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DeWitt Township vs Olive Township

Next-door neighbors in Clinton County. The biggest differences: street grid (10.4× in DeWitt Township) and rent (+62% in DeWitt Township).

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DeWitt Township, MIKnown for its schoolsClinton County · 15,313 people
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Olive Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsClinton County · 2,530 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 →
Olive TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 77%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Olive 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.

Street grid10.4×
DeWitt Township has the more walkable street grid
DeWitt Township 16.6Olive Township 1.6
Rent+62%
Rent runs higher in DeWitt Township
DeWitt Township $1,278Olive Township $789
Size6.1×
DeWitt Township is the bigger place
DeWitt Township 15,313Olive Township 2,530
Property tax bill+32%
Tax bills are bigger in DeWitt Township
DeWitt Township $3,688Olive Township $2,803
Bachelor’s degree++13.8 pts
More adults in DeWitt Township have a degree
DeWitt Township 42.5%Olive Township 28.7%
Homeowners+10.3 pts renters
DeWitt Township has more renters
Olive Township 94.5%DeWitt Township 84.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $300 more a month in DeWitt 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 →
Olive Township$1,790/mo
Typical home $296K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $789/mo · Housing →

The difference: $300 a month, about $3,600 a year, between DeWitt Township and Olive 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

DeWitt Township and Olive Township share a border

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

DeWitt TownshipOlive TownshipDeWitt TownshipOlive Township
DeWitt Township ↔ Olive Township5.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
29 Olive Township residents work in DeWitt Township (2.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Olive Township →
Report cards

Olive Township places higher on 9 of 17 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 –Olive TownshipNot graded
Health
B+DeWitt TownshipHealthier than 72% of U.S. towns A−Olive TownshipHealthier than 77% of U.S. towns
6DeWitt Township
9Olive Township

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Cheapest rentCost of living · 687 towns #536#85 Most walkableOutdoors · 723 towns #296#716 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #270#479 Lowest property taxCost of living · 723 towns #577#392 Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #311#487 Most educatedPeople · 723 towns #132#300 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 723 towns #267#126 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #163#50

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 TownshipOlive Township
Snow a year50″50″
January low17°F17°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)162d162d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th44th
Outdoors & history
DeWitt TownshipOlive Township
Trails14 mi0 mi
Conserved land5.8%2.6%
Settled1833—
National Register places—1
Archive photos—1
Community
DeWitt TownshipOlive Township
Library hours a week59 hrs—
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.

DeWitt TownshipOlive Township
People
Population 15,313Highest 2,530Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.3%Highest MI: +2% +2.4%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 44.8±1.6Highest 11% above MI 43.9±2.5Lowest 9% above MI
DeWitt Township and Olive Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.9%±1.9Lowest MI: 21.2% 21.4%±4Highest MI: 21.2%
Olive Township and DeWitt 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% 21.7%±4.3Highest MI: 18.6%
Olive 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%Highest MI: 32.4% 28.7%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±0.9Highest MI: 6.1% 3.9%±1.6Lowest MI: 6.1%
DeWitt Township and Olive 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 $101,500±$8kHighest 39% above MI
Olive 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 $296,100±$29kHighest 28% above MI
Olive Township and DeWitt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,278±$99Highest 13% above MI $789±$357Lowest 30% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,688Highest 27% above MI $2,803Lowest 3% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.1%±14.1Lowest MI: 50.4% 84.1%±47.2Highest MI: 50.4%
Olive 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% 7%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.2%Lowest MI: 73.2% 94.5%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Highest 17 yrs newer than MI 1977Lowest 5 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest about the MI average 27 minHighest 11% above MI
Work from home 18.1%±3Lowest MI: 13.5% 19.9%±4.8Highest MI: 13.5%
Olive 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%Highest 2.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miLowest 13.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.42Highest 0.32Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Lansing (27%)Lansing (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Olive Township3% work in DeWitt Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.8%Highest 2.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 14.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 10Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 16.6Highest 1.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #60 of 493 in MI—
School district Blended Learning Academies Credit Recovery High School · DeWitt Public Schools—
High school in town DeWitt High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 18.5 —
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering DeWitt Township

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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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