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%

Joyfield Township$1,280/mo

Typical home $221K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $1,036/mo · Housing →

Weldon Township$1,420/mo

Typical home $237K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $708/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Weldon Township and Joyfield 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

Joyfield Township and Weldon Township share a border

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

Joyfield TownshipWeldon Township

Joyfield Township ↔ Weldon Township4.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

Who commutes between them

10 Joyfield Township residents work in Weldon Township (3.9% of its workers)

Work & commute in Joyfield Township →

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

Joyfield TownshipWeldon Township

Snow a year92″92″

January low17°F 17°F

July high80°F 80°F

Growing season (days)163d 163d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st 21st

Outdoors & history

Joyfield TownshipWeldon Township

Trails3 mi 100 mi

Conserved land0.4%4.1%

Community

Joyfield TownshipWeldon Township

Library hours a week—38 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

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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

Joyfield TownshipWeldon Township

People

Population 632Lowest 716Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.5%Lowest MI: +2% +6.8%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 50.1±15.7Highest 25% above MI 47.8±7.4Lowest 19% above MI

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

Kids under 18 19%±4.5Lowest MI: 21.2% 19.4%±5Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 23.3%±3.2Highest MI: 18.6% 21.2%±3.3Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.1%Lowest MI: 32.4% 26.5%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±1.5Lowest MI: 6.1% 7%±3.9Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $51,250±$15kLowest 30% below MI $63,500±$12kHighest 13% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $220,800±$47kLowest 5% below MI $237,000±$50kHighest about the MI average

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,036±$840Highest 8% below MI $708±$268Lowest 37% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,456Lowest 50% below MI $2,143Highest 26% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.3%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 46.5%±26.4Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 17.9%Highest MI: 13.2% 11.8%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 95.3%Highest MI: 73.2% 85.3%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1982Lowest 10 yrs newer than MI 1993Highest 21 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minLowest about the MI average 30 minHighest 22% above MI

Work from home 11%±4.9Highest MI: 13.5% 5.6%±4.3Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 4.7%Lowest 5.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 21.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.69Lowest 2.05Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Frankfort (19%)Traverse City (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in Weldon TownshipFew work in Joyfield Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 4.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.8 miLowest 100.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 2.8 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 6Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Lowest 2.6Highest

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

Deciding?

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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.

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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.

Joyfield Township vs Weldon Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs about the same each month

Joyfield Township and Weldon Township share a border

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