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Millbrook Township vs Belvidere Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (12.1× in Belvidere Township) and jobs per worker (2.6× in Millbrook Township).

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Millbrook Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsMecosta County · 1,166 people
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Belvidere Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsMontcalm County · 1,926 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.

Millbrook TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health78% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Millbrook Township →
Belvidere TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health84% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Belvidere 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.

Trails12.1×
Belvidere Township has more miles of trail
Belvidere Township 9.7 miMillbrook Township 0.8 mi
Jobs per worker2.6×
Millbrook Township is more of a job hub
Millbrook Township 0.50Belvidere Township 0.19
Street grid2.1×
Belvidere Township has the more walkable street grid
Belvidere Township 5.5Millbrook Township 2.6
Seasonal homes+19 pts
Belvidere Township has more second homes
Belvidere Township 28.3%Millbrook Township 9.3%
Property tax bill+20%
Tax bills are bigger in Millbrook Township
Millbrook Township $2,171Belvidere Township $1,802
Typical home built14 yrs
Belvidere Township’s homes are older
Millbrook Township 1988Belvidere Township 1974
★ What stands out · 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.

Millbrook Township$1,200/mo
Typical home $195K (Census) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $792/mo · Housing →
Belvidere Township$1,060/mo
Typical home $174K (Census) · tax rate 1.03% · or rent about $919/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Millbrook Township and Belvidere 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

Millbrook Township and Belvidere Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Millbrook TownshipBelvidere TownshipMillbrook TownshipBelvidere Township
Millbrook Township ↔ Belvidere Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border
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
C−Millbrook TownshipHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns C−Belvidere TownshipHealthier than 16% 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
Millbrook TownshipBelvidere Township
Snow a year61″73″
January low13°F13°F
July high81°F84°F
Growing season (days)142d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd19th
Outdoors & history
Millbrook TownshipBelvidere Township
Trails—10 mi
Conserved land—3.3%
Settled—1867
Archive photos1—
Famous people born here11
Community
Millbrook TownshipBelvidere 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.

Millbrook TownshipBelvidere Township
People
Population 1,166Lowest 1,926Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.4%Lowest MI: +2% -3.3%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 40.5±6.2Lowest about the MI average 48.6±4.8Highest 21% above MI
Belvidere Township and Millbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.6%±4.3Highest MI: 21.2% 18.4%±4.1Lowest MI: 21.2%
Millbrook Township and Belvidere Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.2%±1.7Lowest MI: 18.6% 19.7%±3.1Highest MI: 18.6%
Belvidere Township and Millbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17%Highest MI: 32.4% 16.1%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±1.6Highest MI: 6.1% 3.6%±2.2Lowest MI: 6.1%
Millbrook Township and Belvidere Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,655±$8kHighest 3% below MI $59,891±$7kLowest 18% below MI
Millbrook Township and Belvidere Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $195,000±$48kHighest 16% below MI $174,300±$32kLowest 25% below MI
Millbrook Township and Belvidere Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $792±$285Lowest 30% below MI $919±$143Highest 19% below MI
Belvidere Township and Millbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,171Highest 25% below MI $1,802Lowest 38% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 58.1%±77.3Lowest MI: 50.4%
Millbrook Township and Belvidere Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.8%Highest MI: 13.2% 13.3%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86%Lowest MI: 73.2% 88.4%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Highest 16 yrs newer than MI 1974Lowest 2 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 28% above MI 33 minHighest 35% above MI
Work from home 7.4%±3.6Lowest MI: 13.5% 9.4%±5.1Highest MI: 13.5%
Belvidere Township and Millbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.8%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miLowest 31.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Highest 0.19Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (10%)Grand Rapids (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Belvidere TownshipFew work in Millbrook Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 3.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miLowest 9.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.6Lowest 5.5Highest
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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