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Elba Township vs Duplain Township

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

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

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

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 →

Duplain TownshipKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 72%of MI districts All about Duplain 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%

Elba Township$830/mo

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

Duplain Township$1,000/mo

Typical home $162K (Census) · tax rate 1.15% · or rent about $832/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+Elba TownshipBetter than 69% of districts in the state B+Duplain TownshipBetter than 72% of districts in the state

Health

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

Where they are

Elba Township and Duplain Township share a border

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

Elba TownshipDuplain Township

Elba Township ↔ Duplain 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

Elba TownshipDuplain 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)61st 48th

Outdoors & history

Elba TownshipDuplain Township

Trails2 mi 0 mi

Conserved land16.8%0.3%

National Register places—1

Archive photos—1

Famous people born here1 —

Community

Elba TownshipDuplain Township

Library hours a week36 hrs 26 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

Elba TownshipDuplain Township

People

Population 1,090Lowest 2,349Highest

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

Median age 42.9±6.1Lowest 7% above MI 44.9±5.1Highest 12% 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 19.4%±4.7Highest MI: 21.2% 18.8%±3.1Lowest 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+ 24.6%±4.9Highest MI: 18.6% 18.8%±2.6Lowest 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+ 15.8%Highest MI: 32.4% 11.4%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±1.4Highest MI: 6.1% 1.4%±0.8Lowest 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 $52,344±$9kLowest 28% below MI $63,177±$7kHighest 13% 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 $127,200±$20kLowest 45% below MI $162,000±$10kHighest 30% below MI

Rentmedian gross, monthly $870±$80Highest 23% below MI $832±$196Lowest 26% 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 $1,958Highest 33% below MI $1,866Lowest 36% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.5%±7.6Highest MI: 50.4% 24%±21.5Lowest 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 17%Highest MI: 13.2% 7.9%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 4.1%±3Lowest MI: 13.5% 7.2%±2.8Highest 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 3.4%Lowest 10.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miLowest 24.8 miHighest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Duplain TownshipFew work in Elba Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 16.8%Highest 0.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 3Lowest

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

Schools

School district Ashley Community SchoolsOvid-Elsie Area Schools

High school in town Ashley High SchoolOvidElsie High School

Students per teacherat that high school 8.1Lowest 13.1Highest

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

Deciding?

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Bordering Elba Township

Washington Township830 people · $162K homes

Hamilton Township408 people · $174K homes

Towns like Elba Township

Newkirk Township909 people · $111K homes

Oliver Township1,368 people · $110K homes

Brown City1,139 people · $128K homes

Stephenson902 people · $102K 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.