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Belvidere Township vs Millbrook Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (12.1× in Belvidere Township) and jobs per worker (2.6× in Millbrook Township).

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Belvidere Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsMontcalm County · 1,926 people

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Millbrook Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsMecosta County · 1,166 people

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.

Belvidere TownshipOne of the healthiest towns

Health84% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Belvidere Township →

Millbrook TownshipOne of the healthiest towns

Health78% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Millbrook 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.

Belvidere Township has more miles of trail

Belvidere Township 9.7 miMillbrook Township 0.8 mi

Jobs per worker2.6×

Millbrook Township is more of a job hub

Millbrook Township 0.50Belvidere Township 0.19

Street grid2.1×

Belvidere Township has the more walkable street grid

Belvidere Township 5.5Millbrook Township 2.6

Seasonal homes+19 pts

Belvidere Township has more second homes

Belvidere Township 28.3%Millbrook Township 9.3%

Property tax bill+20%

Tax bills are bigger in Millbrook Township

Millbrook Township $2,171Belvidere Township $1,802

Typical home built14 yrs

Belvidere Township’s homes are older

Millbrook Township 1988Belvidere Township 1974

★ What stands out · 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%

Belvidere Township$1,060/mo

Typical home $174K (Census) · tax rate 1.03% · or rent about $919/mo · Housing →

Millbrook Township$1,200/mo

Typical home $195K (Census) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $792/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Millbrook Township and Belvidere 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

Belvidere Township and Millbrook Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Belvidere TownshipMillbrook Township

Belvidere Township ↔ Millbrook Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Health

C−Belvidere TownshipHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns C−Millbrook TownshipHealthier than 22% 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

Belvidere TownshipMillbrook Township

Snow a year73″61″

January low13°F 13°F

July high84°F 81°F

Growing season (days)133d 142d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)19th 73rd

Outdoors & history

Belvidere TownshipMillbrook Township

Trails10 mi —

Conserved land3.3%—

Settled1867 —

Archive photos—1

Famous people born here1 1

Community

Belvidere TownshipMillbrook 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.

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 Michigan average

Belvidere TownshipMillbrook Township

People

Population 1,926Highest 1,166Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.3%Highest MI: +2% -4.4%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 48.6±4.8Highest 21% above MI 40.5±6.2Lowest about the MI average

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

Kids under 18 18.4%±4.1Lowest MI: 21.2% 22.6%±4.3Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 19.7%±3.1Highest MI: 18.6% 17.2%±1.7Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.1%Lowest MI: 32.4% 17%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±2.2Lowest MI: 6.1% 4.1%±1.6Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $59,891±$7kLowest 18% below MI $70,655±$8kHighest 3% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $174,300±$32kLowest 25% below MI $195,000±$48kHighest 16% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $919±$143Highest 19% below MI $792±$285Lowest 30% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,802Lowest 38% below MI $2,171Highest 25% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.1%±77.3Lowest MI: 50.4% 69%±100Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 13.3%Lowest MI: 13.2% 17.8%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 88.4%Highest MI: 73.2% 86%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 2 yrs newer than MI 1988Highest 16 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 35% above MI 31 minLowest 28% above MI

Work from home 9.4%±5.1Highest MI: 13.5% 7.4%±3.6Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 2.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miHighest 31.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Lowest 0.50Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (10%)Grand Rapids (10%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Millbrook TownshipFew work in Belvidere Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.3%Highest 0.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 9.7 miHighest 0.8 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 5.5Highest 2.6Lowest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Bordering Belvidere Township

Home Township2,760 people · $137K homes

Cato Township2,950 people · $174K homes

Douglass Township2,213 people · $157K homes

Towns like Belvidere Township

Garfield Township1,907 people · $172K homes

Burlington Township1,636 people · $172K homes

Standish Township1,606 people · $161K homes

Venice Township2,278 people · $165K homes

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.