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.

Safety

CCovert TownshipSafer than 30% of U.S. towns C−NewaygoSafer than 23% of U.S. towns

Schools

C−Covert TownshipBetter than 15% of districts in the state BNewaygoBetter than 62% of districts in the state

Health

D−Covert TownshipHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns C+NewaygoHealthier than 40% of U.S. towns

7Covert Township

14Newaygo

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #713#17 Lowest obesityHealth · 723 towns #695#260 Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #116#439 Most walkableOutdoors · 723 towns #570#248 HealthiestHealth · 723 towns #708#430 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 723 towns #397#169 Most activeHealth · 723 towns #709#489 Most remote workersWork · 714 towns #473#682

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Covert Township’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $430 more a month in Newaygo

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%

Covert Township$1,450/mo

Typical home $237K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.02% · or rent about $888/mo · Housing →

Newaygo$1,880/mo

Typical home $280K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.76% · or rent about $1,040/mo · Housing →

The difference: $430 a month, about $5,200 a year, between Newaygo and Covert 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.

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

Covert TownshipNewaygo

Snow a year78″48″

January low20°F 14°F

July high83°F 83°F

Growing season (days)161d 135d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd 31st

Outdoors & history

Covert TownshipNewaygo

Trails7 mi 1 mi

Conserved land7.9%6.3%

Settled—1847

Archive photos—18

Famous people born here—3

Community

Covert TownshipNewaygo

Library hours a week46 hrs 41 hrs

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.

Where they are

82 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Covert TownshipVan Buren County NewaygoMI

Covert Township ↔ Newaygo82 miles apart

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

Covert TownshipNewaygo

People

Population 2,502Lowest 2,512Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13.1%Lowest MI: +2% +25.1%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 33.8±6.1Highest 16% below MI 31±4Lowest 23% below MI

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

Kids under 18 32.4%±6.6Highest MI: 21.2% 31.2%±6.7Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 18%±4.2Highest MI: 18.6% 16.6%±3.7Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12%Highest MI: 32.4% 10.5%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±1.7Highest MI: 6.1% 1.7%±1.7Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $37,697±$9kLowest 48% below MI $40,689±$5kHighest 44% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $157,600±$40kHighest 32% below MI $115,200±$28kLowest 50% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $888±$378Lowest 21% below MI $1,040±$108Highest 8% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,600Lowest 45% below MI $2,029Highest 30% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 76.9%±32.8Highest MI: 50.4% 60.2%±8.6Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 30.1%Highest MI: 13.2% 19.9%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 58.3% MI: 73.2% 58.3% MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 6 yrs newer than MI 1970Lowest 2 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 39% above MI 28 minLowest 14% above MI

Work from home 8.4%±5.8Highest MI: 13.5% 3.3%±2.3Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 4.4%Lowest 13.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 27.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.97Lowest 2.01Highest

Top workplaceoutside town South Haven (9%)Grand Rapids (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in NewaygoFew work in Covert Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 7.9%Highest 6.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 7.3 miHighest 1.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 6Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.1Lowest 31.3Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #464 of 493 in MI #323 of 493 in MI

School district Covert Public SchoolsNewaygo Public School District

High school in town Covert High SchoolNewaygo High School

Students per teacherat that high school 14.9Lowest 18.9Highest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Covert Township vs Newaygo

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Newaygo places higher on 14 of 21 MI lists

A typical home costs $430 more a month in Newaygo

What daily life feels like in each

82 miles apart

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