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DeWitt Township vs Genoa Township

39 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+43% in Genoa Township) and jobs per worker (2.5× in Genoa Township).

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DeWitt Township, MIKnown for its schoolsClinton County · 15,313 people
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Genoa Township, MIKnown for its schoolsLivingston County · 20,647 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.

DeWitt TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#60 for schools in MIof 493 towns HealthHealthier than 72%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#270 most conserved land in MI14 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves All about DeWitt Township →
Genoa TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#78 for schools in MIof 493 towns HealthHealthier than 84%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#143 most conserved land in MI23 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves All about Genoa Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Home values+43%
Homes cost more in Genoa Township
Genoa Township $395,300DeWitt Township $276,000
Jobs per worker2.5×
Genoa Township is more of a job hub
Genoa Township 1.04DeWitt Township 0.42
Trails+63%
Genoa Township has more miles of trail
Genoa Township 23.2 miDeWitt Township 14.2 mi
Average commute4 min
DeWitt Township has the shorter commute
Genoa Township 28 minDeWitt Township 24 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Genoa 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.

DeWitt Township$2,080/mo
Typical home $328K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.34% · or rent about $1,278/mo · Housing →
Genoa Township$2,370/mo
Typical home $395K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $1,462/mo · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Genoa Township and DeWitt 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

Genoa Township places higher on 13 of 19 MI lists

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.

Schools
ADeWitt TownshipBetter than 86% of districts in the state AGenoa TownshipBetter than 89% of districts in the state
Health
B+DeWitt TownshipHealthier than 72% of U.S. towns A−Genoa TownshipHealthier than 84% of U.S. towns
5DeWitt Township
13Genoa Township

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #311#521 Most affordableCost of living · 723 towns #503#666 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 723 towns #267#112 Lowest obesityHealth · 723 towns #209#77 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #270#143 Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #233#116 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #163#50 HealthiestHealth · 723 towns #171#79

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

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
DeWitt TownshipGenoa Township
Snow a year50″33″
January low17°F14°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)162d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th10th
Outdoors & history
DeWitt TownshipGenoa Township
Trails14 mi23 mi
Conserved land5.8%9.5%
Settled1833—
National Register places—3
Archive photos—9
Community
DeWitt TownshipGenoa Township
Library hours a week59 hrs—
Colleges in town—1
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.

Where they are

39 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DeWitt TownshipClinton CountyGenoa TownshipLivingston County
DeWitt Township ↔ Genoa Township39 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.

DeWitt TownshipGenoa Township
People
Population 15,313Lowest 20,647Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.3%Highest MI: +2% +4.4%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 44.8±1.6Lowest 11% above MI 45.9±2.8Highest 14% above MI
Genoa Township and DeWitt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.9%±1.9Highest MI: 21.2% 19.5%±2Lowest MI: 21.2%
DeWitt Township and Genoa Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.2%±2Lowest MI: 18.6% 24.1%±2.1Highest MI: 18.6%
Genoa Township and DeWitt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42.5%Lowest MI: 32.4% 44.2%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±0.9Lowest MI: 6.1% 4.6%±1.1Highest MI: 6.1%
Genoa Township and DeWitt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $96,824±$8kLowest 33% above MI $100,716±$7kHighest 38% above MI
Genoa Township and DeWitt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $276,000±$21kLowest 19% above MI $395,300±$22kHighest 71% above MI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,278±$99Lowest 13% above MI $1,462±$107Highest 29% above MI
Genoa Township and DeWitt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,688Highest 27% above MI $3,531Lowest 22% above MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.1%±14.1Lowest MI: 50.4% 50.5%±12.8Highest MI: 50.4%
Genoa Township and DeWitt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6%Lowest MI: 13.2% 6.9%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.2%Highest MI: 73.2% 83.1%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Lowest 17 yrs newer than MI 1994Highest 22 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest about the MI average 28 minHighest 15% above MI
Work from home 18.1%±3Lowest MI: 13.5% 18.6%±3.2Highest MI: 13.5%
Genoa Township and DeWitt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.7%Lowest 7.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miLowest 21.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.42Lowest 1.04Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lansing (27%)Ann Arbor (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Genoa TownshipFew work in DeWitt Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.8%Lowest 9.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 14.2 miLowest 23.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 10Highest 7Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 16.6Lowest 21.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #60 of 493 in MI#78 of 493 in MI
School district Blended Learning Academies Credit Recovery High School · DeWitt Public SchoolsFlexTech High School · Brighton Area Schools
High school in town DeWitt High SchoolFlexTech High School
Students per teacherat that high school 18.5Highest 17.8Lowest
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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