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Olive Township vs DeWitt Township

Next-door neighbors in Clinton County. The biggest differences: street grid (10.4× in DeWitt Township) and rent (+62% in DeWitt Township).

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Olive Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsClinton County · 2,530 people
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DeWitt Township, MIKnown for its schoolsClinton County · 15,313 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.

Olive TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 77%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Olive Township →
DeWitt TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#60 for schools in MIof 493 towns HealthHealthier than 72%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#270 most conserved land in MI14 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves All about DeWitt 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.

Street grid10.4×
DeWitt Township has the more walkable street grid
DeWitt Township 16.6Olive Township 1.6
Rent+62%
Rent runs higher in DeWitt Township
DeWitt Township $1,278Olive Township $789
Size6.1×
DeWitt Township is the bigger place
DeWitt Township 15,313Olive Township 2,530
Property tax bill+32%
Tax bills are bigger in DeWitt Township
DeWitt Township $3,688Olive Township $2,803
Bachelor’s degree++13.8 pts
More adults in DeWitt Township have a degree
DeWitt Township 42.5%Olive Township 28.7%
Homeowners+10.3 pts renters
DeWitt Township has more renters
Olive Township 94.5%DeWitt Township 84.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $300 more a month in DeWitt Township

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.

Olive Township$1,790/mo
Typical home $296K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $789/mo · Housing →
DeWitt Township$2,080/mo
Typical home $328K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.34% · or rent about $1,278/mo · Housing →

The difference: $300 a month, about $3,600 a year, between DeWitt Township and Olive 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

Olive Township and DeWitt Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Olive TownshipDeWitt TownshipOlive TownshipDeWitt Township
Olive Township ↔ DeWitt Township5.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
29 Olive Township residents work in DeWitt Township (2.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Olive Township →
Report cards

Olive Township places higher on 9 of 17 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
–Olive TownshipNot graded ADeWitt TownshipBetter than 86% of districts in the state
Health
A−Olive TownshipHealthier than 77% of U.S. towns B+DeWitt TownshipHealthier than 72% of U.S. towns
9Olive Township
6DeWitt Township

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Cheapest rentCost of living · 687 towns #85#536 Most walkableOutdoors · 723 towns #716#296 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #479#270 Lowest property taxCost of living · 723 towns #392#577 Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #487#311 Most educatedPeople · 723 towns #300#132 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 723 towns #126#267 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #50#163

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Olive 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
Olive TownshipDeWitt Township
Snow a year50″50″
January low17°F17°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)162d162d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th34th
Outdoors & history
Olive TownshipDeWitt Township
Trails0 mi14 mi
Conserved land2.6%5.8%
Settled—1833
National Register places1—
Archive photos1—
Community
Olive TownshipDeWitt Township
Library hours a week—59 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.

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.

Olive TownshipDeWitt Township
People
Population 2,530Lowest 15,313Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.4%Lowest MI: +2% +5.3%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 43.9±2.5Lowest 9% above MI 44.8±1.6Highest 11% above MI
DeWitt Township and Olive Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.4%±4Highest MI: 21.2% 19.9%±1.9Lowest MI: 21.2%
Olive Township and DeWitt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.7%±4.3Highest MI: 18.6% 20.2%±2Lowest MI: 18.6%
Olive Township and DeWitt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.7%Lowest MI: 32.4% 42.5%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±1.6Lowest MI: 6.1% 4.2%±0.9Highest MI: 6.1%
DeWitt Township and Olive Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $101,500±$8kHighest 39% above MI $96,824±$8kLowest 33% above MI
Olive Township and DeWitt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $296,100±$29kHighest 28% above MI $276,000±$21kLowest 19% above MI
Olive Township and DeWitt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $789±$357Lowest 30% below MI $1,278±$99Highest 13% above MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,803Lowest 3% below MI $3,688Highest 27% above MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 84.1%±47.2Highest MI: 50.4% 46.1%±14.1Lowest MI: 50.4%
Olive Township and DeWitt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7%Highest MI: 13.2% 6%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.5%Highest MI: 73.2% 84.2%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 5 yrs newer than MI 1989Highest 17 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 11% above MI 24 minLowest about the MI average
Work from home 19.9%±4.8Highest MI: 13.5% 18.1%±3Lowest MI: 13.5%
Olive Township and DeWitt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Lowest 3.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Lowest 0.42Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lansing (25%)Lansing (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in DeWitt TownshipFew work in Olive Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Lowest 5.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 14.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 10Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Lowest 16.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#60 of 493 in MI
School district —Blended Learning Academies Credit Recovery High School · DeWitt Public Schools
High school in town —DeWitt High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 18.5
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Olive Township

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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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