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%

Cassopolis$1,780/mo

Typical home $281K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $823/mo · Housing →

Standish$1,120/mo

Typical home $163K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.97% · or rent about $689/mo · Housing →

The difference: $660 a month, about $7,900 a year, between Cassopolis and Standish.

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

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.

Safety

C+CassopolisSafer than 44% of U.S. towns –StandishNot graded

Health

C−CassopolisHealthier than 17% of U.S. towns C−StandishHealthier than 22% 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

CassopolisStandish

Snow a year41″53″

January low17°F 10°F

July high82°F 80°F

Growing season (days)170d 143d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)7th 21st

Outdoors & history

CassopolisStandish

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land5.9%—

Settled1831 1903

National Register places—1

Archive photos10 6

Famous people born here4 —

Community

CassopolisStandish

Library hours a week53 hrs 38 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Where they are

176 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CassopolisMI StandishMI

Cassopolis ↔ Standish176 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

CassopolisStandish

People

Population 1,834Highest 1,554Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.5%Lowest MI: +2% -3.4%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 39.9±5.9Highest about the MI average 37±4.6Lowest 8% below MI

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

Kids under 18 21%±3.8Lowest MI: 21.2% 21.6%±3.7Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 15.6%±3.7Lowest MI: 18.6% 19.1%±3.8Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.1%Lowest MI: 32.4% 13.7%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±1.5Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.2%±1.5Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $40,781±$9kHighest 44% below MI $35,395±$6kLowest 51% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $110,000±$9kHighest 53% below MI $97,900±$7kLowest 58% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $823±$115Highest 27% below MI $689±$101Lowest 39% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,455Lowest 50% below MI $1,925Highest 34% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64.8%±12.7Highest MI: 50.4% 41%±9.6Lowest MI: 50.4%

Below poverty line 20.5%Highest MI: 13.2% 20.1%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 57.3%Highest MI: 73.2% 55.5%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 15 yrs older than MI 1972Highest same as MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 14% above MI 25 minLowest about the MI average

Work from home 7.3%±3.5Lowest MI: 13.5% 8.6%±3.3Highest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 8.3%Lowest 15.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 29.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.68Lowest 3.48Highest

Top workplaceoutside town LaGrange Township (10%)Chippewa Township (7%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in StandishFew work in Cassopolis

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.9%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 0.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 37.9Highest 32.4Lowest

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.

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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.

Cassopolis vs Standish

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $660 more a month in Cassopolis

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

176 miles apart

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