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Redding Township vs Winterfield Township

Next-door neighbors in Clare County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+41% in Winterfield Township) and jobs per worker (2.1× in Redding Township).

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Redding Township, MIA small town of 409Clare County · 409 people
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Winterfield Township, MIA small town of 439Clare County · 439 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 →
Winterfield TownshipA small town of 439
Quiet strengthsWinterfield Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Winterfield Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Property tax bill+41%
Tax bills are bigger in Winterfield Township
Winterfield Township $1,339Redding Township $950
Jobs per worker2.1×
Redding Township is more of a job hub
Redding Township 0.40Winterfield Township 0.19
Conserved land+8.4 pts
Winterfield Township has more conserved land
Winterfield Township 10.1%Redding Township 1.7%
Bachelor’s degree++8.1 pts
More adults in Winterfield Township have a degree
Winterfield Township 9.9%Redding Township 1.8%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $240 more a month in Winterfield 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.

Redding Township$520/mo
Typical home $85K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $667/mo · Housing →
Winterfield Township$760/mo
Typical home $124K (Census) · tax rate 1.08% · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,800 a year, between Winterfield Township 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.

Where they are

Redding Township and Winterfield Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Redding TownshipWinterfield TownshipRedding TownshipWinterfield Township
Redding Township ↔ Winterfield Township7.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipWinterfield Township
Snow a year66″74″
January low11°F10°F
July high82°F80°F
Growing season (days)106d125d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)17th48th
Outdoors & history
Redding TownshipWinterfield Township
Trails48 mi39 mi
Conserved land1.7%10.1%
Community
Redding TownshipWinterfield 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.

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.

Redding TownshipWinterfield Township
People
Population 409Lowest 439Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.7% MI: +2% —
Median age 54.7±5.5Lowest 36% above MI 56.3±4.8Highest 40% above MI
Winterfield Township 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% 9.1%±4.8Lowest MI: 21.2%
Redding Township and Winterfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 32.8%±1.3Lowest MI: 18.6% 34.9%±2.6Highest MI: 18.6%
Winterfield Township and Redding Township 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% 9.9%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±4.4Highest MI: 6.1% 0.7%±2.6Lowest MI: 6.1%
Redding Township and Winterfield Township 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 $57,813±$12kHighest 21% below MI
Winterfield Township 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 $123,800±$27kHighest 47% below MI
Winterfield Township and Redding Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $667±$172 41% below MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $950Lowest 67% below MI $1,339Highest 54% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.5%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%
Redding Township and Winterfield 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% 13.7%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.6%Lowest MI: 73.2% 97.6%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 4 yrs newer than MI 1979Highest 7 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 28% above MI 33 minHighest 36% above MI
Work from home 12.6%±8.7Lowest MI: 13.5% 18.5%±10.1Highest MI: 13.5%
Winterfield Township and Redding Township 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 miLowest 37.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.40Highest 0.19Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clare (9%)Clare (5%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Winterfield TownshipFew work in Redding Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 10.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 47.5 miHighest 38.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 1.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Lowest 2.0Highest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Redding Township

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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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