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Clyde Township vs Valley Township

Next-door neighbors in Allegan County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+62% in Valley Township) and trails (2.6× in Valley Township).

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Clyde Township, MIAn outdoors townAllegan County · 2,340 people
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Valley Township, MIAn outdoors townAllegan County · 2,033 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.

Clyde TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#39 most conserved land in MI16 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Health68% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Clyde Township →
Valley TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors64% conserved land41 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Health70% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Valley 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.

Property tax bill+62%
Tax bills are bigger in Valley Township
Valley Township $3,110Clyde Township $1,914
Trails2.6×
Valley Township has more miles of trail
Valley Township 40.7 miClyde Township 15.9 mi
Growth since 2010+11.3 pts
Valley Township has grown faster since 2010
Valley Township +10.1%Clyde Township -1.2%
Typical home built19 yrs
Clyde Township’s homes are older
Valley Township 1988Clyde Township 1969
Street grid+63%
Valley Township has the more walkable street grid
Valley Township 4.4Clyde Township 2.7
Conserved land+10 pts
Valley Township has more conserved land
Valley Township 64%Clyde Township 54%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $420 more a month in Valley 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.

Clyde Township$1,260/mo
Typical home $211K (Census) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $1,250/mo · Housing →
Valley Township$1,680/mo
Typical home $272K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · Housing →

The difference: $420 a month, about $5,000 a year, between Valley Township and Clyde 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

Clyde Township and Valley Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Clyde TownshipValley TownshipClyde TownshipValley Township
Clyde Township ↔ Valley Township6.5 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
CClyde TownshipHealthier than 32% of U.S. towns CValley TownshipHealthier than 30% 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
Clyde TownshipValley Township
Snow a year109″109″
January low17°F17°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th35th
Outdoors & history
Clyde TownshipValley Township
Trails16 mi41 mi
Conserved land54%64%
Community
Clyde TownshipValley 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.

Clyde TownshipValley Township
People
Population 2,340Highest 2,033Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.2%Lowest MI: +2% +10.1%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 44.4±7.1Lowest 10% above MI 49.8±6Highest 24% above MI
Valley Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.5%±4.4Highest MI: 21.2% 17.2%±5.1Lowest MI: 21.2%
Clyde Township and Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.2%±0.4Lowest MI: 18.6% 20.9%±3.7Highest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18%Lowest MI: 32.4% 19.6%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±1.7Highest MI: 6.1% 2.3%±2.5Lowest MI: 6.1%
Clyde Township and Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $72,083±$15kLowest about the MI average $87,100±$21kHighest 20% above MI
Valley Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $210,600±$32kLowest 9% below MI $271,800±$48kHighest 17% above MI
Valley Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,250±$455 11% above MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,914Lowest 34% below MI $3,110Highest 7% above MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.7%±91.4Highest MI: 50.4% 0%±73.3Lowest MI: 50.4%
Clyde Township and Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.2%Highest MI: 13.2% 8.3%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.1%Highest MI: 73.2% 93.6%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 3 yrs older than MI 1988Highest 16 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest about the MI average 28 minHighest 14% above MI
Work from home 13.9%±9.1Highest MI: 13.5% 9.5%±4.6Lowest MI: 13.5%
Clyde Township and Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.7%Highest 1.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 mi 18.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.07Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Holland (15%)Holland (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Valley TownshipFew work in Clyde Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 54%Lowest 64%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 15.9 miLowest 40.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.7Lowest 4.4Highest
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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