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%

Douglas$4,300/mo

Typical home $672K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.38% · or rent about $781/mo · Housing →

Pleasantview Township$2,080/mo

Typical home $357K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $825/mo · Housing →

The difference: $2,220 a month, about $26,600 a year, between Douglas and Pleasantview 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.

Schools

ADouglasBetter than 87% of districts in the state –Pleasantview TownshipNot graded

Health

A−DouglasHealthier than 76% of U.S. towns –Pleasantview TownshipNot graded

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

DouglasPleasantview Township

Snow a year109″120″

January low17°F 12°F

July high83°F 76°F

Growing season (days)156d 147d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)31st 23rd

Outdoors & history

DouglasPleasantview Township

Trails2 mi 125 mi

Conserved land13.6%4.5%

Settled1851 —

National Register places2 —

Community

DouglasPleasantview Township

Library hours a week53 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

208 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DouglasMI Pleasantview TownshipEmmet County

Douglas ↔ Pleasantview Township208 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

DouglasPleasantview Township

People

Population 1,427Highest 862Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.9%Highest MI: +2% +11.5%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 59.9±6.8Highest 49% above MI 56.5±12.9Lowest 41% above MI

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

Kids under 18 13.2%±5Lowest MI: 21.2% 14.5%±4.4Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 37.4%±11.1Highest MI: 18.6% 33.5%±10.8Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 57%Highest MI: 32.4% 54.6%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±2Highest MI: 6.1% 1.6%±1Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $81,627±$6kHighest 12% above MI $70,694±$27kLowest about the MI average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $426,400±$77kHighest 84% above MI $356,800±$17kLowest 54% above MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $781±$293Lowest 31% below MI $825±$175Highest 27% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $5,886Highest 103% above MI $2,523Lowest 13% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 19.6%±30.3Lowest MI: 50.4% 30.8%±48.2Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 4.4%Lowest MI: 13.2% 7.2%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 91%Lowest MI: 73.2% 93.6%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 20 yrs newer than MI 1989Lowest 17 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 29% below MI 19 minHighest 23% below MI

Work from home 18.1%±7.9Highest MI: 13.5% 15.3%±4.1Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 9.5%Highest 5.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 8.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.14Lowest 1.75Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Holland (13%)Petoskey (23%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pleasantview TownshipFew work in Douglas

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 13.6%Highest 4.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 124.9 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miLowest 3.5 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 4Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 64.2Highest 3.2Lowest

Schools

School district Saugatuck Public Schools—

High school in town None in town—

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.

Douglas vs Pleasantview Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $2,220 more a month in Douglas

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What daily life feels like in each

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