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 $200 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.

Down paymentRate%

Irving Township$2,210/mo

Typical home $366K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $834/mo · Housing →

Heath Township$2,000/mo

Typical home $332K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →

The difference: $200 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Irving Township and Heath 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

Heath Township places higher on 9 of 17 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

–Irving TownshipNot graded B+Heath TownshipBetter than 69% of districts in the state

Health

BIrving TownshipHealthier than 63% of U.S. towns B−Heath TownshipHealthier than 50% of U.S. towns

7Irving Township

9Heath Township

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most remote workersWork · 714 towns #150#425 Highest incomeIncome · 723 towns #366#104 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 723 towns #473#269 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #163#353 Most trailsOutdoors · 601 towns #315#187 HealthiestHealth · 723 towns #248#360 Most activeHealth · 723 towns #237#347 Fewest smokersHealth · 723 towns #307#394

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Irving Township’s rankings →

Where they are

29 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Irving TownshipHeath Township

Irving Township ↔ Heath Township29 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Michigan average

Irving TownshipHeath Township

People

Population 3,807Lowest 3,966Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +14.9%Lowest MI: +2% +18.7%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 34.3±3.5Lowest 15% below MI 37.8±3.8Highest 6% below MI

Heath 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% 28.7%±4.6Lowest MI: 21.2%

Irving Township and Heath 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% 13.7%±3.3Highest MI: 18.6%

Heath 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% 30.4%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±1.6Highest MI: 6.1% 0.2%±0.4Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $76,367±$24kLowest 5% above MI $105,491±$15kHighest 45% above MI

Heath 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 $332,400±$33kLowest 44% above MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $834±$62 26% below MI —

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,492Highest 20% above MI $3,142Lowest 8% above MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 14.6%±47.6Highest MI: 50.4% 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 2.4%Highest MI: 13.2% 1.3%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 96.8%Highest MI: 73.2% 95.2%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 25 yrs newer than MI 1994Lowest 22 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 12% above MI 27 minLowest 10% above MI

Work from home 15.1%±6.6Highest MI: 13.5% 9.1%±4.7Lowest MI: 13.5%

Irving Township and Heath 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 3.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 13.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Lowest 0.35Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (13%)Holland (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Heath TownshipFew work in Irving Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 17.8%Lowest 46.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 14.8 miLowest 29.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.9Highest 4.4Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#104 of 493 in MI

School district —Hamilton Community Schools

High school in town —None in town

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.

Irving Township vs Heath Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Heath Township gets 41 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Irving Township

Heath Township places higher on 9 of 17 MI lists

29 miles apart

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