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%

Bennington Township$1,160/mo

Typical home $188K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · Housing →

Hope Township$1,380/mo

Typical home $232K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,600 a year, between Hope Township and Bennington 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.

Report cards

Hope Township places higher on 11 of 16 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−Bennington TownshipBetter than 46% of districts in the state B−Hope TownshipBetter than 47% of districts in the state

Health

CBennington TownshipHealthier than 28% of U.S. towns B−Hope TownshipHealthier than 54% of U.S. towns

5Bennington Township

11Hope Township

Lists won, of 16 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #610#116 Most remote workersWork · 714 towns #589#171 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #590#242 Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #420#719 HealthiestHealth · 723 towns #542#327 Most activeHealth · 723 towns #489#287 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #353#163 Fewest smokersHealth · 723 towns #467#307

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

Bennington TownshipHope Township

Snow a year38″68″

January low16°F 16°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)164d 158d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th 19th

Outdoors & history

Bennington TownshipHope Township

Trails0 mi 4 mi

Conserved land1.3%6.5%

Settled1838 —

National Register places1 1

Archive photos—1

Famous people born here—1

Community

Bennington TownshipHope 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.

Where they are

63 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bennington TownshipShiawassee County Hope TownshipBarry County

Bennington Township ↔ Hope Township63 miles apart

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

Bennington TownshipHope Township

People

Population 3,110Lowest 3,187Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.5%Highest MI: +2% -2.6%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 56.5±4.7Lowest 41% above MI 57±6.1Highest 42% above MI

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

Kids under 18 13.4%±6Highest MI: 21.2% 11.5%±5.1Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 26.8%±7.3Lowest MI: 18.6% 26.9%±6.2Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.6%Lowest MI: 32.4% 26.1%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10.4%±3.7Highest MI: 6.1% 3.6%±2.6Lowest MI: 6.1%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $101,078±$18kHighest 39% above MI $99,427±$18kLowest 36% above MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $188,100±$55kLowest 19% below MI $232,300±$27kHighest about the MI average

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,110Highest 27% below MI $1,893Lowest 35% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±40 MI: 50.4% 0%±81.5 MI: 50.4%

Below poverty line 3.7%Lowest MI: 13.2% 5.6%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 95.4%Lowest MI: 73.2% 98%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 8 yrs newer than MI 1969Lowest 3 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 6% above MI 42 minHighest 73% above MI

Work from home 6.1%±4.5Lowest MI: 13.5% 14.5%±8.4Highest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.9%Lowest 3.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 21.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.16Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Owosso (8%)Kalamazoo (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hope TownshipFew work in Bennington Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 6.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 3.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.7Lowest 4.3Highest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Bennington Township vs Hope Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Hope Township

Hope Township places higher on 11 of 16 MI lists

What daily life feels like in each

63 miles apart

What matters to you?

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