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Parma vs New Lothrop

66 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+92% in New Lothrop) and rent (+39% in Parma).

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Parma, MIA small town of 624Michigan · 624 people
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New Lothrop, MIA small town of 733Michigan · 733 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.

ParmaA small town of 624
Quiet strengthsParma doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Parma →
New LothropA small town of 733
Quiet strengthsNew Lothrop doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about New Lothrop →
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.

Property tax bill+92%
Tax bills are bigger in New Lothrop
New Lothrop $3,500Parma $1,823
Rent+39%
Rent runs higher in Parma
Parma $1,065New Lothrop $765
Work from home+11.3 pts
More people work from home in New Lothrop
New Lothrop 15.3%Parma 4%
Average commute10 min
Parma has the shorter commute
New Lothrop 31 minParma 21 min
Typical home built17 yrs
Parma’s homes are older
New Lothrop 1971Parma 1954
Jobs per worker+69%
New Lothrop is more of a job hub
New Lothrop 0.59Parma 0.35
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $650 more a month in New Lothrop

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.

Parma$980/mo
Typical home $159K (Census) · tax rate 1.15% · or rent about $1,065/mo · Housing →
New Lothrop$1,630/mo
Typical home $245K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.70% · or rent about $765/mo · Housing →

The difference: $650 a month, about $7,800 a year, between New Lothrop and Parma.

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
ParmaNew Lothrop
Snow a year40″38″
January low—16°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—164d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)20th33rd
Community
ParmaNew Lothrop
Library hours a week20 hrs26 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

66 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ParmaMINew LothropMI
Parma ↔ New Lothrop66 miles apart
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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.

ParmaNew Lothrop
People
Population 624Lowest 733Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.4%Highest MI: +2% -2.8%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 35.3±10.9Lowest 12% below MI 35.4±6.7Highest 12% below MI
New Lothrop and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.6%±4.1Lowest MI: 21.2% 26.9%±6.5Highest MI: 21.2%
New Lothrop and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.2%±0.7Lowest MI: 18.6% 16.8%±6Highest MI: 18.6%
New Lothrop and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.9%Highest MI: 32.4% 21.5%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±3.3Lowest MI: 6.1% 4.8%±2.2Highest MI: 6.1%
New Lothrop and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $71,250±$4kLowest about the MI average $72,344±$19kHighest about the MI average
New Lothrop and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $158,500±$38kLowest 32% below MI $205,700±$28kHighest 11% below MI
New Lothrop and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,065±$125Highest 6% below MI $765±$112Lowest 32% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,823Lowest 37% below MI $3,500Highest 21% above MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26%±26Lowest MI: 50.4% 29.6%±17.7Highest MI: 50.4%
New Lothrop and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.4%Highest MI: 13.2% 13.6%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.5%Highest MI: 73.2% 71%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1954Lowest 18 yrs older than MI 1971Highest 1 yr older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 12% below MI 31 minHighest 28% above MI
Work from home 4%±3.2Lowest MI: 13.5% 15.3%±6.1Highest MI: 13.5%
Work in townworking residents 0.3%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 25.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.35Lowest 0.59Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (20%)Owosso (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in New LothropFew work in Parma
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 37.3Highest 28.9Lowest
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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