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Henrietta Township vs Leoni Township

Next-door neighbors in Jackson County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.4× in Leoni Township) and street grid (2× in Leoni Township).

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Henrietta Township, MIAn outdoors townJackson County · 4,681 people

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Leoni Township, MIAn outdoors townJackson County · 13,794 people

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.

Henrietta TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors#206 most conserved land in MI3.6 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Health57% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Henrietta Township →

Leoni TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors#115 most conserved land in MI7.2 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves Health69% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Leoni 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 worker7.4×

Leoni Township is more of a job hub

Leoni Township 0.81Henrietta Township 0.11

Leoni Township has the more walkable street grid

Leoni Township 9.6Henrietta Township 4.8

Leoni Township has more miles of trail

Leoni Township 7.2 miHenrietta Township 3.6 mi

Leoni Township is the bigger place

Leoni Township 13,794Henrietta Township 4,681

Average commute6 min

Leoni Township has the shorter commute

Henrietta Township 29 minLeoni Township 23 min

Homeowners+9.1 pts renters

Leoni Township has more renters

Henrietta Township 93.8%Leoni Township 84.7%

★ What stands out · Where they are

Henrietta Township and Leoni Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Henrietta TownshipLeoni Township

Henrietta Township ↔ Leoni Township7.2 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

Who commutes between them

69 Henrietta Township residents work in Leoni Township (4.2% of its workers)

Work & commute in Henrietta Township →

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%

Henrietta Township$1,230/mo

Typical home $205K (Census) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $924/mo · Housing →

Leoni Township$1,190/mo

Typical home $196K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $910/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

Schools

–Henrietta TownshipNot graded C+Leoni TownshipBetter than 40% of districts in the state

Health

C+Henrietta TownshipHealthier than 43% of U.S. towns CLeoni TownshipHealthier than 31% of U.S. towns

9Henrietta Township

9Leoni Township

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

Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #564#250 Most new homesHousing · 512 towns #194#346 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #163#353 Most walkableOutdoors · 723 towns #502#350 Lowest obesityHealth · 723 towns #411#551 HealthiestHealth · 723 towns #400#507 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #206#115 Fewest smokersHealth · 723 towns #307#394

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

Henrietta TownshipLeoni Township

Snow a year33″33″

January low16°F 16°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)163d 163d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th 24th

Outdoors & history

Henrietta TownshipLeoni Township

Trails4 mi 7 mi

Conserved land7.4%10.7%

Settled1837 —

Community

Henrietta TownshipLeoni Township

Library hours a week23 hrs 60 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 1

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.

Only big differences vs Michigan average

Henrietta TownshipLeoni Township

People

Population 4,681Lowest 13,794Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.7%Lowest MI: +2% +0.3%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 46.6±7.7Highest 16% above MI 44.1±2.8Lowest 10% above MI

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

Kids under 18 16.6%±4.6Lowest MI: 21.2% 21.4%±3.1Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 19.4%±4Highest MI: 18.6% 18.5%±2.5Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.6%Highest MI: 32.4% 23.3%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±2.1Highest MI: 6.1% 2.9%±1.3Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $81,339±$7kHighest 12% above MI $76,605±$8kLowest 5% above MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $204,700±$26kHighest 12% below MI $196,200±$15kLowest 15% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $924±$380Highest 18% below MI $910±$156Lowest 19% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,920Lowest 34% below MI $1,964Highest 32% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.7%±20.5Lowest MI: 50.4% 49.9%±17.1Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 6.3%Lowest MI: 13.2% 10.4%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 93.8%Highest MI: 73.2% 84.7%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 5 yrs newer than MI 1967Lowest 5 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 19% above MI 23 minLowest 7% below MI

Work from home 10.4%±4.9Lowest MI: 13.5% 11%±3.9Highest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.7%Lowest 10.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 9.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.81Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (18%)Jackson (21%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in Leoni TownshipFew work in Henrietta Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 7.4%Lowest 10.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 3.6 miLowest 7.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 5Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.8Lowest 9.6Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#417 of 493 in MI

School district —East Jackson Community Schools · Michigan Center School District

High school in town —Michigan Center JrSr High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 21.0

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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.

Henrietta Township neighborsTown Square →

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Leoni Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Henrietta Township

Rives Township4,782 people · $210K homes

Bunker Hill Township1,903 people · $228K homes

Waterloo Township2,964 people · $244K homes

Towns like Henrietta Township

Escanaba Township3,533 people · $174K homes

Brooks Township3,771 people · $244K homes

Woodstock Township3,583 people · $230K homes

Raisinville Township5,975 people · $240K homes

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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.