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.

Safety

–Leoni TownshipNot graded D−JacksonSafer than 3% of U.S. towns

Schools

C+Leoni TownshipBetter than 40% of districts in the state CJacksonBetter than 25% of districts in the state

Health

CLeoni TownshipHealthier than 31% of U.S. towns D−JacksonHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns

13Leoni Township

7Jackson

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #233#691 Most trailsOutdoors · 601 towns #462#92 Highest incomeIncome · 723 towns #360#691 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #353#679 Fewest smokersHealth · 723 towns #394#702 Most walkableOutdoors · 723 towns #350#49 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #426#677 Most affordableCost of living · 723 towns #256#25

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

Where they are

Leoni Township and Jackson share a border

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

Leoni TownshipJackson

Leoni Township ↔ Jackson5.7 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

1,083 Leoni Township residents work in Jackson (20.7% of its workers)

496 Jackson residents work in Leoni Township (4.5% of its workers)

Work & commute in Leoni Township →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Leoni Township$1,190/mo

Typical home $196K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $910/mo · Housing →

Jackson$1,280/mo

Typical home $192K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.70% · or rent about $898/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Jackson and Leoni 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.

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

Leoni TownshipJackson

Snow a year33″33″

January low16°F 16°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)163d 163d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th 28th

Outdoors & history

Leoni TownshipJackson

Trails7 mi 16 mi

Conserved land10.7%10.2%

Settled—1829

National Register places—15

Archive photos—18

Famous people born here—77

Community

Leoni TownshipJackson

Library hours a week60 hrs 63 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 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

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

Leoni TownshipJackson

People

Population 13,794Lowest 31,058Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.3%Highest MI: +2% -6.6%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 44.1±2.8Highest 10% above MI 35.3±1.7Lowest 12% below MI

Kids under 18 21.4%±3.1Lowest MI: 21.2% 23.9%±1.9Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 18.5%±2.5Highest MI: 18.6% 13.3%±1.2Lowest MI: 18.6%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.3%Highest MI: 32.4% 16.1%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±1.3Lowest MI: 6.1% 4.2%±0.9Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $76,605±$8kHighest 5% above MI $44,558±$2kLowest 39% below MI

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $196,200±$15kHighest 15% below MI $103,200±$7kLowest 55% below MI

Rentmedian gross, monthly $910±$156Highest 19% below MI $898±$47Lowest 20% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,964Highest 32% below MI $1,753Lowest 40% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.9%±17.1Lowest MI: 50.4% 55%±5.8Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 10.4%Lowest MI: 13.2% 24.6%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84.7%Highest MI: 73.2% 54.7%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 5 yrs older than MI 1938Lowest 34 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 7% below MI 17 minLowest 30% below MI

Work from home 11%±3.9Highest MI: 13.5% 9%±1.7Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 10.3%Lowest 29.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miHighest 5.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.81Lowest 2.27Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (21%)Blackman Township (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 21% work in Jackson5% work in Leoni Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 10.7%Highest 10.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 7.2 miLowest 15.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 1.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 20Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 9.6Lowest 96.2Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #417 of 493 in MI #424 of 493 in MI

School district East Jackson Community Schools · Michigan Center School DistrictJackson Public Schools · Jackson ISD

High school in town Michigan Center JrSr High SchoolJackson High School

Students per teacherat that high school 21.0Highest 17.3Lowest

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.

Leoni Township vs Jackson

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Leoni Township places higher on 13 of 20 MI lists

Leoni Township and Jackson share a border

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

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