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Oregon Township vs Solon Township

113 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.5× in Solon Township) and trails (2.7× in Oregon Township).

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Oregon Township, MIAn outdoors townLapeer County · 5,699 people
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Solon Township, MIAn outdoors townKent County · 6,543 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Solon 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.

Oregon Township$1,390/mo
Typical home $236K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $825/mo · Housing →
Solon Township$1,560/mo
Typical home $257K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Solon Township and Oregon 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.

Report cards

Solon Township places higher on 10 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.

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
Oregon TownshipSolon Township
Snow a year34″48″
January low15°F14°F
July high82°F83°F
Growing season (days)160d135d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd18th
Outdoors & history
Oregon TownshipSolon Township
Trails25 mi9 mi
Conserved land17.6%7.4%
Famous people born here1—
Community
Oregon TownshipSolon 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.

Where they are

113 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Oregon Township ↔ Solon Township113 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.

Oregon TownshipSolon Township
People
Population 5,699Lowest 6,543Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.3%Lowest MI: +2% +8.7%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 44±6.1Lowest 9% above MI 44.5±2.2Highest 11% above MI
Solon Township and Oregon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.5%±3.2Lowest MI: 21.2% 22.4%±5Highest MI: 21.2%
Solon Township and Oregon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.6%±4.1Highest MI: 18.6% 19%±4.1Lowest MI: 18.6%
Oregon Township and Solon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.4%Lowest MI: 32.4% 23.8%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±2.1Highest MI: 6.1% 4%±1.9Lowest MI: 6.1%
Oregon Township and Solon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $83,807±$12kLowest 15% above MI $86,958±$14kHighest 19% above MI
Solon Township and Oregon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $236,400±$11kLowest about the MI average $256,900±$22kHighest 11% above MI
Solon Township and Oregon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $825±$814 27% below MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,847Lowest 36% below MI $2,609Highest 10% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 8%±32.3Highest MI: 50.4% 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%
Oregon Township and Solon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.4%Highest MI: 13.2% 3.7%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.9%Lowest MI: 73.2% 98.3%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 4 yrs newer than MI 1997Highest 25 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 14% above MI 28 minHighest 14% above MI
Work from home 6.8%±2.4Lowest MI: 13.5% 14.2%±5.8Highest MI: 13.5%
Solon Township and Oregon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.8%Lowest 3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 0.28Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lapeer (15%)Grand Rapids (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Solon TownshipFew work in Oregon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.6%Highest 7.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 25.1 miHighest 9.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.9Lowest 5.5Highest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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