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Colfax Township vs Cleon Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (12.3× in Cleon Township) and trails (2.8× in Colfax Township).

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Colfax Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsBenzie County · 723 people

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Cleon Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsManistee County · 1,124 people

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.

Colfax TownshipOne of the healthiest towns

Health83% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Colfax Township →

Cleon TownshipOne of the healthiest towns

Health89% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Cleon 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.

Jobs per worker12.3×

Cleon Township is more of a job hub

Cleon Township 0.49Colfax Township 0.04

Colfax Township has more miles of trail

Colfax Township 42.4 miCleon Township 15.1 mi

Average commute12 min

Colfax Township has the shorter commute

Cleon Township 37 minColfax Township 25 min

Homeowners+18.4 pts renters

Colfax Township has more renters

Cleon Township 92.2%Colfax Township 73.8%

Growth since 2010+8.1 pts

Cleon Township has grown faster since 2010

Cleon Township +11.1%Colfax Township +3%

Street grid+77%

Cleon Township has the more walkable street grid

Cleon Township 2.3Colfax Township 1.3

★ What stands out · 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%

Colfax Township$990/mo

Typical home $166K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $1,170/mo · Housing →

Cleon Township$1,110/mo

Typical home $188K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $1,167/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Cleon Township and Colfax 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

Colfax Township and Cleon Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Colfax TownshipCleon Township

Colfax Township ↔ Cleon Township6.1 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

5 Colfax Township residents work in Cleon Township (1.8% of its workers)

Work & commute in Colfax Township →

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

C−Colfax TownshipHealthier than 17% of U.S. towns DCleon TownshipHealthier than 11% 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

Colfax TownshipCleon Township

Snow a year92″92″

January low17°F 17°F

July high80°F 80°F

Growing season (days)163d 163d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd 22nd

Outdoors & history

Colfax TownshipCleon Township

Trails42 mi 15 mi

Conserved land1.7%0.4%

Community

Colfax TownshipCleon Township

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.

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

Colfax TownshipCleon Township

People

Population 723Lowest 1,124Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3%Lowest MI: +2% +11.1%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 55.9±9.6Highest 39% above MI 46.5±6.9Lowest 16% above MI

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

Kids under 18 13.1%±5.5Lowest MI: 21.2% 20%±4.9Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 36.2%±10.8Highest MI: 18.6% 25.2%±6.9Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.7%Highest MI: 32.4% 11.7%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±3.3Highest MI: 6.1% 2.4%±1.9Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $60,250±$13kHighest 17% below MI $51,625±$14kLowest 29% below MI

Colfax 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 $166,300±$27kLowest 28% below MI $188,000±$37kHighest 19% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,170±$142Highest 4% above MI $1,167±$698Lowest 3% above MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,394Lowest 52% below MI $1,485Highest 49% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.3%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 63.3%±78.8Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 18%Lowest MI: 13.2% 27.1%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 73.8%Lowest MI: 73.2% 92.2%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1983Lowest 11 yrs newer than MI 1990Highest 18 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 5% above MI 37 minHighest 52% above MI

Work from home 2.8%±2.7Lowest MI: 13.5% 3.5%±2.2Highest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.4%Lowest 4.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 22.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.49Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Traverse City (20%)Weldon Township (6%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Cleon TownshipFew work in Colfax Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Highest 0.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 42.4 miHighest 15.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 0.4 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 2.3Highest

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.

Colfax Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Colfax Township

Grant Township1,233 people · $261K homes

Inland Township2,602 people · $264K homes

Weldon Township716 people · $237K homes

Nessen City149 people · $160K homes

Towns like Colfax Township

Nahma Township599 people · $154K homes

Au Gres1,018 people · $159K homes

Delaware Township756 people · $219K homes

Caseville634 people · $178K 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.