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Noble Township vs Freeport

68 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (18× in Freeport) and jobs per worker (4.1× in Freeport).

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Noble Township, MIA small town of 551Branch County · 551 people
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Freeport, MIHomes around $328KMichigan · 523 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.

Noble TownshipA small town of 551
Quiet strengthsNoble Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Noble Township →
FreeportHomes around $328K
Housing$328K typical home23% above the MI typical home All about Freeport →
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.

Street grid18×
Freeport has the more walkable street grid
Freeport 46.9Noble Township 2.6
Jobs per worker4.1×
Freeport is more of a job hub
Freeport 0.61Noble Township 0.15
Typical home built37 yrs
Freeport’s homes are older
Noble Township 1975Freeport 1938
Property tax bill+17%
Tax bills are bigger in Noble Township
Noble Township $2,250Freeport $1,921
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $650 more a month in Freeport

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.

Noble Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · Housing →
Freeport$2,020/mo
Typical home $328K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $779/mo · Housing →

The difference: $650 a month, about $7,800 a year, between Freeport and Noble 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.

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
Noble TownshipFreeport
Snow a year39″68″
January low16°F16°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)167d158d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th29th
Outdoors & history
Noble TownshipFreeport
Famous people born here—1
Community
Noble TownshipFreeport
Library hours a week—30 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

68 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Noble TownshipBranch CountyFreeportMI
Noble Township ↔ Freeport68 miles apart
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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.

Noble TownshipFreeport
People
Population 551Highest 523Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.9% MI: +2% —
Median age 34±5.3Highest 15% below MI 32.3±5.4Lowest 20% below MI
Noble Township and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 37.9%±4.7Highest MI: 21.2% 28.5%±15.7Lowest MI: 21.2%
Noble Township and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.9%±2.9Lowest MI: 18.6% 14.3%±7.6Highest MI: 18.6%
Freeport and Noble Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18%Lowest MI: 32.4% 18.9%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±1.9Highest MI: 6.1% 2.1%±2.2Lowest MI: 6.1%
Noble Township and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,806±$6kHighest 8% below MI $66,250±$22kLowest 9% below MI
Noble Township and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,000±$33kHighest about the MI average $175,600±$22kLowest 24% below MI
Noble Township and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $779±$220 31% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,250Highest 23% below MI $1,921Lowest 34% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 20%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 26.1%±83.5Highest MI: 50.4%
Freeport and Noble Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.6%Highest MI: 13.2% 13.9%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.9%Highest MI: 73.2% 87.4%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 3 yrs newer than MI 1938Lowest 34 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 8% above MI 29 minHighest 21% above MI
Work from home 8.8%±5Highest MI: 13.5% 6.5%±6.9Lowest MI: 13.5%
Noble Township and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.5%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 18.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.61Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Coldwater (18%)Grand Rapids (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FreeportFew work in Noble Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.4%Highest 2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.6Lowest 46.9Highest
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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