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Brooks Township vs Everett Township

Next-door neighbors in Newaygo County. The biggest differences: home values (+49% in Brooks Township) and jobs per worker (2.7× in Everett Township).

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Brooks Township, MIAn outdoors townNewaygo County · 3,771 people
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Everett Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsNewaygo County · 1,832 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.

Brooks TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#32 most conserved land in MI27 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves Health74% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Brooks Township →
Everett TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health90% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors22.7% conserved land25 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Everett 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.

Home values+49%
Homes cost more in Brooks Township
Brooks Township $244,100Everett Township $164,200
Jobs per worker2.7×
Everett Township is more of a job hub
Everett Township 0.38Brooks Township 0.14
Street grid+80%
Brooks Township has the more walkable street grid
Brooks Township 4.5Everett Township 2.5
Property tax bill+27%
Tax bills are bigger in Brooks Township
Brooks Township $2,426Everett Township $1,904
Size2.1×
Brooks Township is the bigger place
Brooks Township 3,771Everett Township 1,832
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $460 more a month in Brooks 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.

Brooks Township$1,480/mo
Typical home $244K (Census) · tax rate 0.99% · or rent about $1,167/mo · Housing →
Everett Township$1,020/mo
Typical home $164K (Census) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $819/mo · Housing →

The difference: $460 a month, about $5,500 a year, between Brooks Township and Everett 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

Brooks Township and Everett Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Brooks TownshipEverett TownshipBrooks TownshipEverett Township
Brooks Township ↔ Everett Township6.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
CBrooks TownshipHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns DEverett TownshipHealthier than 10% 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
Brooks TownshipEverett Township
Snow a year64″64″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)31st22nd
Outdoors & history
Brooks TownshipEverett Township
Trails27 mi25 mi
Conserved land23.2%22.7%
Archive photos—1
Community
Brooks TownshipEverett 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.

Brooks TownshipEverett Township
People
Population 3,771Highest 1,832Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.6%Lowest MI: +2% +6.2%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 45.4±5.9Highest 13% above MI 45.3±5.9Lowest 13% above MI
Brooks Township and Everett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.7%±3.9Lowest MI: 21.2% 24%±4.2Highest MI: 21.2%
Everett Township and Brooks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.6%±4.3Lowest MI: 18.6% 20.7%±2.6Highest MI: 18.6%
Everett Township and Brooks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.6%Highest MI: 32.4% 14.5%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1.3Lowest MI: 6.1% 2.2%±1.9Highest MI: 6.1%
Everett Township and Brooks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $77,734±$17kHighest 7% above MI $56,875±$10kLowest 22% below MI
Brooks Township and Everett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $244,100±$43kHighest 5% above MI $164,200±$14kLowest 29% below MI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,167±$567Highest 3% above MI $819±$87Lowest 27% below MI
Brooks Township and Everett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,426Highest 16% below MI $1,904Lowest 34% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.2%±41.2Highest MI: 50.4% 38.2%±19.8Lowest MI: 50.4%
Brooks Township and Everett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.7%Lowest MI: 13.2% 14.1%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.1%Highest MI: 73.2% 89.6%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 4 yrs newer than MI 1986Highest 14 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 42% above MI 31 minLowest 30% above MI
Work from home 10.5%±4.9Lowest MI: 13.5% 14.7%±7.5Highest MI: 13.5%
Everett Township and Brooks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 3.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miLowest 30.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 0.38Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (13%)Grand Rapids (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Everett TownshipFew work in Brooks Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 23.2%Highest 22.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 27.2 miHighest 24.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.5Highest 2.5Lowest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Brooks Township

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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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