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Gilead Township vs Kinderhook Township

Next-door neighbors in Branch County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.4× in Gilead Township) and trails (3.5× in Kinderhook Township).

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Gilead Township, MIA small town of 708Branch County · 708 people
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Kinderhook Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsBranch County · 1,315 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Gilead TownshipA small town of 708
Quiet strengthsGilead Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gilead Township →
Kinderhook TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health81% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Kinderhook Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker4.4×
Gilead Township is more of a job hub
Gilead Township 0.22Kinderhook Township 0.05
Trails3.5×
Kinderhook Township has more miles of trail
Kinderhook Township 2.1 miGilead Township 0.6 mi
Median age17.2 yrs
Kinderhook Township skews older
Kinderhook Township 55Gilead Township 37.8
Street grid2.4×
Kinderhook Township has the more walkable street grid
Kinderhook Township 5.5Gilead Township 2.3
Seasonal homes+27.4 pts
Kinderhook Township has more second homes
Kinderhook Township 47.1%Gilead Township 19.7%
Property tax bill+40%
Tax bills are bigger in Kinderhook Township
Kinderhook Township $2,544Gilead Township $1,818
★ What stands out · Where they are

Gilead Township and Kinderhook Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Gilead TownshipKinderhook TownshipGilead TownshipKinderhook Township
Gilead Township ↔ Kinderhook Township6.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Gilead Township$1,330/mo
Typical home $226K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $913/mo · Housing →
Kinderhook Township$1,420/mo
Typical home $231K (Census) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Kinderhook Township and Gilead 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
–Gilead TownshipNot graded C−Kinderhook TownshipHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns
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
Gilead TownshipKinderhook Township
Snow a year39″39″
January low16°F16°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)167d167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd33rd
Outdoors & history
Gilead TownshipKinderhook Township
Trails1 mi2 mi
Conserved land0%3.8%
Community
Gilead TownshipKinderhook Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

Gilead TownshipKinderhook Township
People
Population 708Lowest 1,315Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.8%Highest MI: +2% -4.7%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 37.8±4.6Lowest 6% below MI 55±9Highest 37% above MI
Kids under 18 26.8%±4.9Highest MI: 21.2% 16.7%±3.6Lowest MI: 21.2%
Age 65+ 18.8%±6.5Lowest MI: 18.6% 31%±4.7Highest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.8%Lowest MI: 32.4% 29.4%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±1.8Highest MI: 6.1% 0.4%±0.4Lowest MI: 6.1%
Gilead Township and Kinderhook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $68,125±$23kLowest 7% below MI $83,348±$14kHighest 14% above MI
Kinderhook Township and Gilead Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,500±$20kLowest about the MI average $231,000±$54kHighest about the MI average
Kinderhook Township and Gilead Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $913±$239Highest 19% below MI $850±$193Lowest 25% below MI
Gilead Township and Kinderhook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,818Lowest 37% below MI $2,544Highest 12% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 8%±75.4Lowest MI: 50.4% 26.7%±34.5Highest MI: 50.4%
Kinderhook Township and Gilead Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 22%Highest MI: 13.2% 7.5%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.2%Lowest MI: 73.2% 89.8%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1961Lowest 11 yrs older than MI 1977Highest 5 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 42% above MI 27 minLowest 13% above MI
Work from home 3.8%±2.4Lowest MI: 13.5% 6%±2.3Highest MI: 13.5%
Kinderhook Township and Gilead Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.4%Lowest 0.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Highest 0.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Coldwater (19%)Coldwater (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kinderhook TownshipFew work in Gilead Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 2.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.3Lowest 5.5Highest
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.

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