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Douglass Township vs Pine Township

Next-door neighbors in Montcalm County. The biggest differences: trails (2.8× in Pine Township) and home values (+40% in Pine Township).

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Douglass Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsMontcalm County · 2,213 people
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Pine Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsMontcalm County · 2,063 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.

Douglass TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health84% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Douglass Township →
Pine TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health77% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors14.1% conserved land10 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Pine 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.

Trails2.8×
Pine Township has more miles of trail
Pine Township 10.1 miDouglass Township 3.6 mi
Home values+40%
Homes cost more in Pine Township
Pine Township $220,400Douglass Township $157,000
Age 65++16.6 pts
Douglass Township has more people 65 and up
Douglass Township 33.7%Pine Township 17.1%
Kids under 18+10.6 pts
Pine Township has more kids
Pine Township 24.3%Douglass Township 13.7%
Average commute10 min
Douglass Township has the shorter commute
Pine Township 37 minDouglass Township 27 min
Property tax bill+31%
Tax bills are bigger in Pine Township
Pine Township $2,277Douglass Township $1,743
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $380 more a month in Pine 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.

Douglass Township$970/mo
Typical home $157K (Census) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $1,080/mo · Housing →
Pine Township$1,350/mo
Typical home $220K (Census) · tax rate 1.03% · or rent about $1,034/mo · Housing →

The difference: $380 a month, about $4,500 a year, between Pine Township and Douglass 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

Douglass Township and Pine Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Douglass TownshipPine TownshipDouglass TownshipPine Township
Douglass Township ↔ Pine Township6.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
–Douglass TownshipNot graded BPine TownshipBetter than 60% of districts in the state
Health
C−Douglass TownshipHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns C−Pine TownshipHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns
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
Douglass TownshipPine Township
Snow a year73″73″
January low13°F13°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)133d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)19th15th
Outdoors & history
Douglass TownshipPine Township
Trails4 mi10 mi
Conserved land0.7%14.1%
Community
Douglass TownshipPine Township
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.

Douglass TownshipPine Township
People
Population 2,213Highest 2,063Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.7%Highest MI: +2% +2%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 52.9±8.3Highest 32% above MI 41±5.7Lowest about the MI average
Douglass Township and Pine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.7%±3Lowest MI: 21.2% 24.3%±5.7Highest MI: 21.2%
Age 65+ 33.7%±5.8Highest MI: 18.6% 17.1%±0.7Lowest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.6%Lowest MI: 32.4% 17.8%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±1.1Lowest MI: 6.1% 2.7%±2.5Highest MI: 6.1%
Pine Township and Douglass Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,806±$18kLowest 8% below MI $82,966±$4kHighest 14% above MI
Pine Township and Douglass Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $157,000±$34kLowest 32% below MI $220,400±$22kHighest 5% below MI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,080±$211Highest 4% below MI $1,034±$302Lowest 8% below MI
Douglass Township and Pine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,743Lowest 40% below MI $2,277Highest 22% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.5%±38.9Highest MI: 50.4% 20%±32.3Lowest MI: 50.4%
Douglass Township and Pine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.1%Highest MI: 13.2% 11.2%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.1%Highest MI: 73.2% 88.8%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 4 yrs newer than MI 1977Highest 5 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 12% above MI 37 minHighest 54% above MI
Work from home 19.7%±22Highest MI: 13.5% 4.6%±1.9Lowest MI: 13.5%
Douglass Township and Pine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.4% 1.4%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miLowest 29.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.19Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Greenville (8%)Greenville (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pine TownshipFew work in Douglass Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 14.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.6 miLowest 10.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.5Lowest 3.6Highest
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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