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%

Evart$1,220/mo

Typical home $191K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.38% · or rent about $800/mo · Housing →

Standish$1,120/mo

Typical home $163K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.97% · or rent about $689/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Evart and Standish.

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

C+EvartBetter than 42% of districts in the state –StandishNot graded

Health

DEvartHealthier than 8% of U.S. towns C−StandishHealthier than 22% 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

EvartStandish

Snow a year61″53″

January low13°F 10°F

July high81°F 80°F

Growing season (days)142d 143d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd 21st

Outdoors & history

EvartStandish

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land12.1%—

Settled1871 1903

National Register places1 1

Archive photos18 6

Community

EvartStandish

Library hours a week40 hrs 38 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

65 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EvartMI StandishMI

Evart ↔ Standish65 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

EvartStandish

People

Population 1,667Highest 1,554Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.5%Lowest MI: +2% -3.4%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 36.3±5.6Lowest 10% below MI 37±4.6Highest 8% below MI

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

Kids under 18 29%±4.2Highest MI: 21.2% 21.6%±3.7Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 23.3%±5.3Highest MI: 18.6% 19.1%±3.8Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.1%Lowest MI: 32.4% 13.7%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±1.6Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.2%±1.5Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $34,318±$17kLowest 53% below MI $35,395±$6kHighest 51% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $105,500±$10kHighest 54% below MI $97,900±$7kLowest 58% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $800±$106Highest 29% below MI $689±$101Lowest 39% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,457Lowest 50% below MI $1,925Highest 34% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.4%±16.8Highest MI: 50.4% 41%±9.6Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 35.1%Highest MI: 13.2% 20.1%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 52.7%Lowest MI: 73.2% 55.5%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 7 yrs older than MI 1972Highest same as MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 24% below MI 25 minHighest about the MI average

Work from home 4.4%±2.1Lowest MI: 13.5% 8.6%±3.3Highest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 31.9%Highest 15.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 29.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.86Highest 3.48Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Reed City (6%)Chippewa Township (7%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in StandishFew work in Evart

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 12.1%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 39.4Highest 32.4Lowest

Schools

School district Evart Public Schools—

High school in town Evart High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 14.3 —

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

Deciding?

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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.

Evart vs Standish

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