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Olive Township vs Victor Township

Next-door neighbors in Clinton County. The biggest differences: work from home (+10.6 pts in Olive Township) and jobs per worker (2.3× in Olive Township).

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Olive Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsClinton County · 2,530 people
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Victor Township, MIAn outdoors townClinton County · 3,460 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 →
Victor TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#199 most conserved land in MI17 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 63%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Victor 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.

Work from home+10.6 pts
More people work from home in Olive Township
Olive Township 19.9%Victor Township 9.3%
Jobs per worker2.3×
Olive Township is more of a job hub
Olive Township 0.32Victor Township 0.14
Street grid+56%
Victor Township has the more walkable street grid
Victor Township 2.5Olive Township 1.6
Property tax bill+17%
Tax bills are bigger in Victor Township
Victor Township $3,280Olive Township $2,803
Bachelor’s degree++8.3 pts
More adults in Victor Township have a degree
Victor Township 37%Olive Township 28.7%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Olive Township and Victor Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Olive TownshipVictor TownshipOlive TownshipVictor Township
Olive Township ↔ Victor Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Olive Township places higher on 12 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.

Health
A−Olive TownshipHealthier than 77% of U.S. towns BVictor TownshipHealthier than 63% of U.S. towns
12Olive Township
5Victor Township

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

Cheapest rentCost of living · 687 towns #85#500 Most remote workersWork · 714 towns #73#420 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #479#199 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #308#443 Fewest smokersHealth · 723 towns #89#217 Lowest property taxCost of living · 723 towns #392#519 Most educatedPeople · 723 towns #300#185 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 →

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 →
Victor Township$1,790/mo
Typical home $288K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · or rent about $1,206/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Olive TownshipVictor Township
Snow a year50″50″
January low17°F17°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)162d162d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th50th
Outdoors & history
Olive TownshipVictor Township
Trails0 mi17 mi
Conserved land2.6%7.6%
National Register places1—
Archive photos14
Community
Olive TownshipVictor 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 TownshipVictor Township
People
Population 2,530Lowest 3,460Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.4%Highest MI: +2% +0.1%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 43.9±2.5Lowest 9% above MI 46.2±2Highest 15% above MI
Victor 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% 22.9%±4.8Highest MI: 21.2%
Victor 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%±4.3Lowest MI: 18.6% 22.8%±5Highest MI: 18.6%
Victor Township and Olive 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% 37%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±1.6Highest MI: 6.1% 2.4%±1.8Lowest MI: 6.1%
Olive Township and Victor 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±$8kLowest 39% above MI $106,343±$14kHighest 46% above MI
Victor Township and Olive 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 $288,400±$23kLowest 25% above MI
Olive Township and Victor 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 $1,206±$460Highest 7% above MI
Victor 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 $3,280Highest 13% above MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 84.1%±47.2Highest MI: 50.4% 28.6%±76.8Lowest MI: 50.4%
Olive Township and Victor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7%Lowest MI: 13.2% 7.4%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.5%Lowest MI: 73.2% 97.2%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 29 minHighest 20% above MI
Work from home 19.9%±4.8Highest MI: 13.5% 9.3%±4.6Lowest MI: 13.5%
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Lowest 2.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Highest 0.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Lansing (25%)Lansing (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Victor TownshipFew work in Olive Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Lowest 7.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Lowest 2.5Highest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Olive Township

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DeWitt Township15,313 people · $276K 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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