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

–Pine Grove TownshipNot graded B−Beaver TownshipBetter than 49% of districts in the state

Health

C−Pine Grove TownshipHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns B+Beaver TownshipHealthier than 69% of U.S. towns

11Pine Grove Township

8Beaver Township

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Cheapest rentCost of living · 687 towns #135#603 Most new homesHousing · 512 towns #50#371 HealthiestHealth · 723 towns #604#212 Most activeHealth · 723 towns #556#167 Fewest smokersHealth · 723 towns #571#217 Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #439#116 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #358#666 Lowest obesityHealth · 723 towns #478#209

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Pine Grove Township’s rankings →

Life in each

Pine Grove Township gets 60 more inches of snow a year

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

Pine Grove TownshipBeaver Township

Snow a year109″49″

January low17°F 16°F

July high83°F 82°F

Growing season (days)156d 172d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th 50th

Outdoors & history

Pine Grove TownshipBeaver Township

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land2.2%—

Settled—1867

Famous people born here1 —

Community

Pine Grove TownshipBeaver 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.

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%

Pine Grove Township$1,200/mo

Typical home $192K (Census) · tax rate 1.23% · or rent about $842/mo · Housing →

Beaver Township$1,240/mo

Typical home $194K (Census) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $1,445/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.

Where they are

125 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pine Grove TownshipVan Buren County Beaver TownshipBay County

Pine Grove Township ↔ Beaver Township125 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

Pine Grove TownshipBeaver Township

People

Population 3,019Highest 2,698Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.5%Highest MI: +2% -5.6%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 45.1±3.2Highest 12% above MI 44.1±6Lowest 10% above MI

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

Kids under 18 20.2%±5.1Lowest MI: 21.2% 23.8%±6.6Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 20.1%±3.5Lowest MI: 18.6% 22.5%±4.1Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.8%Highest MI: 32.4% 22.6%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±1Lowest MI: 6.1% 2.4%±1.4Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $69,239±$7kLowest 5% below MI $89,154±$10kHighest 22% above MI

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $192,200±$41kLowest 17% below MI $193,800±$21kHighest 16% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $842±$86Lowest 25% below MI $1,445±$177Highest 28% above MI

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,359Lowest 19% below MI $2,637Highest 9% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48%±27Highest MI: 50.4% 45.7%±52.3Lowest MI: 50.4%

Pine Grove Township and Beaver 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% 4.8%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 91.6%Highest MI: 73.2% 89.3%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 11 yrs newer than MI 1974Lowest 2 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 38% above MI 29 minLowest 18% above MI

Work from home 11.7%±5Highest MI: 13.5% 10.2%±4.8Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.8%Highest 1.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.19Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Kalamazoo (15%)Midland (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Beaver TownshipFew work in Pine Grove Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.2%Highest 1.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.6Highest 1.9Lowest

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.

Pine Grove Township vs Beaver Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Pine Grove Township places higher on 11 of 19 MI lists

Pine Grove Township gets 60 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs about the same each month

125 miles apart

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