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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Geneva Township$970/mo

Typical home $154K (Census) · tax rate 1.28% · or rent about $1,234/mo · Housing →

Maple Forest Township$1,050/mo

Typical home $173K (Census) · tax rate 1.01% · or rent about $925/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Maple Forest Township and Geneva 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.

Health

C−Geneva TownshipHealthier than 20% of U.S. towns –Maple Forest TownshipNot graded

Where they are

78 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Geneva TownshipMidland County Maple Forest TownshipCrawford County

Geneva Township ↔ Maple Forest Township78 miles apart

Everything, side by side

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Only big differences vs Michigan average

Geneva TownshipMaple Forest Township

People

Population 889Highest 786Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.9%Highest MI: +2% -8.4%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 53.8±7Lowest 34% above MI 54±8.8Highest 34% above MI

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

Kids under 18 16.1%±5.4Lowest MI: 21.2% 17.3%±5.3Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 26.4%±2Highest MI: 18.6% 22.3%±3.3Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.9%Lowest MI: 32.4% 20.5%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±1.3Lowest MI: 6.1% 2.2%±1.3Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $61,518±$16kLowest 16% below MI $79,167±$15kHighest 9% above MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $153,500±$26kLowest 34% below MI $172,700±$46kHighest 25% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,234±$466Highest 9% above MI $925±$100Lowest 18% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,972Highest 32% below MI $1,741Lowest 40% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.2%±87.7Highest MI: 50.4% 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 10.1%Highest MI: 13.2% 2.2%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 94.2%Highest MI: 73.2% 90.5%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest 8 yrs newer than MI 1988Highest 16 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 24% above MI 38 minHighest 56% above MI

Work from home 1.7%±2.5Lowest MI: 13.5% 11.5%±9.7Highest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.5%Lowest 1.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 40.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Lowest 0.04Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Midland (24%)Grayling (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Maple Forest TownshipFew work in Geneva Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 2.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 28.8 miLowest 77.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miLowest 2.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 1.4Lowest

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.

Geneva Township vs Maple Forest Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Maple Forest Township gets 110 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs about the same each month

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78 miles apart

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