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Marilla Township vs Cleon Township

Next-door neighbors in Manistee County. The biggest differences: kids under 18 (+16.7 pts in Marilla Township) and median age (14.6 yrs in Cleon Township).

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Marilla Township, MIAn outdoors townManistee County · 482 people
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Cleon Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsManistee County · 1,124 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.

Marilla TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors24% conserved land36 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Marilla Township →
Cleon TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health89% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Cleon Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Kids under 18+16.7 pts
Marilla Township has more kids
Marilla Township 36.7%Cleon Township 20%
Median age14.6 yrs
Cleon Township skews older
Cleon Township 46.5Marilla Township 31.9
Seasonal homes+26.2 pts
Marilla Township has more second homes
Marilla Township 44%Cleon Township 17.8%
Street grid2.3×
Cleon Township has the more walkable street grid
Cleon Township 2.3Marilla Township 1.0
Conserved land+23.6 pts
Marilla Township has more conserved land
Marilla Township 24%Cleon Township 0.4%
Trails2.4×
Marilla Township has more miles of trail
Marilla Township 36.2 miCleon Township 15.1 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Marilla 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.

Marilla Township$1,300/mo
Typical home $224K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · Housing →
Cleon Township$1,110/mo
Typical home $188K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $1,167/mo · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Marilla Township and Cleon 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

Marilla Township and Cleon Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Marilla TownshipCleon TownshipMarilla TownshipCleon Township
Marilla Township ↔ Cleon 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
–Marilla TownshipNot graded DCleon TownshipHealthier than 11% 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
Marilla TownshipCleon Township
Snow a year93″92″
January low—17°F
July high—80°F
Growing season (days)—163d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd22nd
Outdoors & history
Marilla TownshipCleon Township
Trails36 mi15 mi
Conserved land24%0.4%
Community
Marilla TownshipCleon 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.

Marilla TownshipCleon Township
People
Population 482Lowest 1,124Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +11.1% MI: +2%
Median age 31.9±5.3Lowest 21% below MI 46.5±6.9Highest 16% above MI
Kids under 18 36.7%±2.8Highest MI: 21.2% 20%±4.9Lowest MI: 21.2%
Age 65+ 16.4%±6Lowest MI: 18.6% 25.2%±6.9Highest MI: 18.6%
Cleon Township and Marilla Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.8%Highest MI: 32.4% 11.7%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±2.2Lowest MI: 6.1% 2.4%±1.9Highest MI: 6.1%
Cleon Township and Marilla Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,654±$7kHighest 13% below MI $51,625±$14kLowest 29% below MI
Marilla Township and Cleon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $223,900±$34kHighest 3% below MI $188,000±$37kLowest 19% below MI
Marilla Township and Cleon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,167±$698 3% above MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,467Lowest 49% below MI $1,485Highest 49% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 11.1%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 63.3%±78.8Highest MI: 50.4%
Cleon Township and Marilla Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.2%Lowest MI: 13.2% 27.1%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.2%Lowest MI: 73.2% 92.2%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 5 yrs newer than MI 1990Highest 18 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 46 minHighest 90% above MI 37 minLowest 52% above MI
Work from home 11.6%±14.5Highest MI: 13.5% 3.5%±2.2Lowest MI: 13.5%
Marilla Township and Cleon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 4.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 22.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.49Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Traverse City (15%)Weldon Township (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cleon TownshipFew work in Marilla Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 24%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 36.2 miHighest 15.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4 4
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 2.3Highest
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.

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