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.

Report cards

Fabius Township places higher on 15 of 20 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

C+Casco TownshipBetter than 39% of districts in the state B+Fabius TownshipBetter than 70% of districts in the state

Health

C−Casco TownshipHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns C+Fabius TownshipHealthier than 36% of U.S. towns

4Casco Township

15Fabius Township

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 493 towns #409#65 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #679#353 Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #116#439 Most activeHealth · 723 towns #647#347 Most trailsOutdoors · 601 towns #568#344 Lowest property taxCost of living · 723 towns #537#271 Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #586#321 Most new homesHousing · 512 towns #4#123

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Casco 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%

Casco Township$1,910/mo

Typical home $310K (Census) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $825/mo · Housing →

Fabius Township$1,620/mo

Typical home $271K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $687/mo · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Casco Township and Fabius 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

44 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Casco TownshipAllegan County Fabius TownshipSt. Joseph County

Casco Township ↔ Fabius Township44 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

Casco TownshipFabius Township

People

Population 2,856Lowest 3,317Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1%Lowest MI: +2% +1.9%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 56.9±5.4Highest 42% above MI 55.7±3.8Lowest 39% above MI

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

Kids under 18 12.3%±3.8Lowest MI: 21.2% 17.5%±4.7Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 32.1%±5.9Highest MI: 18.6% 29.6%±5.3Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36%Highest MI: 32.4% 31.5%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±1.4Lowest MI: 6.1% 2.9%±1.8Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $84,637±$34kLowest 16% above MI $95,875±$17kHighest 32% above MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $310,200±$79kHighest 34% above MI $270,700±$26kLowest 17% above MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $825±$663Highest 27% below MI $687±$163Lowest 39% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,422Highest 18% above MI $2,406Lowest 17% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.7%±91.1Highest MI: 50.4% 3.5%±34Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 5.9%Lowest MI: 13.2% 8.8%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 98.1%Highest MI: 73.2% 95.3%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 6 yrs newer than MI 1974Lowest 2 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 22% above MI 24 minLowest about the MI average

Work from home 27.9%±11.6Highest MI: 13.5% 13.8%±8Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 6.1%Highest 1.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 19.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.34Highest 0.23Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town South Haven (16%)Three Rivers (20%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fabius TownshipFew work in Casco Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Lowest 2.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miLowest 11.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 7Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.9Highest 6.0Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #409 of 493 in MI #65 of 493 in MI

School district South Haven Public SchoolsThree Rivers Community Schools

High school in town None in townNone in town

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Casco Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Casco Township’s Town Square.

Fabius Township neighborsTown Square →

T Weaver · 1w

First Time Home Buyers

1 neighbor in Fabius Township can answer.

Add a town

Set another town beside Casco Township and Fabius Township

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Bordering Casco Township

+ Compare

Ganges Township2,599 people · $266K homes

+ Compare

Lee Township3,817 people · $81K homes

+ Compare

South Haven3,998 people · $454K homes

+ Compare

Geneva Township3,412 people · $184K homes

Towns like Casco Township

+ Compare

Gerrish Township2,815 people · $232K homes

+ Compare

Hamlin Township3,750 people · $281K homes

+ Compare

Benzonia Township2,791 people · $327K homes

+ Compare

Marion Township1,724 people · $272K homes

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.

Casco Township vs Fabius Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Casco Township gets 68 more inches of snow a year

Fabius Township places higher on 15 of 20 MI lists

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Casco Township

44 miles apart

What matters to you?

Ask the people who live there

First Time Home Buyers

Set another town beside Casco Township and Fabius Township

Bordering Casco Township

Towns like Casco Township

Post to Casco Township

Check your email