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%

Convis Township$1,160/mo

Typical home $184K (Census) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $743/mo · Housing →

Rapid River Township$1,100/mo

Typical home $185K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $992/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Convis Township and Rapid River 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.

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+Convis TownshipHealthier than 43% of U.S. towns C+Rapid River TownshipHealthier than 37% of U.S. towns

Where they are

168 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Convis TownshipCalhoun County Rapid River TownshipKalkaska County

Convis Township ↔ Rapid River Township168 miles apart

Everything, side by side

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Only big differences vs Michigan average

Convis TownshipRapid River Township

People

Population 1,554Highest 1,321Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.8%Lowest MI: +2% +8.7%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 40.1±6Lowest about the MI average 41.7±6Highest 4% above MI

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

Kids under 18 27.3%±6.4Highest MI: 21.2% 22.9%±6.7Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 18.1%±2.2Highest MI: 18.6% 15.6%±5.1Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.3%Lowest MI: 32.4% 21.5%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±1.4Lowest MI: 6.1% 6.7%±5.4Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $70,707±$8kLowest about the MI average $72,273±$7kHighest about the MI average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $184,400±$53kLowest 20% below MI $185,300±$44kHighest 20% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $743±$692Lowest 34% below MI $992±$225Highest 12% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,336Highest 20% below MI $1,599Lowest 45% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.6%±41.1Highest MI: 50.4% 34.4%±55.4Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 12%Highest MI: 13.2% 4.9%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 90.9%Lowest MI: 73.2% 91.2%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1962Lowest 10 yrs older than MI 1989Highest 17 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minLowest about the MI average 29 minHighest 18% above MI

Work from home 5.4%±4.3Highest MI: 13.5% 3.7%±2.6Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.8%Lowest 3.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 21.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.60Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (13%)Kalkaska Township (28%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rapid River TownshipFew work in Convis Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.6%Highest 0.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 3.4 miLowest 75.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 2.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.6Highest 2.2Lowest

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.

Convis Township vs Rapid River Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Rapid River Township gets 68 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs about the same each month

Grades and rankings, side by side

168 miles apart

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