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 →

Lockport Township$1,200/mo

Typical home $198K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · or rent about $955/mo · Housing →

The difference: $420 a month, about $5,000 a year, between Fabius Township and Lockport 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

Fabius Township and Lockport Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Fabius TownshipLockport Township

Fabius Township ↔ Lockport Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

Report cards

Fabius Township places higher on 10 of 19 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 –Lockport TownshipNot graded

Health

C+Fabius TownshipHealthier than 36% of U.S. towns CLockport TownshipHealthier than 34% of U.S. towns

10Fabius Township

4Lockport Township

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most remote workersWork · 714 towns #201#531 Most educatedPeople · 723 towns #256#580 Highest incomeIncome · 723 towns #159#401 Cheapest rentCost of living · 687 towns #29#255 Most affordableCost of living · 723 towns #486#263 Most trailsOutdoors · 601 towns #344#523 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #456#660 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #335#525

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 TownshipLockport Township

Snow a year41″41″

January low17°F 17°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)170d 170d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)17th 35th

Outdoors & history

Fabius TownshipLockport Township

Trails12 mi 2 mi

Conserved land2.8%0.6%

Settled1829 1840

Famous people born here1 —

Community

Fabius TownshipLockport 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.

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 TownshipLockport Township

People

Population 3,317Lowest 3,763Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.9%Highest MI: +2% -1.5%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 55.7±3.8Highest 39% above MI 43.2±4.1Lowest 7% above MI

Kids under 18 17.5%±4.7Lowest MI: 21.2% 24.5%±4.9Highest MI: 21.2%

Lockport Township and Fabius 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% 19.1%±3.7Lowest MI: 18.6%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.5%Highest MI: 32.4% 17.2%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±1.8Highest MI: 6.1% 1.7%±1.2Lowest MI: 6.1%

Fabius Township and Lockport 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 $73,929±$18kLowest about the MI average

Fabius Township and Lockport 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 $197,800±$23kLowest 15% below MI

Rentmedian gross, monthly $687±$163Lowest 39% below MI $955±$59Highest 15% below MI

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,406Highest 17% below MI $2,011Lowest 31% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 3.5%±34Lowest MI: 50.4% 54.7%±28.5Highest MI: 50.4%

Lockport 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%Lowest MI: 13.2% 13%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 95.3%Highest MI: 73.2% 87.9%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 2 yrs newer than MI 1981Highest 9 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minHighest about the MI average 24 minLowest about the MI average

Work from home 13.8%±8Highest MI: 13.5% 7.3%±3.8Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.7%Highest 1.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.37Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Three Rivers (20%)Three Rivers (18%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Highest 0.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 11.5 miHighest 2.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 5Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.0Highest 5.8Lowest

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

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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 Lockport Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $420 more a month in Fabius Township

Fabius Township and Lockport Township share a border

Fabius Township places higher on 10 of 19 MI lists

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