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%

Douglass Township$970/mo

Typical home $157K (Census) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $1,080/mo · Housing →

Sidney Township$1,410/mo

Typical home $231K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.03% · or rent about $1,294/mo · Housing →

The difference: $440 a month, about $5,300 a year, between Sidney 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 Sidney Township share a border

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

Douglass TownshipSidney Township

Douglass Township ↔ Sidney Township6.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

Who commutes between them

22 Douglass Township residents work in Sidney Township (2.5% of its workers)

Work & commute in Douglass Township →

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 B−Sidney TownshipBetter than 46% of districts in the state

Health

C−Douglass TownshipHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns C−Sidney TownshipHealthier than 17% 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 TownshipSidney Township

Snow a year73″73″

January low13°F 13°F

July high84°F 84°F

Growing season (days)133d 133d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)19th 15th

Outdoors & history

Douglass TownshipSidney Township

Trails4 mi 12 mi

Conserved land0.7%8.1%

National Register places—1

Community

Douglass TownshipSidney Township

Colleges in town—1

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.

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

Douglass TownshipSidney Township

People

Population 2,213Lowest 2,603Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.7%Highest MI: +2% -1.4%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 52.9±8.3Highest 32% above MI 46.9±6.1Lowest 17% above MI

Douglass Township and Sidney 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% 20.9%±3.9Highest MI: 21.2%

Age 65+ 33.7%±5.8Highest MI: 18.6% 27.3%±6.3Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.6%Lowest MI: 32.4% 15.8%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±1.1Lowest MI: 6.1% 1.5%±1Highest MI: 6.1%

Sidney 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±$18kHighest 8% below MI $60,050±$11kLowest 18% below MI

Douglass Township and Sidney 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 $188,300±$28kHighest 19% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,080±$211Lowest 4% below MI $1,294±$367Highest 15% above MI

Sidney Township and Douglass 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 $1,938Highest 33% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.5%±38.9Lowest MI: 50.4% 69.2%±33.7Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 13.1%Lowest MI: 13.2% 14.7%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 90.1%Highest MI: 73.2% 90%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976 4 yrs newer than MI 1976 4 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 12% above MI 26 minLowest 8% above MI

Work from home 19.7%±22Highest MI: 13.5% 8.3%±3.8Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.4%Lowest 2.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miHighest 26.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.55Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Greenville (8%)Greenville (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Sidney TownshipFew work in Douglass Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 8.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 3.6 miLowest 11.9 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.5Lowest 3.9Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#326 of 493 in MI

School district —Central Montcalm Public Schools · Montcalm Area ISD

High school in town —Central Montcalm Middle High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 19.7

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.

Douglass Township vs Sidney Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $440 more a month in Sidney Township

Douglass Township and Sidney Township share a border

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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