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Omer vs Redding Township

58 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (16.3× in Omer) and seasonal homes (+48.3 pts in Redding Township).

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Omer, MIHomes around $169KMichigan · 283 people
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Redding Township, MIA small town of 409Clare County · 409 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.

OmerHomes around $169K
Housing$169K typical home37% below the MI typical home All about Omer →
Redding TownshipA small town of 409
Quiet strengthsRedding Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Redding 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 grid16.3×
Omer has the more walkable street grid
Omer 24.4Redding Township 1.5
Seasonal homes+48.3 pts
Redding Township has more second homes
Redding Township 57.6%Omer 9.3%
Jobs per worker3.3×
Redding Township is more of a job hub
Redding Township 0.40Omer 0.12
Property tax bill+61%
Tax bills are bigger in Omer
Omer $1,530Redding Township $950
Average commute8 min
Omer has the shorter commute
Redding Township 31 minOmer 23 min
Typical home built15 yrs
Omer’s homes are older
Redding Township 1976Omer 1961
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $580 more a month in Omer

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.

Omer$1,110/mo
Typical home $169K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.57% · or rent about $785/mo · Housing →
Redding Township$520/mo
Typical home $85K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $667/mo · Housing →

The difference: $580 a month, about $7,000 a year, between Omer and Redding 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
OmerRedding Township
Snow a year49″66″
January low13°F11°F
July high80°F82°F
Growing season (days)148d106d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th17th
Outdoors & history
OmerRedding Township
Trails0 mi48 mi
Conserved land0%1.7%
Settled1903—
National Register places1—
Archive photos7—
Community
OmerRedding Township
Library hours a week40 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

58 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OmerMIRedding TownshipClare County
Omer ↔ Redding Township58 miles apart
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.

OmerRedding Township
People
Population 283Lowest 409Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -12.7% MI: +2%
Median age 56±3.6Highest 39% above MI 54.7±5.5Lowest 36% above MI
Omer and Redding Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 4.9%±5Lowest MI: 21.2% 13.2%±5.2Highest MI: 21.2%
Redding Township and Omer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.2%±8.3Lowest MI: 18.6% 32.8%±1.3Highest MI: 18.6%
Redding Township and Omer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.2%Highest MI: 32.4% 1.8%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±1.5Lowest MI: 6.1% 4.6%±4.4Highest MI: 6.1%
Redding Township and Omer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,000±$13kHighest 30% below MI $37,500±$14kLowest 49% below MI
Omer and Redding Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $97,700±$13kHighest 58% below MI $85,000±$59kLowest 63% below MI
Omer and Redding Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $785±$32Highest 30% below MI $667±$172Lowest 41% below MI
Omer and Redding Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,530Highest 47% below MI $950Lowest 67% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 85.7%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 62.5%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%
Omer and Redding Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.8%Lowest MI: 13.2% 27.4%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90%Lowest MI: 73.2% 92.6%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1961Lowest 11 yrs older than MI 1976Highest 4 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 3% below MI 31 minHighest 28% above MI
Work from home 3.4%±3.2Lowest MI: 13.5% 12.6%±8.7Highest MI: 13.5%
Redding Township and Omer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miLowest 32.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.40Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Standish (11%)Clare (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Redding TownshipFew work in Omer
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 47.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 24.4Highest 1.5Lowest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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