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.

Report cards

Fabius Township places higher on 15 of 20 MI lists

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+Fabius TownshipBetter than 70% of districts in the state C+Casco TownshipBetter than 39% of districts in the state

Health

C+Fabius TownshipHealthier than 36% of U.S. towns C−Casco TownshipHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns

15Fabius Township

4Casco Township

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 493 towns #65#409 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #353#679 Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #439#116 Most activeHealth · 723 towns #347#647 Most trailsOutdoors · 601 towns #344#568 Lowest property taxCost of living · 723 towns #271#537 Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #321#586 Most new homesHousing · 512 towns #123#4

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Fabius Township’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Casco 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%

Fabius Township$1,620/mo

Typical home $271K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $687/mo · Housing →

Casco Township$1,910/mo

Typical home $310K (Census) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $825/mo · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Casco Township and Fabius 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

44 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Fabius TownshipSt. Joseph County Casco TownshipAllegan County

Fabius Township ↔ Casco Township44 miles apart

Everything, side by side

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Only big differences vs Michigan average

Fabius TownshipCasco Township

People

Population 3,317Highest 2,856Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.9%Highest MI: +2% -1%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 55.7±3.8Lowest 39% above MI 56.9±5.4Highest 42% above MI

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

Kids under 18 17.5%±4.7Highest MI: 21.2% 12.3%±3.8Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 29.6%±5.3Lowest MI: 18.6% 32.1%±5.9Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.5%Lowest MI: 32.4% 36%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±1.8Highest MI: 6.1% 1.9%±1.4Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $95,875±$17kHighest 32% above MI $84,637±$34kLowest 16% above MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $270,700±$26kLowest 17% above MI $310,200±$79kHighest 34% above MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $687±$163Lowest 39% below MI $825±$663Highest 27% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,406Lowest 17% below MI $3,422Highest 18% above MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 3.5%±34Lowest MI: 50.4% 22.7%±91.1Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 8.8%Highest MI: 13.2% 5.9%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 95.3%Lowest MI: 73.2% 98.1%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 2 yrs newer than MI 1978Highest 6 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minLowest about the MI average 30 minHighest 22% above MI

Work from home 13.8%±8Lowest MI: 13.5% 27.9%±11.6Highest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.7%Lowest 6.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 25.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.34Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Three Rivers (20%)South Haven (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Casco TownshipFew work in Fabius Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Highest 1.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 11.5 miHighest 2.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.0Lowest 6.9Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #65 of 493 in MI #409 of 493 in MI

School district Three Rivers Community SchoolsSouth Haven Public Schools

High school in town None in townNone in town

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.

Fabius Township vs Casco Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Casco Township gets 68 more inches of snow a year

Fabius Township places higher on 15 of 20 MI lists

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Casco Township

44 miles apart

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