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 →

Hope Township$1,380/mo

Typical home $232K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Fabius Township and Hope 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

Hope Township places higher on 12 of 18 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 B−Hope TownshipBetter than 47% of districts in the state

Health

C+Fabius TownshipHealthier than 36% of U.S. towns B−Hope TownshipHealthier than 54% of U.S. towns

6Fabius Township

12Hope Township

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #321#719 Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #439#116 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #335#576 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #456#242 Most trailsOutdoors · 601 towns #344#506 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #353#163 Fewest smokersHealth · 723 towns #467#307 HealthiestHealth · 723 towns #472#327

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

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

Fabius TownshipHope Township

Snow a year41″68″

January low17°F 16°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)170d 158d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)17th 19th

Outdoors & history

Fabius TownshipHope Township

Trails12 mi 4 mi

Conserved land2.8%6.5%

Settled1829 —

National Register places—1

Archive photos—1

Famous people born here1 1

Community

Fabius TownshipHope Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 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

46 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Fabius TownshipSt. Joseph County Hope TownshipBarry County

Fabius Township ↔ Hope Township46 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

Fabius TownshipHope Township

People

Population 3,317Highest 3,187Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.9%Highest MI: +2% -2.6%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 55.7±3.8Lowest 39% above MI 57±6.1Highest 42% above MI

Hope 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% 11.5%±5.1Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 29.6%±5.3Highest MI: 18.6% 26.9%±6.2Lowest MI: 18.6%

Fabius Township and Hope 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%Highest MI: 32.4% 26.1%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±1.8Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.6%±2.6Highest MI: 6.1%

Hope Township and Fabius 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±$17kLowest 32% above MI $99,427±$18kHighest 36% above MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $270,700±$26kHighest 17% above MI $232,300±$27kLowest about the MI average

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $687±$163 39% below MI —

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,406Highest 17% below MI $1,893Lowest 35% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 3.5%±34Highest MI: 50.4% 0%±81.5Lowest MI: 50.4%

Fabius Township and Hope 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% 5.6%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 95.3%Lowest MI: 73.2% 98%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 2 yrs newer than MI 1969Lowest 3 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minLowest about the MI average 42 minHighest 73% above MI

Work from home 13.8%±8Lowest MI: 13.5% 14.5%±8.4Highest MI: 13.5%

Hope 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 3.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 21.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Highest 0.16Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Three Rivers (20%)Kalamazoo (8%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Lowest 6.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 11.5 miHighest 3.7 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.0Highest 4.3Lowest

Schools

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

School district Three Rivers Community Schools—

High school in town None in town—

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

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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 Hope Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $240 more a month in Fabius Township

Hope Township places higher on 12 of 18 MI lists

What daily life feels like in each

46 miles apart

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