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Duplain Township vs Elba Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (7.7× in Elba Township) and home values (+27% in Duplain Township).

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Duplain Township, MIKnown for its schoolsClinton County · 2,349 people

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Elba Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsGratiot County · 1,090 people

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.

Duplain TownshipKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 72%of MI districts All about Duplain Township →

Elba TownshipOne of the healthiest towns

Health78% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates

Outdoors#331 most conserved land in MI2.3 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 69%of MI districts All about Elba 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.

Elba Township has more miles of trail

Elba Township 2.3 miDuplain Township 0.3 mi

Home values+27%

Homes cost more in Duplain Township

Duplain Township $162,000Elba Township $127,200

Homeowners+16.9 pts renters

Elba Township has more renters

Duplain Township 87.5%Elba Township 70.6%

Conserved land+16.5 pts

Elba Township has more conserved land

Elba Township 16.8%Duplain Township 0.3%

Average commute5 min

Duplain Township has the shorter commute

Elba Township 32 minDuplain Township 27 min

Growth since 2010+4.9 pts

Duplain Township has grown faster since 2010

Duplain Township -2.5%Elba Township -7.4%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Duplain 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.

Down paymentRate%

Duplain Township$1,000/mo

Typical home $162K (Census) · tax rate 1.15% · or rent about $832/mo · Housing →

Elba Township$830/mo

Typical home $127K (Census) · tax rate 1.54% · or rent about $870/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Duplain Township and Elba 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

B+Duplain TownshipBetter than 72% of districts in the state B+Elba TownshipBetter than 69% of districts in the state

Health

C+Duplain TownshipHealthier than 39% of U.S. towns C−Elba TownshipHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns

Where they are

Duplain Township and Elba Township share a border

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

Duplain TownshipElba Township

Duplain Township ↔ Elba Township6.1 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

8 Elba Township residents work in Duplain Township (2.3% of its workers)

Work & commute in Elba Township →

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

Duplain TownshipElba Township

Snow a year38″38″

January low16°F 16°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)164d 164d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th 61st

Outdoors & history

Duplain TownshipElba Township

Trails0 mi 2 mi

Conserved land0.3%16.8%

National Register places1 —

Archive photos1 —

Famous people born here—1

Community

Duplain TownshipElba Township

Library hours a week26 hrs 36 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.

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

Duplain TownshipElba Township

People

Population 2,349Highest 1,090Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.5%Highest MI: +2% -7.4%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 44.9±5.1Highest 12% above MI 42.9±6.1Lowest 7% above MI

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

Kids under 18 18.8%±3.1Lowest MI: 21.2% 19.4%±4.7Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 18.8%±2.6Lowest MI: 18.6% 24.6%±4.9Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.4%Lowest MI: 32.4% 15.8%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±0.8Lowest MI: 6.1% 2.8%±1.4Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $63,177±$7kHighest 13% below MI $52,344±$9kLowest 28% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $162,000±$10kHighest 30% below MI $127,200±$20kLowest 45% below MI

Rentmedian gross, monthly $832±$196Lowest 26% below MI $870±$80Highest 23% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,866Lowest 36% below MI $1,958Highest 33% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 24%±21.5Lowest MI: 50.4% 36.5%±7.6Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 7.9%Lowest MI: 13.2% 17%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 87.5%Highest MI: 73.2% 70.6%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 16 yrs older than MI 1964Highest 8 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 10% above MI 32 minHighest 32% above MI

Work from home 7.2%±2.8Highest MI: 13.5% 4.1%±3Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 10.5%Highest 3.4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 21.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Highest 0.46Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Lansing (11%)Ithaca (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Elba Township2% work in Duplain Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 16.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 2.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.0Lowest 3.3Highest

Schools

School district Ovid-Elsie Area SchoolsAshley Community Schools

High school in town OvidElsie High SchoolAshley High School

Students per teacherat that high school 13.1Highest 8.1Lowest

Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Bordering Duplain Township

Ovid Township2,667 people · $201K homes

Greenbush Township2,109 people · $259K homes

Fairfield Township521 people · $193K homes

Middlebury Township1,658 people · $190K homes

Towns like Duplain Township

Brady Township2,404 people · $162K homes

Hersey Township2,036 people · $155K homes

Sanborn Township2,173 people · $156K homes

Adams Township2,149 people · $164K homes

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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.