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

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

Health

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

5Bainbridge Township

12Arcadia Township

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

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

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Bainbridge 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%

Bainbridge Township$1,320/mo

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

Arcadia Township$1,400/mo

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

Bainbridge TownshipBerrien County Arcadia TownshipLapeer County

Bainbridge Township ↔ Arcadia Township173 miles apart

Everything, side by side

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Only big differences vs Michigan average

Bainbridge TownshipArcadia Township

People

Population 2,658Lowest 3,164Highest

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

Median age 51.6±6.1Lowest 28% above MI 53.2±3.1Highest 32% 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 15%±7.1Highest MI: 21.2% 13.7%±3.8Lowest 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+ 23%±4.3Highest MI: 18.6% 22.6%±4.3Lowest 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+ 22.1%Highest MI: 32.4% 16%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±1.8Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.1%±2.3Highest 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 $74,574±$10kLowest about the MI average $79,985±$7kHighest 10% above MI

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 $220,600±$13kLowest 5% below MI $235,400±$11kHighest 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.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $806±$281Lowest 29% below MI $1,021±$332Highest 10% 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 $1,983Highest 32% below MI $1,968Lowest 32% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 74.6%±95.5Highest MI: 50.4% 39.7%±38.1Lowest 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 7.3%Lowest MI: 13.2% 11%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 9.3%±5.8Lowest MI: 13.5% 10.8%±3.6Highest 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 5.3%Highest 2.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 30.3 miHighest

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

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

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 11.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miLowest 16.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

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

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.

Bainbridge Township vs Arcadia 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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