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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 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.

Down paymentRate%

Brooks Township$1,480/mo

Typical home $244K (Census) · tax rate 0.99% · or rent about $1,167/mo · Housing →

Henrietta Township$1,230/mo

Typical home $205K (Census) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $924/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Brooks Township and Henrietta 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

Henrietta 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.

Health

CBrooks TownshipHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns C+Henrietta TownshipHealthier than 43% of U.S. towns

5Brooks Township

11Henrietta Township

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

Most trailsOutdoors · 601 towns #191#500 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #529#163 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #186#480 Fewest smokersHealth · 723 towns #571#307 Cheapest rentCost of living · 687 towns #464#228 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #32#206 HealthiestHealth · 723 towns #567#400 Most activeHealth · 723 towns #556#411

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

Where they are

102 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Brooks TownshipNewaygo County Henrietta TownshipJackson County

Brooks Township ↔ Henrietta Township102 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Michigan average

Brooks TownshipHenrietta Township

People

Population 3,771Lowest 4,681Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.6%Highest MI: +2% -0.7%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 45.4±5.9Lowest 13% above MI 46.6±7.7Highest 16% above MI

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

Kids under 18 17.7%±3.9Highest MI: 21.2% 16.6%±4.6Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 19.6%±4.3Highest MI: 18.6% 19.4%±4Lowest MI: 18.6%

Brooks Township and Henrietta 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%Lowest MI: 32.4% 26.6%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1.3Lowest MI: 6.1% 4.6%±2.1Highest MI: 6.1%

Henrietta 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±$17kLowest 7% above MI $81,339±$7kHighest 12% above MI

Henrietta Township and Brooks 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 $204,700±$26kLowest 12% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,167±$567Highest 3% above MI $924±$380Lowest 18% below MI

Brooks Township and Henrietta 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 $1,920Lowest 34% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.2%±41.2Highest MI: 50.4% 16.7%±20.5Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 7.7%Highest MI: 13.2% 6.3%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 92.1%Lowest MI: 73.2% 93.8%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 4 yrs newer than MI 1977Highest 5 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 42% above MI 29 minLowest 19% above MI

Work from home 10.5%±4.9Highest MI: 13.5% 10.4%±4.9Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 2.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 15.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Highest 0.11Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (13%)Jackson (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Henrietta TownshipFew work in Brooks Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 23.2%Highest 7.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 27.2 miHighest 3.6 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 4Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.5Lowest 4.8Highest

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.

Brooks Township vs Henrietta Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Brooks Township gets 31 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Brooks Township

Henrietta Township places higher on 11 of 18 MI lists

102 miles apart

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