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Mount Morris vs Springfield

95 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+46% in Springfield) and typical home built (18 yrs in Mount Morris).

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Mount Morris, MIAn outdoors townMichigan · 3,117 people
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Springfield, MIHomes around $149KMichigan · 5,269 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.

Mount MorrisAn outdoors town
Outdoors#83 most walkable in MI0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Health96% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SafetySafer than 5%of U.S. towns we grade All about Mount Morris →
SpringfieldHomes around $149K
Housing$149K typical home44% below the MI typical home Outdoors#111 most walkable in MI0.3 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves Health93% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Springfield →
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.

Property tax bill+46%
Tax bills are bigger in Springfield
Springfield $1,787Mount Morris $1,223
Typical home built18 yrs
Mount Morris’s homes are older
Springfield 1971Mount Morris 1953
Average commute6 min
Springfield has the shorter commute
Mount Morris 25 minSpringfield 19 min
Jobs per worker+65%
Springfield is more of a job hub
Springfield 0.91Mount Morris 0.55
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $420 more a month in Springfield

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.

Mount Morris$560/mo
Typical home $87K (Census) · tax rate 1.41% · or rent about $1,001/mo · Housing →
Springfield$980/mo
Typical home $149K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.61% · or rent about $864/mo · Housing →

The difference: $420 a month, about $5,100 a year, between Springfield and Mount Morris.

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

Springfield places higher on 12 of 20 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
DMount MorrisSafer than 5% of U.S. towns –SpringfieldNot graded
Schools
DMount MorrisBetter than 10% of districts in the state DSpringfieldBetter than 14% of districts in the state
Health
D−Mount MorrisHealthier than 4% of U.S. towns DSpringfieldHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns
7Mount Morris
12Springfield

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

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 723 towns #677#324 Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #396#101 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #152#431 Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #716#439 Most new homesHousing · 512 towns #353#495 Cheapest rentCost of living · 687 towns #316#159 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #290#408 Lowest property taxCost of living · 723 towns #11#105

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Mount Morris’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
Mount MorrisSpringfield
Snow a year40″65″
January low16°F17°F
July high82°F83°F
Growing season (days)162d158d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)12th19th
Outdoors & history
Mount MorrisSpringfield
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land9.1%3.1%
Settled1867—
Archive photos1—
Famous people born here31
Community
Mount MorrisSpringfield
Library hours a week40 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

95 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mount MorrisMISpringfieldMI
Mount Morris ↔ Springfield95 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.

Mount MorrisSpringfield
People
Population 3,117Lowest 5,269Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.7%Highest MI: +2% +0.6%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 33±4.2Highest 18% below MI 31.2±4.3Lowest 22% below MI
Mount Morris and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28%±7.9Lowest MI: 21.2% 28.1%±6.2Highest MI: 21.2%
Springfield and Mount Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.1%±2.8Lowest MI: 18.6% 11.7%±3.2Highest MI: 18.6%
Springfield and Mount Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.2%Lowest MI: 32.4% 11.9%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±1.7Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.1%±1.9Highest MI: 6.1%
Springfield and Mount Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,794±$8kHighest 33% below MI $44,808±$9kLowest 39% below MI
Mount Morris and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $86,600±$13kLowest 63% below MI $110,800±$13kHighest 52% below MI
Springfield and Mount Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,001±$207Highest 11% below MI $864±$48Lowest 23% below MI
Mount Morris and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,223Lowest 58% below MI $1,787Highest 38% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61%±21.8Highest MI: 50.4% 43.7%±11.5Lowest MI: 50.4%
Mount Morris and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 22.7%Highest MI: 13.2% 19.1%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55.5%Highest MI: 73.2% 52.1%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 19 yrs older than MI 1971Highest 1 yr older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 4% above MI 19 minLowest 21% below MI
Work from home 2.1%±2.3Lowest MI: 13.5% 2.5%±2.3Highest MI: 13.5%
Springfield and Mount Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3%Lowest 4.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 7.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.55Lowest 0.91Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Flint (10%)Battle Creek (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SpringfieldFew work in Mount Morris
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.1%Highest 3.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 81.9Highest 69.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #477 of 493 in MI#449 of 493 in MI
School district Mt. Morris Consolidated SchoolsBattle Creek Public Schools · Battle Creek Area Learning Center
High school in town Mt Morris Education and Community CenterBattle Creek Area Learning Center
Students per teacherat that high school 22.7Highest 15.2Lowest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Mount Morris

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Mount Morris Township19,752 people · $95K homes
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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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