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%

Hanover$900/mo

Typical home $146K (Census) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $978/mo · Housing →

Kinde$1,030/mo

Typical home $157K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.57% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Kinde 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

HanoverKinde

Snow a year44″47″

January low15°F 16°F

July high83°F 77°F

Growing season (days)161d 173d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th 29th

Outdoors & history

HanoverKinde

Trails—0 mi

Conserved land—0.7%

Archive photos1 5

Community

HanoverKinde

Library hours a week22 hrs —

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

150 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HanoverMI KindeMI

Hanover ↔ Kinde150 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

HanoverKinde

People

Population 375Lowest 414Highest

Median age 36.6±11.9Lowest 9% below MI 39.6±13.7Highest about the MI average

Kinde 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% 24.9%±13.6Lowest MI: 21.2%

Hanover and Kinde 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% 16.7%±7.1Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.7%Highest MI: 32.4% 2.2%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±5.6Highest MI: 6.1% 1.7%±2.9Lowest MI: 6.1%

Hanover and Kinde 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 $49,886±$6kLowest 32% below MI

Hanover and Kinde 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 $94,800±$5kLowest 59% below MI

Rentmedian gross, monthly $978±$85Highest 13% below MI $725±$419Lowest 36% below MI

Hanover and Kinde 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 $1,488Lowest 49% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69.8%±42.1Highest MI: 50.4% 58.3%±6.3Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 12.5%Highest MI: 13.2% 10.7%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 72%Lowest MI: 73.2% 74.6%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1946Lowest 26 yrs older than MI 1958Highest 14 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 3% below MI 20 minLowest 18% below MI

Work from home 5%±3.7Highest MI: 13.5% 4.9%±3.5Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.1%Highest 0.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 15.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Highest 0.41Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (19%)Bad Axe (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KindeFew work in Hanover

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.5%Highest 0.7%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 18.6Lowest

Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Hanover vs Kinde

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