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Orange Township vs Newark Township

30 miles apart. The biggest differences: kids under 18 (+8.1 pts in Newark Township) and work from home (+6.4 pts in Orange Township).

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Orange Township, MIA small town of 1,170Ionia County · 1,170 people

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Newark Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsGratiot County · 1,198 people

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.

Orange TownshipA small town of 1,170

Quiet strengthsOrange Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Orange Township →

Newark TownshipOne of the healthiest towns

Health65% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Newark 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.

Kids under 18+8.1 pts

Newark Township has more kids

Newark Township 28.5%Orange Township 20.4%

Work from home+6.4 pts

More people work from home in Orange Township

Orange Township 11.4%Newark Township 5%

Jobs per worker+52%

Orange Township is more of a job hub

Orange Township 0.79Newark Township 0.52

★ What stands out · Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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

–Orange TownshipNot graded BNewark TownshipBetter than 61% of districts in the state

Health

B−Orange TownshipHealthier than 48% of U.S. towns C+Newark TownshipHealthier than 35% of U.S. towns

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.

Down paymentRate%

Orange Township$1,430/mo

Typical home $240K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $1,133/mo · Housing →

Newark Township$1,390/mo

Typical home $235K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $838/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

Orange TownshipNewark Township

Snow a year54″39″

January low16°F 15°F

July high81°F 82°F

Growing season (days)161d 164d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th 27th

Outdoors & history

Orange TownshipNewark Township

Conserved land—3%

Community

Orange TownshipNewark 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.

Where they are

30 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Orange TownshipNewark Township

Orange Township ↔ Newark Township30 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.

Only big differences vs Michigan average

Orange TownshipNewark Township

People

Population 1,170Lowest 1,198Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.5%Highest MI: +2% +1.7%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 34.3±6.3Lowest 15% below MI 35.3±5.6Highest 12% below MI

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

Kids under 18 20.4%±2.5Lowest MI: 21.2% 28.5%±5.3Highest MI: 21.2%

Age 65+ 16.9%±5.3Highest MI: 18.6% 14.5%±3.1Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16%Lowest MI: 32.4% 16.8%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.7%±5.6Highest MI: 6.1% 1.5%±1.4Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $91,667±$28kHighest 26% above MI $74,750±$28kLowest about the MI average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $240,200±$13kHighest 4% above MI $234,700±$25kLowest about the MI average

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,133±$101Highest about the MI average $838±$342Lowest 26% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,034Highest 30% below MI $1,945Lowest 33% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.9%±44.8Lowest MI: 50.4% 51.3%±55.6Highest MI: 50.4%

Newark Township and Orange 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 87.5%Highest MI: 73.2% 86.8%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest same as MI 1968Lowest 4 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 10% below MI 20 minLowest 16% below MI

Work from home 11.4%±2.3Highest MI: 13.5% 5%±3.3Lowest MI: 13.5%

Work in townworking residents 0.7%Lowest 3.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 14.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.79Highest 0.52Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Ionia (14%)Ithaca (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Newark TownshipFew work in Orange Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 1.6Highest

Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Orange Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Orange Township

Sebewa Township1,615 people · $213K homes

Berlin Township1,819 people · $238K homes

Ionia12,753 people · $165K homes

Ionia Township4,032 people · $159K homes

Towns like Orange Township

Bronson Township1,426 people · $184K homes

Excelsior Township1,046 people · $212K homes

New Haven Township1,012 people · $208K homes

Kent City1,203 people · $167K homes

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.