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Riverview vs Tecumseh

40 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2.9× in Tecumseh) and property tax bill (+21% in Riverview).

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Riverview, MIAn outdoors townMichigan · 12,186 people
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Tecumseh, MIA history townMichigan · 8,646 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.

RiverviewAn outdoors town
Outdoors#62 most conserved land in MI1.6 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 61%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 69%of MI districts All about Riverview →
TecumsehA history town
HistorySettled in 182411 places on the National Register Outdoors#175 most walkable in MI4.6 miles of trails across 14 parks and preserves Schools#195 for schools in MIof 493 towns All about Tecumseh →
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.

Trails2.9×
Tecumseh has more miles of trail
Tecumseh 4.6 miRiverview 1.6 mi
Property tax bill+21%
Tax bills are bigger in Riverview
Riverview $4,079Tecumseh $3,369
Conserved land+10.8 pts
Riverview has more conserved land
Riverview 17%Tecumseh 6.2%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Riverview places higher on 11 of 22 MI lists

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.

Safety
BRiverviewSafer than 56% of U.S. towns ATecumsehSafer than 85% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+RiverviewBetter than 69% of districts in the state B+TecumsehBetter than 70% of districts in the state
Health
BRiverviewHealthier than 61% of U.S. towns B−TecumsehHealthier than 52% of U.S. towns
11Riverview
10Tecumseh

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest obesityHealth · 723 towns #56#478 Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #77#439 SafestSafety · 255 towns #127#35 Most new homesHousing · 512 towns #414#253 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #62#256 Highest graduation rateSchools · 540 towns #118#245 Most trailsOutdoors · 601 towns #334#198 Most remote workersWork · 714 towns #385#224

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

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.

Riverview$1,690/mo
Typical home $248K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.90% · or rent about $1,101/mo · Housing →
Tecumseh$1,730/mo
Typical home $265K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.55% · or rent about $1,003/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.

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
RiverviewTecumseh
Snow a year54″26″
January low—17°F
July high—85°F
Growing season (days)—164d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)12th26th
Outdoors & history
RiverviewTecumseh
Trails2 mi5 mi
Conserved land17%6.2%
Settled19231824
National Register places—11
Archive photos612
Famous people born here—15
Community
RiverviewTecumseh
Library hours a week38 hrs54 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

40 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RiverviewMITecumsehMI
Riverview ↔ Tecumseh40 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.

RiverviewTecumseh
People
Population 12,186Highest 8,646Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census 0%Lowest MI: +2% +1.9%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 40.6±4.4Highest about the MI average 39.1±3.9Lowest about the MI average
Riverview and Tecumseh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.7%±3.8Highest MI: 21.2% 21%±3.9Lowest MI: 21.2%
Riverview and Tecumseh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.3%±2.9Highest MI: 18.6% 20.7%±3Lowest MI: 18.6%
Riverview and Tecumseh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.3%Lowest MI: 32.4% 25.6%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±1.1Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.9%±1.4Highest MI: 6.1%
Tecumseh and Riverview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $73,468±$5kHighest about the MI average $62,835±$9kLowest 14% below MI
Riverview and Tecumseh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $215,100±$14kLowest 7% below MI $216,700±$14kHighest 6% below MI
Tecumseh and Riverview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,101±$64Highest about the MI average $1,003±$88Lowest 11% below MI
Riverview and Tecumseh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,079Highest 40% above MI $3,369Lowest 16% above MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40.9%±8.9Lowest MI: 50.4% 48.9%±13.7Highest MI: 50.4%
Tecumseh and Riverview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.3%Highest MI: 13.2% 5.6%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 64.3%Lowest MI: 73.2% 69.7%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 3 yrs older than MI 1975Highest 3 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest about the MI average 26 minHighest 7% above MI
Work from home 9.7%±2.7Lowest MI: 13.5% 13.2%±4.4Highest MI: 13.5%
Tecumseh and Riverview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.8%Lowest 13.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 19.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.75Lowest 0.91Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Detroit (12%)Adrian (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TecumsehFew work in Riverview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17%Highest 6.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miLowest 4.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Lowest 14Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 71.8Highest 52.3Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #280 of 493 in MI#195 of 493 in MI
School district Riverview Community School DistrictTecumseh Public Schools
High school in town Riverview Community High SchoolTecumseh High School
Students per teacherat that high school 22.2Highest 20.4Lowest
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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