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Rives Township vs Eureka Township

69 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (13.3× in Eureka Township) and jobs per worker (5.9× in Eureka Township).

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Rives Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsJackson County · 4,782 people

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Eureka Township, MIAn outdoors townMontcalm County · 4,283 people

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.

Rives TownshipOne of the healthiest towns

Health73% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Rives Township →

Eureka TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors#35 most conserved land in MI12 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 76%of MI districts Health71% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Eureka 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.

Eureka Township has more miles of trail

Eureka Township 12.0 miRives Township 0.9 mi

Jobs per worker5.9×

Eureka Township is more of a job hub

Eureka Township 0.65Rives Township 0.11

Conserved land+21.9 pts

Eureka Township has more conserved land

Eureka Township 22%Rives Township 0.1%

Street grid+55%

Eureka Township has the more walkable street grid

Eureka Township 5.1Rives Township 3.3

Growth since 2010+5 pts

Eureka Township has grown faster since 2010

Eureka Township +6.4%Rives Township +1.4%

★ What stands out · Life in each

Eureka Township gets 40 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

Rives TownshipEureka Township

Snow a year33″73″

January low16°F 13°F

July high82°F 84°F

Growing season (days)163d 133d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th 10th

Outdoors & history

Rives TownshipEureka Township

Trails1 mi 12 mi

Conserved land0.1%22%

Settled—1850

Community

Rives TownshipEureka 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 $160 more a month in Eureka 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.

Down paymentRate%

Rives Township$1,310/mo

Typical home $210K (Census) · tax rate 1.17% · or rent about $1,132/mo · Housing →

Eureka Township$1,470/mo

Typical home $236K (Census) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $842/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Eureka Township and Rives 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.

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

–Rives TownshipNot graded A−Eureka TownshipBetter than 76% of districts in the state

Health

CRives TownshipHealthier than 27% of U.S. towns CEureka TownshipHealthier than 29% of U.S. towns

9Rives Township

9Eureka Township

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #704#35 Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #233#610 Cheapest rentCost of living · 687 towns #434#134 Highest graduation rateSchools · 540 towns #442#216 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #361#155 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #353#529 Most activeHealth · 723 towns #556#411 Most walkableOutdoors · 723 towns #623#482

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

Where they are

69 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rives TownshipJackson County Eureka TownshipMontcalm County

Rives Township ↔ Eureka Township69 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

Rives TownshipEureka Township

People

Population 4,782Highest 4,283Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.4%Lowest MI: +2% +6.4%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 38±2.5Highest 5% below MI 36.7±6.4Lowest 9% below MI

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

Kids under 18 23.5%±5Highest MI: 21.2% 19.6%±5Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 16.5%±3.5Lowest MI: 18.6% 17.6%±4.6Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.1%Highest MI: 32.4% 20.2%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±1.7Highest MI: 6.1% 2.7%±1.7Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $85,960±$18kHighest 18% above MI $77,266±$16kLowest 6% above MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $210,300±$35kLowest 9% below MI $236,200±$49kHighest about the MI average

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,132±$392Highest about the MI average $842±$23Lowest 25% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,470Lowest 15% below MI $2,730Highest 6% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.8%±32.8Highest MI: 50.4% 0%±17.2Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 10.5%Highest MI: 13.2% 5.7%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 94.9%Highest MI: 73.2% 90.1%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1985Lowest 13 yrs newer than MI 1990Highest 18 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minLowest about the MI average 27 minHighest 10% above MI

Work from home 6.1%±4.2Lowest MI: 13.5% 8.4%±5.1Highest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.4%Lowest 2.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 22.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.65Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (20%)Greenville (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eureka TownshipFew work in Rives Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 22%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 12.0 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.3Lowest 5.1Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#426 of 493 in MI

School district —Greenville Public Schools

High school in town —Satterlee School

Students per teacherat that high school — 26.0

Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Bordering Rives Township

Tompkins Township2,631 people · $207K homes

Henrietta Township4,681 people · $205K homes

Blackman Township25,605 people · $169K homes

Leslie Township2,094 people · $225K homes

Towns like Rives Township

Linden4,160 people · $240K homes

Manlius Township3,359 people · $283K homes

Casco Township4,180 people · $303K homes

Allegan Township4,793 people · $233K 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.