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%

Genoa Township$2,370/mo

Typical home $395K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $1,462/mo · Housing →

DeWitt Township$2,080/mo

Typical home $328K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.34% · or rent about $1,278/mo · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Genoa Township and DeWitt 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

Genoa Township places higher on 13 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

AGenoa TownshipBetter than 89% of districts in the state ADeWitt TownshipBetter than 86% of districts in the state

Health

A−Genoa TownshipHealthier than 84% of U.S. towns B+DeWitt TownshipHealthier than 72% of U.S. towns

13Genoa Township

5DeWitt Township

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

Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #521#311 Most affordableCost of living · 723 towns #666#503 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 723 towns #112#267 Lowest obesityHealth · 723 towns #77#209 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #143#270 Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #116#233 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #50#163 HealthiestHealth · 723 towns #79#171

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Genoa 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

Genoa TownshipDeWitt Township

Snow a year33″50″

January low14°F 17°F

July high83°F 83°F

Growing season (days)156d 162d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)10th 34th

Outdoors & history

Genoa TownshipDeWitt Township

Trails23 mi 14 mi

Conserved land9.5%5.8%

Settled—1833

National Register places3 —

Archive photos9 —

Community

Genoa TownshipDeWitt Township

Library hours a week—59 hrs

Colleges in town1 —

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

39 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Genoa TownshipLivingston County DeWitt TownshipClinton County

Genoa Township ↔ DeWitt Township39 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

Genoa TownshipDeWitt Township

People

Population 20,647Highest 15,313Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.4%Lowest MI: +2% +5.3%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 45.9±2.8Highest 14% above MI 44.8±1.6Lowest 11% above MI

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

Kids under 18 19.5%±2Lowest MI: 21.2% 19.9%±1.9Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 24.1%±2.1Highest MI: 18.6% 20.2%±2Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 44.2%Highest MI: 32.4% 42.5%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±1.1Highest MI: 6.1% 4.2%±0.9Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $100,716±$7kHighest 38% above MI $96,824±$8kLowest 33% above MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $395,300±$22kHighest 71% above MI $276,000±$21kLowest 19% above MI

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,462±$107Highest 29% above MI $1,278±$99Lowest 13% above MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,531Lowest 22% above MI $3,688Highest 27% above MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.5%±12.8Highest MI: 50.4% 46.1%±14.1Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 6.9%Highest MI: 13.2% 6%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 83.1%Lowest MI: 73.2% 84.2%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1994Highest 22 yrs newer than MI 1989Lowest 17 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 15% above MI 24 minLowest about the MI average

Work from home 18.6%±3.2Highest MI: 13.5% 18.1%±3Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 7.9%Highest 3.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 8.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.04Highest 0.42Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Ann Arbor (8%)Lansing (27%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DeWitt TownshipFew work in Genoa Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 9.5%Highest 5.8%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 23.2 miHighest 14.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Lowest 10Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 21.3Highest 16.6Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #78 of 493 in MI #60 of 493 in MI

School district FlexTech High School · Brighton Area SchoolsBlended Learning Academies Credit Recovery High School · DeWitt Public Schools

High school in town FlexTech High SchoolDeWitt High School

Students per teacherat that high school 17.8Lowest 18.5Highest

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.

Genoa Township vs DeWitt Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Genoa Township

Genoa Township places higher on 13 of 19 MI lists

What daily life feels like in each

39 miles apart

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