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Jordan Township vs Echo Township

Next-door neighbors in Antrim County. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+19.2 pts in Echo Township) and trails (2.6× in Jordan Township).

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Jordan Township, MIA small town of 907Antrim County · 907 people
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Echo Township, MIA small town of 1,089Antrim County · 1,089 people
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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.

Jordan TownshipA small town of 907
Quiet strengthsJordan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Jordan Township →
Echo TownshipA small town of 1,089
Quiet strengthsEcho Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Echo Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+19.2 pts
Echo Township has grown faster since 2010
Echo Township +8.6%Jordan Township -10.6%
Trails2.6×
Jordan Township has more miles of trail
Jordan Township 26.3 miEcho Township 10.2 mi
Kids under 18+7.4 pts
Echo Township has more kids
Echo Township 20.7%Jordan Township 13.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Echo 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.

Jordan Township$1,200/mo
Typical home $206K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $838/mo · Housing →
Echo Township$1,360/mo
Typical home $236K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $1,271/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Echo Township and Jordan 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.

Where they are

Jordan Township and Echo Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Jordan TownshipEcho TownshipJordan TownshipEcho Township
Jordan Township ↔ Echo Township5.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Health
–Jordan TownshipNot graded B−Echo TownshipHealthier than 50% of U.S. towns
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
Jordan TownshipEcho Township
Snow a year112″122″
January low14°F15°F
July high84°F83°F
Growing season (days)133d131d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)7th7th
Outdoors & history
Jordan TownshipEcho Township
Trails26 mi10 mi
Conserved land0.8%7.3%
Community
Jordan TownshipEcho Township
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.

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.

Jordan TownshipEcho Township
People
Population 907Lowest 1,089Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -10.6%Lowest MI: +2% +8.6%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 48.7±4.2Highest 21% above MI 42.6±4.6Lowest 6% above MI
Jordan Township and Echo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.3%±2.6Lowest MI: 21.2% 20.7%±3.7Highest MI: 21.2%
Age 65+ 21.6%±5.7Highest MI: 18.6% 17.4%±1.9Lowest MI: 18.6%
Jordan Township and Echo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.7%Lowest MI: 32.4% 26.4%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±2.1Highest MI: 6.1% 2.2%±1.9Lowest MI: 6.1%
Jordan Township and Echo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,000±$15kLowest 14% below MI $70,833±$18kHighest about the MI average
Echo Township and Jordan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $205,900±$36kLowest 11% below MI $235,600±$36kHighest about the MI average
Echo Township and Jordan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $838±$447Lowest 26% below MI $1,271±$188Highest 13% above MI
Echo Township and Jordan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,489Highest 49% below MI $1,474Lowest 49% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40%±60.6Lowest MI: 50.4% 53.6%±53.7Highest MI: 50.4%
Echo Township and Jordan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.8%Lowest MI: 13.2% 8.5%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.9%Lowest MI: 73.2% 90.8%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 10 yrs newer than MI 1980Lowest 8 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 15% above MI 27 minLowest 13% above MI
Work from home 9.4%±3.9Highest MI: 13.5% 7.6%±3.4Lowest MI: 13.5%
Jordan Township and Echo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.14Highest
Top workplaceoutside town East Jordan (13%)East Jordan (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Echo TownshipFew work in Jordan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Lowest 7.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 26.3 miHighest 10.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 1.7Highest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Jordan Township

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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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