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.

Down paymentRate%

Oakfield Township$2,080/mo

Typical home $347K (Census) · tax rate 0.88% · or rent about $1,203/mo · Housing →

Grattan Township$2,180/mo

Typical home $356K (Census) · tax rate 1.05% · or rent about $1,138/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Grattan Township and Oakfield 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

Grattan Township places higher on 11 of 18 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.

Schools

A−Oakfield TownshipBetter than 76% of districts in the state –Grattan TownshipNot graded

Health

B−Oakfield TownshipHealthier than 54% of U.S. towns BGrattan TownshipHealthier than 62% of U.S. towns

6Oakfield Township

11Grattan Township

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #649#424 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #353#163 Most new homesHousing · 512 towns #262#142 Most remote workersWork · 714 towns #264#414 Most walkableOutdoors · 723 towns #462#611 Most educatedPeople · 723 towns #406#297 Lowest property taxCost of living · 723 towns #479#585 Fewest smokersHealth · 723 towns #307#217

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Oakfield Township’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

Oakfield TownshipGrattan Township

Snow a year73″66″

January low13°F —

July high84°F —

Growing season (days)133d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)10th 8th

Outdoors & history

Oakfield TownshipGrattan Township

Trails3 mi 1 mi

Conserved land0.7%3.2%

Settled—1846

Famous people born here—1

Community

Oakfield TownshipGrattan Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

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Only big differences vs Michigan average

Oakfield TownshipGrattan Township

People

Population 6,122Highest 3,840Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.6%Highest MI: +2% +5.2%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 38.1±10.7Lowest 5% below MI 46.5±7.7Highest 16% above MI

Grattan Township and Oakfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 24.7%±6.1Highest MI: 21.2% 16.5%±3.7Lowest MI: 21.2%

Oakfield Township and Grattan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 17.6%±4.5Lowest MI: 18.6% 18.8%±3.6Highest MI: 18.6%

Grattan Township and Oakfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.9%Lowest MI: 32.4% 28.8%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±1.4Highest MI: 6.1% 0.6%±0.9Lowest MI: 6.1%

Oakfield Township and Grattan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $103,411±$22kLowest 42% above MI $111,354±$19kHighest 53% above MI

Grattan Township and Oakfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $347,200±$34kLowest 50% above MI $355,800±$65kHighest 54% above MI

Grattan Township and Oakfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,203±$665Highest 7% above MI $1,138±$35Lowest about the MI average

Oakfield Township and Grattan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,071Lowest 6% above MI $3,735Highest 29% above MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59%±64.9Highest MI: 50.4% 14%±12.2Lowest MI: 50.4%

Oakfield Township and Grattan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 7.4%Highest MI: 13.2% 1.9%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 91.9%Highest MI: 73.2% 87.2%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 23 yrs newer than MI 1991Lowest 19 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 33 min 35% above MI 33 min 35% above MI

Work from home 12.2%±5.3Highest MI: 13.5% 9.4%±5.5Lowest MI: 13.5%

Oakfield Township and Grattan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 2.9%Highest 2.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miHighest 16.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Highest 0.13Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (19%)Grand Rapids (22%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grattan TownshipFew work in Oakfield Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 3.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.7 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 5.5Highest 3.5Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #249 of 493 in MI—

School district Greenville Public Schools—

High school in town None in town—

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.

Oakfield Township vs Grattan Township

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A typical home costs about the same each month

Grattan Township places higher on 11 of 18 MI lists

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