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Cleon Township vs Marilla Township

Next-door neighbors in Manistee County. The biggest differences: kids under 18 (+16.7 pts in Marilla Township) and median age (14.6 yrs in Cleon Township).

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Cleon Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsManistee County · 1,124 people
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Marilla Township, MIAn outdoors townManistee County · 482 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.

Cleon TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health89% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Cleon Township →
Marilla TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors24% conserved land36 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Marilla 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.

Kids under 18+16.7 pts
Marilla Township has more kids
Marilla Township 36.7%Cleon Township 20%
Median age14.6 yrs
Cleon Township skews older
Cleon Township 46.5Marilla Township 31.9
Seasonal homes+26.2 pts
Marilla Township has more second homes
Marilla Township 44%Cleon Township 17.8%
Street grid2.3×
Cleon Township has the more walkable street grid
Cleon Township 2.3Marilla Township 1.0
Conserved land+23.6 pts
Marilla Township has more conserved land
Marilla Township 24%Cleon Township 0.4%
Trails2.4×
Marilla Township has more miles of trail
Marilla Township 36.2 miCleon Township 15.1 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Marilla 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.

Cleon Township$1,110/mo
Typical home $188K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $1,167/mo · Housing →
Marilla Township$1,300/mo
Typical home $224K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Marilla Township and Cleon 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

Cleon Township and Marilla Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cleon TownshipMarilla TownshipCleon TownshipMarilla Township
Cleon Township ↔ Marilla Township5.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Health
DCleon TownshipHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns –Marilla TownshipNot graded
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
Cleon TownshipMarilla Township
Snow a year92″93″
January low17°F—
July high80°F—
Growing season (days)163d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd22nd
Outdoors & history
Cleon TownshipMarilla Township
Trails15 mi36 mi
Conserved land0.4%24%
Community
Cleon TownshipMarilla Township
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.

Cleon TownshipMarilla Township
People
Population 1,124Highest 482Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.1% MI: +2% —
Median age 46.5±6.9Highest 16% above MI 31.9±5.3Lowest 21% below MI
Kids under 18 20%±4.9Lowest MI: 21.2% 36.7%±2.8Highest MI: 21.2%
Age 65+ 25.2%±6.9Highest MI: 18.6% 16.4%±6Lowest MI: 18.6%
Cleon Township and Marilla Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.7%Lowest MI: 32.4% 15.8%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±1.9Highest MI: 6.1% 2.1%±2.2Lowest MI: 6.1%
Cleon Township and Marilla Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,625±$14kLowest 29% below MI $63,654±$7kHighest 13% below MI
Marilla Township and Cleon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $188,000±$37kLowest 19% below MI $223,900±$34kHighest 3% below MI
Marilla Township and Cleon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,167±$698 3% above MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,485Highest 49% below MI $1,467Lowest 49% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.3%±78.8Highest MI: 50.4% 11.1%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%
Cleon Township and Marilla Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 27.1%Highest MI: 13.2% 10.2%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.2%Highest MI: 73.2% 89.2%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 18 yrs newer than MI 1977Lowest 5 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 37 minLowest 52% above MI 46 minHighest 90% above MI
Work from home 3.5%±2.2Lowest MI: 13.5% 11.6%±14.5Highest MI: 13.5%
Marilla Township and Cleon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.49Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Weldon Township (6%)Traverse City (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Marilla TownshipFew work in Cleon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 24%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 15.1 miLowest 36.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4 4
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.3Highest 1.0Lowest
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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