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Pine Grove Township vs Gobles

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (10.8× in Gobles) and jobs per worker (9.5× in Gobles).

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Pine Grove Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsVan Buren County · 3,019 people
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Gobles, MIKnown for its schoolsMichigan · 595 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.

Pine Grove TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health78% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Pine Grove Township →
GoblesKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 69%of MI districts All about Gobles →
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 grid10.8×
Gobles has the more walkable street grid
Gobles 38.7Pine Grove Township 3.6
Jobs per worker9.5×
Gobles is more of a job hub
Gobles 1.23Pine Grove Township 0.13
Home values+84%
Homes cost more in Pine Grove Township
Pine Grove Township $192,200Gobles $104,200
Size5.1×
Pine Grove Township is the bigger place
Pine Grove Township 3,019Gobles 595
Homeowners+22 pts renters
Gobles has more renters
Pine Grove Township 91.6%Gobles 69.6%
Property tax bill+41%
Tax bills are bigger in Pine Grove Township
Pine Grove Township $2,359Gobles $1,677
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $510 more a month in Gobles

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.

Pine Grove Township$1,200/mo
Typical home $192K (Census) · tax rate 1.23% · or rent about $842/mo · Housing →
Gobles$1,720/mo
Typical home $261K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.61% · or rent about $630/mo · Housing →

The difference: $510 a month, about $6,200 a year, between Gobles and Pine Grove 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.

Where they are

Pine Grove Township and Gobles share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pine Grove TownshipGoblesPine Grove TownshipGobles
Pine Grove Township ↔ Gobles3.4 miles apart · They share a border
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
–Pine Grove TownshipNot graded B+GoblesBetter than 69% of districts in the state
Health
C−Pine Grove TownshipHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns –GoblesNot graded
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
Pine Grove TownshipGobles
Snow a year109″109″
January low17°F17°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th22nd
Outdoors & history
Pine Grove TownshipGobles
Trails1 mi2 mi
Conserved land2.2%6.2%
Settled—1864
Archive photos—2
Famous people born here1—
Community
Pine Grove TownshipGobles
Library hours a week—45 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.

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.

Pine Grove TownshipGobles
People
Population 3,019Highest 595Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.5%Lowest MI: +2% +2.7%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 45.1±3.2Lowest 12% above MI 51.4±10.7Highest 28% above MI
Gobles and Pine Grove Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.2%±5.1Highest MI: 21.2% 12.1%±4.5Lowest MI: 21.2%
Pine Grove Township and Gobles 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% 32.3%±10Highest MI: 18.6%
Gobles 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% 12.4%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±1Lowest MI: 6.1% 3%±2.3Highest MI: 6.1%
Gobles 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±$7kHighest 5% below MI $44,250±$18kLowest 39% below MI
Pine Grove Township and Gobles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $192,200±$41kHighest 17% below MI $104,200±$24kLowest 55% below MI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $842±$86Highest 25% below MI $630±$146Lowest 44% below MI
Pine Grove Township and Gobles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,359Highest 19% below MI $1,677Lowest 42% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48%±27Highest MI: 50.4% 35.7%±15.4Lowest MI: 50.4%
Pine Grove Township and Gobles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.4%Lowest MI: 13.2% 22.8%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.6%Highest MI: 73.2% 69.6%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 11 yrs newer than MI 1959Lowest 13 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 38% above MI 23 minLowest 7% below MI
Work from home 11.7%±5Highest MI: 13.5% 6.3%±5.2Lowest MI: 13.5%
Pine Grove Township and Gobles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.8%Lowest 3.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 16.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 1.23Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Kalamazoo (15%)Bloomingdale Township (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GoblesFew work in Pine Grove Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.2%Lowest 6.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miLowest 2.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 2.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.6Lowest 38.7Highest
Schools
School district —Gobles Public School District
High school in town —Gobles High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 15.8
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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