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Millbrook Township vs Deerfield

132 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (16.7× in Millbrook Township) and street grid (12.3× in Deerfield).

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Millbrook Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsMecosta County · 1,166 people
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Deerfield, MIA small town of 860Michigan · 860 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 →
DeerfieldA small town of 860
Quiet strengthsDeerfield doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Deerfield →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Jobs per worker16.7×
Millbrook Township is more of a job hub
Millbrook Township 0.50Deerfield 0.03
Street grid12.3×
Deerfield has the more walkable street grid
Deerfield 31.9Millbrook Township 2.6
Typical home built30 yrs
Deerfield’s homes are older
Millbrook Township 1988Deerfield 1958
Growth since 2010+4.7 pts
Deerfield has grown faster since 2010
Deerfield +0.3%Millbrook Township -4.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Deerfield

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 →
Deerfield$1,480/mo
Typical home $235K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $871/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,300 a year, between Deerfield and Millbrook 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.

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 –DeerfieldNot graded
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 TownshipDeerfield
Snow a year61″39″
January low13°F17°F
July high81°F84°F
Growing season (days)142d176d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd51st
Outdoors & history
Millbrook TownshipDeerfield
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0.1%
Archive photos112
Famous people born here12
Community
Millbrook TownshipDeerfield
Library hours a week—22 hrs
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.

Where they are

132 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Millbrook TownshipMecosta CountyDeerfieldMI
Millbrook Township ↔ Deerfield132 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.

Millbrook TownshipDeerfield
People
Population 1,166Highest 860Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.4%Lowest MI: +2% +0.3%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 40.5±6.2Highest about the MI average 39.5±8.8Lowest about the MI average
Millbrook Township and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.6%±4.3Lowest MI: 21.2% 23.3%±4.5Highest MI: 21.2%
Deerfield and Millbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.2%±1.7Highest MI: 18.6% 14.4%±2.7Lowest MI: 18.6%
Millbrook Township and Deerfield 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% 14.9%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±1.6Highest MI: 6.1% 3.4%±2.1Lowest MI: 6.1%
Millbrook Township and Deerfield 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 $70,556±$11kLowest 3% below MI
Millbrook Township and Deerfield 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 $167,600±$14kLowest 28% below MI
Millbrook Township and Deerfield 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 $871±$111Highest 23% below MI
Deerfield 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 $2,100Lowest 28% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 15.7%±39.1Lowest MI: 50.4%
Millbrook Township and Deerfield 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% 5.8%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86%Highest MI: 73.2% 85.8%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Highest 16 yrs newer than MI 1958Lowest 14 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 28% above MI 32 minHighest 33% above MI
Work from home 7.4%±3.6Highest MI: 13.5% 3.5%±2.1Lowest MI: 13.5%
Millbrook Township and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (10%)Blissfield Township (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DeerfieldFew work in Millbrook Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1% 0.1%
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.6Lowest 31.9Highest
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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