−Bainbridge TownshipHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns

12Arcadia Township

5Bainbridge Township

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #110#711 Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #723#172 Lowest obesityHealth · 723 towns #260#702 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 723 towns #664#226 Most trailsOutdoors · 601 towns #294#570 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #353#679 Most activeHealth · 723 towns #411#702 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #381#670

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

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.

Down paymentRate%

Arcadia Township$1,400/mo

Typical home $235K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $1,021/mo · Housing →

Bainbridge Township$1,320/mo

Typical home $221K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $806/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $900 a year, between Arcadia Township and Bainbridge 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

173 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Arcadia TownshipLapeer County Bainbridge TownshipBerrien County

Arcadia Township ↔ Bainbridge Township173 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Michigan average

Arcadia TownshipBainbridge Township

People

Population 3,164Highest 2,658Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.1%Highest MI: +2% -5.9%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 53.2±3.1Highest 32% above MI 51.6±6.1Lowest 28% above MI

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

Kids under 18 13.7%±3.8Lowest MI: 21.2% 15%±7.1Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 22.6%±4.3Lowest MI: 18.6% 23%±4.3Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16%Lowest MI: 32.4% 22.1%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±2.3Highest MI: 6.1% 2.8%±1.8Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $79,985±$7kHighest 10% above MI $74,574±$10kLowest about the MI average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $235,400±$11kHighest about the MI average $220,600±$13kLowest 5% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,021±$332Highest 10% below MI $806±$281Lowest 29% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,968Lowest 32% below MI $1,983Highest 32% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.7%±38.1Lowest MI: 50.4% 74.6%±95.5Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 11%Highest MI: 13.2% 7.3%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 93.8%Highest MI: 73.2% 92.4%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 14 yrs newer than MI 1968Lowest 4 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 45 minHighest 86% above MI 21 minLowest 14% below MI

Work from home 10.8%±3.6Highest MI: 13.5% 9.3%±5.8Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.9%Lowest 5.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.3 miHighest 12.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.23Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Lapeer (10%)Benton Township (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bainbridge TownshipFew work in Arcadia Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 11.3%Highest 0.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 16.6 miHighest 1.7 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.5Highest 2.4Lowest

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.

Arcadia Township vs Bainbridge Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Bainbridge Township gets 43 more inches of snow a year

Arcadia Township places higher on 12 of 18 MI lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

173 miles apart

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