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Bingham Township vs Olive Township

Next-door neighbors in Clinton County. The biggest differences: street grid (2.1× in Bingham Township) and work from home (+9 pts in Olive Township).

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Bingham Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsClinton County · 2,922 people
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Olive Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsClinton County · 2,530 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.

Bingham TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 56%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 77%of MI districts All about Bingham Township →
Olive TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 77%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Olive Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid2.1×
Bingham Township has the more walkable street grid
Bingham Township 3.3Olive Township 1.6
Work from home+9 pts
More people work from home in Olive Township
Olive Township 19.9%Bingham Township 10.9%
Jobs per worker+66%
Bingham Township is more of a job hub
Bingham Township 0.53Olive Township 0.32
Average commute4 min
Bingham Township has the shorter commute
Olive Township 27 minBingham Township 23 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Olive 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.

Bingham Township$1,470/mo
Typical home $241K (Census) · tax rate 1.04% · or rent about $978/mo · Housing →
Olive Township$1,790/mo
Typical home $296K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $789/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Olive Township and Bingham 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

Olive Township places higher on 11 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
A−Bingham TownshipBetter than 77% of districts in the state –Olive TownshipNot graded
Health
BBingham TownshipHealthier than 56% of U.S. towns A−Olive TownshipHealthier than 77% of U.S. towns
6Bingham Township
11Olive Township

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

Most remote workersWork · 714 towns #324#73 Highest incomeIncome · 723 towns #352#120 Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #267#487 Fewest smokersHealth · 723 towns #307#89 Cheapest rentCost of living · 687 towns #286#85 Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #439#233 HealthiestHealth · 723 towns #299#137 Most activeHealth · 723 towns #287#126

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

Where they are

Bingham Township and Olive Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bingham TownshipOlive TownshipBingham TownshipOlive Township
Bingham Township ↔ Olive Township5.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Bingham TownshipOlive Township
Snow a year50″50″
January low17°F17°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)162d162d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st44th
Outdoors & history
Bingham TownshipOlive Township
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land3.9%2.6%
National Register places—1
Archive photos—1
Community
Bingham TownshipOlive Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

Bingham TownshipOlive Township
People
Population 2,922Highest 2,530Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.1%Lowest MI: +2% +2.4%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 46±3.2Highest 14% above MI 43.9±2.5Lowest 9% above MI
Bingham Township and Olive Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24%±5.1Highest MI: 21.2% 21.4%±4Lowest MI: 21.2%
Bingham Township and Olive Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20%±4.5Lowest MI: 18.6% 21.7%±4.3Highest MI: 18.6%
Olive Township and Bingham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.9%Lowest MI: 32.4% 28.7%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±1.9Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.9%±1.6Highest MI: 6.1%
Olive Township and Bingham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $77,273±$18kLowest 6% above MI $101,500±$8kHighest 39% above MI
Olive Township and Bingham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $240,900±$28kLowest 4% above MI $296,100±$29kHighest 28% above MI
Olive Township and Bingham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $978±$168Highest 13% below MI $789±$357Lowest 30% below MI
Bingham Township and Olive Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,496Lowest 14% below MI $2,803Highest 3% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.3%±30Lowest MI: 50.4% 84.1%±47.2Highest MI: 50.4%
Olive Township and Bingham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.6%Lowest MI: 13.2% 7%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.6%Lowest MI: 73.2% 94.5%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 7 yrs newer than MI 1977Lowest 5 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 6% below MI 27 minHighest 11% above MI
Work from home 10.9%±3.5Lowest MI: 13.5% 19.9%±4.8Highest MI: 13.5%
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 2.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.53Highest 0.32Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Johns (19%)Lansing (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Olive TownshipFew work in Bingham Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.9%Highest 2.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.3Highest 1.6Lowest
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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