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Cannon Township vs Ada Township

Next-door neighbors in Kent County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.2× in Ada Township) and rent (+63% in Ada Township).

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Cannon Township, MIKnown for its schoolsKent County · 14,450 people
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Ada Township, MIHomes around $666KKent County · 14,524 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.

Cannon TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#42 for schools in MIof 493 towns Outdoors#84 most trails in MI55 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 91%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Cannon Township →
Ada TownshipHomes around $666K
Housing$666K typical home150% above the MI typical home Schools#8 for schools in MIof 493 towns HealthHealthier than 97%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Ada 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.

Jobs per worker5.2×
Ada Township is more of a job hub
Ada Township 1.14Cannon Township 0.22
Rent+63%
Rent runs higher in Ada Township
Ada Township $2,139Cannon Township $1,316
Property tax bill+24%
Tax bills are bigger in Ada Township
Ada Township $5,831Cannon Township $4,704
Average commute6 min
Ada Township has the shorter commute
Cannon Township 26 minAda Township 20 min
Trails+78%
Cannon Township has more miles of trail
Cannon Township 55.4 miAda Township 31.2 mi
Home values+18%
Homes cost more in Ada Township
Ada Township $544,700Cannon Township $460,700
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,280 more a month in Ada 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.

Cannon Township$2,810/mo
Typical home $461K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · or rent about $1,316/mo · Housing →
Ada Township$4,090/mo
Typical home $666K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.07% · or rent about $2,139/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,280 a month, about $15,400 a year, between Ada Township and Cannon 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

Cannon Township and Ada Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Cannon TownshipAda TownshipCannon TownshipAda Township
Cannon Township ↔ Ada Township6.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
160 Cannon Township residents work in Ada Township (2.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Cannon Township →
Report cards

Ada Township places higher on 14 of 19 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
ACannon TownshipBetter than 93% of districts in the state A+Ada TownshipBetter than 96% of districts in the state
Health
ACannon TownshipHealthier than 91% of U.S. towns A+Ada TownshipHealthier than 97% of U.S. towns
5Cannon Township
14Ada Township

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #438#116 Cheapest rentCost of living · 687 towns #556#682 Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #233#116 Most trailsOutdoors · 601 towns #84#179 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #215#126 Most remote workersWork · 714 towns #33#111 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 723 towns #246#185 Best schoolsSchools · 493 towns #42#8

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Cannon 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
Cannon TownshipAda Township
Snow a year75″66″
January low17°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)157d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)17th29th
Outdoors & history
Cannon TownshipAda Township
Trails55 mi31 mi
Conserved land7.1%10.2%
Settled1845—
National Register places—1
Archive photos—15
Famous people born here—5
Community
Cannon TownshipAda Township
Library hours a week—46 hrs
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.

Cannon TownshipAda Township
People
Population 14,450Lowest 14,524Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.8%Lowest MI: +2% +9.5%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 41.7±2.8Highest 4% above MI 41.5±2.1Lowest 3% above MI
Cannon Township and Ada Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.5%±4Lowest MI: 21.2% 28.1%±4.9Highest MI: 21.2%
Ada Township and Cannon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.4%±2.3Highest MI: 18.6% 15.6%±2.3Lowest MI: 18.6%
Cannon Township and Ada Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 63.8%Lowest MI: 32.4% 71.9%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±1.4Lowest MI: 6.1% 4.3%±2.1Highest MI: 6.1%
Ada Township and Cannon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $131,956±$13kLowest 81% above MI $168,468±$24kHighest 131% above MI
Ada Township and Cannon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $460,700±$25kLowest 99% above MI $544,700±$58kHighest 135% above MI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,316±$181Lowest 17% above MI $2,139±$360Highest 89% above MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,704Lowest 62% above MI $5,831Highest 101% above MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 21.5%±20.8Lowest MI: 50.4% 38.6%±20.1Highest MI: 50.4%
Ada Township and Cannon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.1%Highest MI: 13.2% 2%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95%Highest MI: 73.2% 92.8%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1994 22 yrs newer than MI 1994 22 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 7% above MI 20 minLowest 19% below MI
Work from home 24.2%±5.4Highest MI: 13.5% 17.2%±4Lowest MI: 13.5%
Cannon Township and Ada Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.9%Lowest 9.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Lowest 1.14Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (25%)Grand Rapids (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Ada TownshipFew work in Cannon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.1%Lowest 10.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 55.4 miHighest 31.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.5 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Lowest 17Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 12.1Lowest 13.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #42 of 493 in MI#8 of 493 in MI
School district Rockford Public SchoolsForest Hills Public Schools
High school in town None in townCentral High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 18.2
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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