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Irving Township vs Eagle Township

31 miles apart. The biggest differences: rent (+71% in Eagle Township) and home values (+42% in Irving Township).

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Irving Township, MIAn outdoors townBarry County · 3,807 people
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Eagle Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsClinton County · 2,785 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Life in each

Irving Township gets 31 more inches of snow a year

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
Irving TownshipEagle Township
Snow a year68″37″
January low16°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)158d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th38th
Outdoors & history
Irving TownshipEagle Township
Conserved land17.8%1%
Settled—1872
Archive photos—2
Community
Irving TownshipEagle Township
Library hours a week30 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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $180 more a month in Irving Township

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.

Irving Township$2,210/mo
Typical home $366K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $834/mo · Housing →
Eagle Township$2,030/mo
Typical home $333K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.02% · or rent about $1,425/mo · Housing →

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Irving Township and Eagle 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

Eagle Township places higher on 10 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.

Where they are

31 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Irving Township ↔ Eagle Township31 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.

Irving TownshipEagle Township
People
Population 3,807Highest 2,785Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +14.9%Highest MI: +2% +3.9%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 34.3±3.5Lowest 15% below MI 37±6Highest 8% below MI
Eagle Township and Irving Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 35.4%±7.4Highest MI: 21.2% 26.4%±4.5Lowest MI: 21.2%
Irving Township and Eagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.8%±3.7Lowest MI: 18.6% 15.7%±3Highest MI: 18.6%
Eagle Township and Irving Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.2%Highest MI: 32.4% 27.1%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±1.6Lowest MI: 6.1% 6.5%±2.3Highest MI: 6.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,367±$24kLowest 5% above MI $91,582±$18kHighest 26% above MI
Eagle Township and Irving Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $365,800±$39kHighest 58% above MI $257,400±$39kLowest 11% above MI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $834±$62Lowest 26% below MI $1,425±$130Highest 26% above MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,492Highest 20% above MI $2,614Lowest 10% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 14.6%±47.6Highest MI: 50.4% 14.3%±41Lowest MI: 50.4%
Irving Township and Eagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.4%Lowest MI: 13.2% 3.6%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.8%Highest MI: 73.2% 94.7%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 25 yrs newer than MI 1979Lowest 7 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 12% above MI 24 minLowest about the MI average
Work from home 15.1%±6.6Highest MI: 13.5% 12.2%±3.3Lowest MI: 13.5%
Irving Township and Eagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.5%Lowest 3.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Lowest 0.44Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (13%)Lansing (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eagle TownshipFew work in Irving Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.8%Highest 1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 14.8 miHighest 13.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 mi 0.4 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.9Highest 3.3Lowest
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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