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%

DeWitt$2,070/mo

Typical home $310K (Census) · tax rate 1.70% · or rent about $1,072/mo · Housing →

Lima Township$2,570/mo

Typical home $405K (Census) · tax rate 1.33% · or rent about $1,869/mo · Housing →

The difference: $500 a month, about $6,000 a year, between Lima Township and DeWitt.

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

Lima Township places higher on 11 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.

Safety

B+DeWittSafer than 73% of U.S. towns –Lima TownshipNot graded

Schools

ADeWittBetter than 92% of districts in the state ALima TownshipBetter than 92% of districts in the state

Health

ADeWittHealthier than 91% of U.S. towns A+Lima TownshipHealthier than 97% of U.S. towns

7DeWitt

11Lima Township

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

Most walkableOutdoors · 723 towns #204#572 Cheapest rentCost of living · 687 towns #380#671 Most trailsOutdoors · 601 towns #223#475 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 723 towns #238#71 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #169#23 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #71#188 Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #233#116 Most affordableCost of living · 723 towns #564#673

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

DeWittLima Township

Snow a year50″33″

January low17°F 16°F

July high83°F 82°F

Growing season (days)162d 163d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th 17th

Outdoors & history

DeWittLima Township

Trails2 mi 5 mi

Conserved land15.5%7.9%

Settled1833 —

Archive photos9 6

Famous people born here3 2

Community

DeWittLima 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.

Where they are

50 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DeWittMI Lima TownshipWashtenaw County

DeWitt ↔ Lima Township50 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

DeWittLima Township

People

Population 4,777Highest 4,058Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6%Lowest MI: +2% +21.7%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 41.9±2.5Lowest 4% above MI 42.1±3Highest 5% above MI

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

Kids under 18 24.7%±3.9Lowest MI: 21.2% 26.2%±5.4Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 17.9%±4Highest MI: 18.6% 15.7%±3Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 51% MI: 32.4% 51% MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±1.4Lowest MI: 6.1% 5.2%±2.4Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $110,341±$12kLowest 51% above MI $119,236±$15kHighest 64% above MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $309,900±$25kLowest 34% above MI $404,700±$40kHighest 75% above MI

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,072±$119Lowest 5% below MI $1,869±$375Highest 66% above MI

Property taxmedian, yearly $5,281Lowest 82% above MI $5,366Highest 85% above MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30.4%±14.4Highest MI: 50.4% 5.8%±13Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 5.6%Highest MI: 13.2% 1.5%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 82.5%Lowest MI: 73.2% 86.6%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1985Lowest 13 yrs newer than MI 1992Highest 20 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 5% below MI 23 minLowest 6% below MI

Work from home 20%±4.1Lowest MI: 13.5% 23.2%±5.6Highest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 5.2%Highest 2.1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 13.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.46Highest 0.28Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Lansing (28%)Ann Arbor (27%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lima TownshipFew work in DeWitt

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 15.5%Highest 7.9%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miLowest 4.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 10Highest 4Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.4Highest 4.0Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #79 of 493 in MI—

School district DeWitt Public Schools—

High school in town None in town—

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.

DeWitt vs Lima Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $500 more a month in Lima Township

Lima Township places higher on 11 of 19 MI lists

What daily life feels like in each

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