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Redding Township vs Omer

58 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (16.3× in Omer) and seasonal homes (+48.3 pts in Redding Township).

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Redding Township, MIA small town of 409Clare County · 409 people
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Omer, MIHomes around $169KMichigan · 283 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.

Redding TownshipA small town of 409
Quiet strengthsRedding Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Redding Township →
OmerHomes around $169K
Housing$169K typical home37% below the MI typical home All about Omer →
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 grid16.3×
Omer has the more walkable street grid
Omer 24.4Redding Township 1.5
Seasonal homes+48.3 pts
Redding Township has more second homes
Redding Township 57.6%Omer 9.3%
Jobs per worker3.3×
Redding Township is more of a job hub
Redding Township 0.40Omer 0.12
Property tax bill+61%
Tax bills are bigger in Omer
Omer $1,530Redding Township $950
Average commute8 min
Omer has the shorter commute
Redding Township 31 minOmer 23 min
Typical home built15 yrs
Omer’s homes are older
Redding Township 1976Omer 1961
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $580 more a month in Omer

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.

Redding Township$520/mo
Typical home $85K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $667/mo · Housing →
Omer$1,110/mo
Typical home $169K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.57% · or rent about $785/mo · Housing →

The difference: $580 a month, about $7,000 a year, between Omer and Redding 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.

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
Redding TownshipOmer
Snow a year66″49″
January low11°F13°F
July high82°F80°F
Growing season (days)106d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)17th36th
Outdoors & history
Redding TownshipOmer
Trails48 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.7%0%
Settled—1903
National Register places—1
Archive photos—7
Community
Redding TownshipOmer
Library hours a week—40 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

58 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Redding TownshipClare CountyOmerMI
Redding Township ↔ Omer58 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.

Redding TownshipOmer
People
Population 409Highest 283Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.7% MI: +2% —
Median age 54.7±5.5Lowest 36% above MI 56±3.6Highest 39% above MI
Omer and Redding Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.2%±5.2Highest MI: 21.2% 4.9%±5Lowest MI: 21.2%
Redding Township and Omer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 32.8%±1.3Highest MI: 18.6% 27.2%±8.3Lowest MI: 18.6%
Redding Township and Omer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 1.8%Lowest MI: 32.4% 5.2%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±4.4Highest MI: 6.1% 1.4%±1.5Lowest MI: 6.1%
Redding Township and Omer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $37,500±$14kLowest 49% below MI $51,000±$13kHighest 30% below MI
Omer and Redding Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $85,000±$59kLowest 63% below MI $97,700±$13kHighest 58% below MI
Omer and Redding Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $667±$172Lowest 41% below MI $785±$32Highest 30% below MI
Omer and Redding Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $950Lowest 67% below MI $1,530Highest 47% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.5%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 85.7%±100Highest MI: 50.4%
Omer and Redding Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 27.4%Highest MI: 13.2% 7.8%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.6%Highest MI: 73.2% 90%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 4 yrs newer than MI 1961Lowest 11 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 28% above MI 23 minLowest 3% below MI
Work from home 12.6%±8.7Highest MI: 13.5% 3.4%±3.2Lowest MI: 13.5%
Redding Township and Omer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 29.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.40Highest 0.12Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clare (9%)Standish (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OmerFew work in Redding Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 47.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Lowest 24.4Highest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Redding Township

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Winterfield Township439 people · $124K homes
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Greenwood Township1,218 people · $182K homes
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Middle Branch Township849 people · $139K homes
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Freeman Township1,431 people · $151K homes

Towns like Redding Township

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Otter Lake379 people · $101K homes
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Clifford277 people · $113K 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.

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