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%

Hope Township$1,380/mo

Typical home $232K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · Housing →

Fabius Township$1,620/mo

Typical home $271K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $687/mo · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Fabius Township and Hope 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

Hope Township places higher on 12 of 18 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

B−Hope TownshipBetter than 47% of districts in the state B+Fabius TownshipBetter than 70% of districts in the state

Health

B−Hope TownshipHealthier than 54% of U.S. towns C+Fabius TownshipHealthier than 36% of U.S. towns

12Hope Township

6Fabius Township

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #719#321 Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #116#439 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #576#335 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #242#456 Most trailsOutdoors · 601 towns #506#344 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #163#353 Fewest smokersHealth · 723 towns #307#467 HealthiestHealth · 723 towns #327#472

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

Hope TownshipFabius Township

Snow a year68″41″

January low16°F 17°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)158d 170d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)19th 17th

Outdoors & history

Hope TownshipFabius Township

Trails4 mi 12 mi

Conserved land6.5%2.8%

Settled—1829

National Register places1 —

Archive photos1 —

Famous people born here1 1

Community

Hope TownshipFabius Township

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.

Where they are

46 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hope TownshipBarry County Fabius TownshipSt. Joseph County

Hope Township ↔ Fabius Township46 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

Hope TownshipFabius Township

People

Population 3,187Lowest 3,317Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.6%Lowest MI: +2% +1.9%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 57±6.1Highest 42% above MI 55.7±3.8Lowest 39% above MI

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

Kids under 18 11.5%±5.1Lowest MI: 21.2% 17.5%±4.7Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 26.9%±6.2Lowest MI: 18.6% 29.6%±5.3Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.1%Lowest MI: 32.4% 31.5%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±2.6Highest MI: 6.1% 2.9%±1.8Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $99,427±$18kHighest 36% above MI $95,875±$17kLowest 32% above MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $232,300±$27kLowest about the MI average $270,700±$26kHighest 17% above MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $687±$163 39% below MI

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,893Lowest 35% below MI $2,406Highest 17% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±81.5Lowest MI: 50.4% 3.5%±34Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 5.6%Lowest MI: 13.2% 8.8%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 98%Highest MI: 73.2% 95.3%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 3 yrs older than MI 1974Highest 2 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 42 minHighest 73% above MI 24 minLowest about the MI average

Work from home 14.5%±8.4Highest MI: 13.5% 13.8%±8Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 3.6%Highest 1.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 19.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.23Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Kalamazoo (8%)Three Rivers (20%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fabius TownshipFew work in Hope Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6.5%Highest 2.8%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miLowest 11.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 7Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.3Lowest 6.0Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#65 of 493 in MI

School district —Three Rivers Community Schools

High school in town —None in town

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

Deciding?

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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.

Hope Township vs Fabius Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $240 more a month in Fabius Township

Hope Township places higher on 12 of 18 MI lists

What daily life feels like in each

46 miles apart

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