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Hanover vs Carsonville

132 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.7× in Hanover) and property tax bill (+40% in Hanover).

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Hanover, MIA small town of 375Michigan · 375 people
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Carsonville, MIHomes around $209KMichigan · 463 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.

HanoverA small town of 375
Quiet strengthsHanover doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hanover →
CarsonvilleHomes around $209K
Housing$209K typical home21% below the MI typical home All about Carsonville →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Street grid2.7×
Hanover has the more walkable street grid
Hanover 66.8Carsonville 24.3
Property tax bill+40%
Tax bills are bigger in Hanover
Hanover $1,603Carsonville $1,143
Typical home built18 yrs
Hanover’s homes are older
Carsonville 1964Hanover 1946
Jobs per worker+54%
Hanover is more of a job hub
Hanover 0.63Carsonville 0.41
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $400 more a month in Carsonville

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.

Hanover$900/mo
Typical home $146K (Census) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $978/mo · Housing →
Carsonville$1,290/mo
Typical home $209K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $858/mo · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,800 a year, between Carsonville and Hanover.

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.

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
HanoverCarsonville
Snow a year44″41″
January low15°F13°F
July high83°F82°F
Growing season (days)161d147d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th46th
Outdoors & history
HanoverCarsonville
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Archive photos13
Famous people born here—2
Community
HanoverCarsonville
Library hours a week22 hrs—
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.

Where they are

132 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HanoverMICarsonvilleMI
Hanover ↔ Carsonville132 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.

HanoverCarsonville
People
Population 375Lowest 463Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -11.8% MI: +2%
Median age 36.6±11.9Lowest 9% below MI 38.1±9.3Highest 5% below MI
Carsonville and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.4%±16.5Highest MI: 21.2% 25.5%±3Lowest MI: 21.2%
Hanover and Carsonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.8%±13.2Highest MI: 18.6% 13.2%±4.3Lowest MI: 18.6%
Hanover and Carsonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.7%Lowest MI: 32.4% 10.2%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±5.6Highest MI: 6.1% 5.6%±4.2Lowest MI: 6.1%
Hanover and Carsonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,656±$11kHighest 14% below MI $57,647±$16kLowest 21% below MI
Hanover and Carsonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $145,800±$19kHighest 37% below MI $101,300±$26kLowest 56% below MI
Hanover and Carsonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $978±$85Highest 13% below MI $858±$71Lowest 24% below MI
Hanover and Carsonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,603Highest 45% below MI $1,143Lowest 61% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69.8%±42.1Highest MI: 50.4% 45.3%±25.7Lowest MI: 50.4%
Hanover and Carsonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.5%Lowest MI: 13.2% 19.3%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72%Highest MI: 73.2% 71.1%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1946Lowest 26 yrs older than MI 1964Highest 8 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 3% below MI 27 minHighest 11% above MI
Work from home 5%±3.7Highest MI: 13.5% 1.6%±2.1Lowest MI: 13.5%
Hanover and Carsonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 14.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Highest 0.41Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (19%)Sandusky (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CarsonvilleFew work in Hanover
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 66.8Highest 24.3Lowest
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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