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 about the same each month

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%

Charleston Township$1,520/mo

Typical home $245K (Census) · tax rate 1.17% · or rent about $1,167/mo · Housing →

Springvale Township$1,540/mo

Typical home $254K (Census) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $1,645/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

Schools

C+Charleston TownshipBetter than 37% of districts in the state –Springvale TownshipNot graded

Health

B+Charleston TownshipHealthier than 73% of U.S. towns A−Springvale TownshipHealthier than 81% of U.S. towns

Where they are

212 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Charleston TownshipKalamazoo County Springvale TownshipEmmet County

Charleston Township ↔ Springvale Township212 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

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Only big differences vs Michigan average

Charleston TownshipSpringvale Township

People

Population 2,002Lowest 2,619Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.6%Lowest MI: +2% +0.2%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 43.7±3.4Highest 9% above MI 43.6±4.8Lowest 8% above MI

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

Kids under 18 24.3%±5.7Lowest MI: 21.2% 24.9%±4.3Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 22.9%±4.1Highest MI: 18.6% 13.8%±2.3Lowest MI: 18.6%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.2%Lowest MI: 32.4% 37.3%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±1.8Highest MI: 6.1% 2.1%±1.3Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $82,308±$15kLowest 13% above MI $102,083±$18kHighest 40% above MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $244,600±$12kLowest 6% above MI $254,000±$41kHighest 10% above MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,167±$633Lowest 3% above MI $1,645±$701Highest 46% above MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,874Highest about the MI average $2,453Lowest 16% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±35.4Highest MI: 50.4% 29.6%±78.2Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 8.6%Highest MI: 13.2% 3.2%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 93.5%Lowest MI: 73.2% 97.2%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 2 yrs older than MI 1991Highest 19 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 19% below MI 26 minHighest 7% above MI

Work from home 4.5%±2Lowest MI: 13.5% 5.6%±3Highest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.4%Highest 1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miHighest 10.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.43Highest 0.18Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Kalamazoo (15%)Petoskey (22%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Springvale TownshipFew work in Charleston Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.5%Highest 2.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 61.4 miLowest 83.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.7 miLowest 1.8 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 10Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.2Highest 1.6Lowest

Schools

School district Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools—

High school in town GalesburgAugusta High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 14.2 —

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

Deciding?

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Ross Township4,869 people · $371K homes

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Stanton Township1,496 people · $254K homes

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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.

Charleston Township vs Springvale Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Springvale Township gets 56 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs about the same each month

Grades and rankings, side by side

212 miles apart

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