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%

Lima Township$2,570/mo

Typical home $405K (Census) · tax rate 1.33% · or rent about $1,869/mo · Housing →

DeWitt$2,070/mo

Typical home $310K (Census) · tax rate 1.70% · or rent about $1,072/mo · Housing →

The difference: $500 a month, about $6,000 a year, between Lima Township and DeWitt.

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

Lima Township places higher on 11 of 19 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.

Safety

–Lima TownshipNot graded B+DeWittSafer than 73% of U.S. towns

Schools

ALima TownshipBetter than 92% of districts in the state ADeWittBetter than 92% of districts in the state

Health

A+Lima TownshipHealthier than 97% of U.S. towns ADeWittHealthier than 91% of U.S. towns

11Lima Township

7DeWitt

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 723 towns #572#204 Cheapest rentCost of living · 687 towns #671#380 Most trailsOutdoors · 601 towns #475#223 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 723 towns #71#238 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #23#169 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #188#71 Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #116#233 Most affordableCost of living · 723 towns #673#564

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

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

Lima TownshipDeWitt

Snow a year33″50″

January low16°F 17°F

July high82°F 83°F

Growing season (days)163d 162d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)17th 48th

Outdoors & history

Lima TownshipDeWitt

Trails5 mi 2 mi

Conserved land7.9%15.5%

Settled—1833

Archive photos6 9

Famous people born here2 3

Community

Lima TownshipDeWitt

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.

Where they are

50 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lima TownshipWashtenaw County DeWittMI

Lima Township ↔ DeWitt50 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.

Only big differences vs Michigan average

Lima TownshipDeWitt

People

Population 4,058Lowest 4,777Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +21.7%Highest MI: +2% +6%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 42.1±3Highest 5% above MI 41.9±2.5Lowest 4% above MI

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

Kids under 18 26.2%±5.4Highest MI: 21.2% 24.7%±3.9Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 15.7%±3Lowest MI: 18.6% 17.9%±4Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 51% MI: 32.4% 51% MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.2%±2.4Highest MI: 6.1% 4.2%±1.4Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $119,236±$15kHighest 64% above MI $110,341±$12kLowest 51% above MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $404,700±$40kHighest 75% above MI $309,900±$25kLowest 34% above MI

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,869±$375Highest 66% above MI $1,072±$119Lowest 5% below MI

Property taxmedian, yearly $5,366Highest 85% above MI $5,281Lowest 82% above MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 5.8%±13Lowest MI: 50.4% 30.4%±14.4Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 1.5%Lowest MI: 13.2% 5.6%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 86.6%Highest MI: 73.2% 82.5%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 20 yrs newer than MI 1985Lowest 13 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 6% below MI 23 minHighest 5% below MI

Work from home 23.2%±5.6Highest MI: 13.5% 20%±4.1Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.1%Lowest 5.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miHighest 9.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Lowest 0.46Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Ann Arbor (27%)Lansing (28%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DeWittFew work in Lima Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 7.9%Lowest 15.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 4.6 miHighest 2.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.7 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 10Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.0Lowest 44.4Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#79 of 493 in MI

School district —DeWitt Public Schools

High school in town —None in town

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

Deciding?

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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.

Lima Township vs DeWitt

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $500 more a month in Lima Township

Lima Township places higher on 11 of 19 MI lists

What daily life feels like in each

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