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Olive Township vs Riley Township

Next-door neighbors in Clinton County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.9× in Olive Township).

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Olive Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsClinton County · 2,530 people
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Riley Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsClinton County · 1,875 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 →
Riley TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 76%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 77%of MI districts All about Riley Township →
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 worker2.9×
Olive Township is more of a job hub
Olive Township 0.32Riley Township 0.11
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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 →
Riley Township$1,690/mo
Typical home $277K (Census) · tax rate 1.03% · or rent about $793/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Olive Township and Riley 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 Riley Township share a border

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

Olive TownshipRiley TownshipOlive TownshipRiley Township
Olive Township ↔ Riley Township5.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
20 Riley Township residents work in Olive Township (2.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Riley Township →
Report cards

Olive Township places higher on 14 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 A−Riley TownshipBetter than 77% of districts in the state
Health
A−Olive TownshipHealthier than 77% of U.S. towns A−Riley TownshipHealthier than 76% of U.S. towns
14Olive Township
1Riley Township

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

Cheapest rentCost of living · 687 towns #85#550 Most remote workersWork · 714 towns #73#453 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #308#641 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 723 towns #126#415 Most educatedPeople · 723 towns #300#524 Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #487#669 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #479#627 Fewest smokersHealth · 723 towns #89#217

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 TownshipRiley Township
Snow a year50″50″
January low17°F17°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)162d162d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th44th
Outdoors & history
Olive TownshipRiley Township
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land2.6%3.2%
National Register places1—
Archive photos1—
Community
Olive TownshipRiley Township
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 TownshipRiley Township
People
Population 2,530Highest 1,875Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.4%Highest MI: +2% -0.2%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 43.9±2.5Lowest 9% above MI 44±4.1Highest 9% above MI
Riley 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%±4Lowest MI: 21.2% 21.5%±2.9Highest MI: 21.2%
Riley Township and Olive 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% 21.5%±3.9Lowest MI: 18.6%
Olive Township and Riley 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%Highest MI: 32.4% 28.3%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±1.6Highest MI: 6.1% 2.2%±1.2Lowest MI: 6.1%
Olive Township and Riley 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 $95,000±$16kLowest 30% above MI
Olive Township and Riley 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 $277,000±$34kLowest 20% above MI
Olive Township and Riley 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 $793±$602Highest 30% below MI
Riley Township and Olive Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,803Lowest 3% below MI $2,842Highest about the MI average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 84.1%±47.2Highest MI: 50.4% 52.8%±68.9Lowest MI: 50.4%
Olive Township and Riley 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% 4.9%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.5%Lowest MI: 73.2% 94.9%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 5 yrs newer than MI 1980Highest 8 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 11% above MI 28 minHighest 17% above MI
Work from home 19.9%±4.8Highest MI: 13.5% 16.1%±4.5Lowest MI: 13.5%
Olive Township and Riley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 14.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Lansing (25%)Lansing (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Riley Township2% work in Olive Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Lowest 3.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 1.4Lowest
Schools
School district —St. Johns Public Schools
High school in town —None in town
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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