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Rome Township vs Rollin Township

Next-door neighbors in Lenawee County. The biggest differences: street grid (2.4× in Rollin Township) and seasonal homes (+22.7 pts in Rollin Township).

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Rome Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsLenawee County · 1,800 people
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Rollin Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsLenawee County · 3,035 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.

Rome TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health70% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Rome Township →
Rollin TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health70% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Rollin Township →
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 grid2.4×
Rollin Township has the more walkable street grid
Rollin Township 4.7Rome Township 2.0
Seasonal homes+22.7 pts
Rollin Township has more second homes
Rollin Township 27%Rome Township 4.3%
Median age9.4 yrs
Rollin Township skews older
Rollin Township 52.4Rome Township 43
Growth since 2010+9 pts
Rome Township has grown faster since 2010
Rome Township +1.8%Rollin Township -7.2%
Bachelor’s degree++18 pts
More adults in Rollin Township have a degree
Rollin Township 35.9%Rome Township 17.9%
Age 65++9.8 pts
Rollin Township has more people 65 and up
Rollin Township 28.9%Rome Township 19.1%
★ What stands out · 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.

Rome Township$1,480/mo
Typical home $244K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $863/mo · Housing →
Rollin Township$1,400/mo
Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 1.20% · or rent about $783/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Rome Township and Rollin 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

Rome Township and Rollin Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rome TownshipRollin TownshipRome TownshipRollin Township
Rome Township ↔ Rollin Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Health
CRome TownshipHealthier than 30% of U.S. towns CRollin TownshipHealthier than 30% of U.S. towns
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
Rome TownshipRollin Township
Snow a year33″33″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd26th
Outdoors & history
Rome TownshipRollin Township
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0.6%
Famous people born here11
Community
Rome TownshipRollin Township
Library hours a week—24 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.

Rome TownshipRollin Township
People
Population 1,800Lowest 3,035Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.8%Highest MI: +2% -7.2%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 43±3.4Lowest 7% above MI 52.4±5.2Highest 30% above MI
Kids under 18 24.6%±3.4Highest MI: 21.2% 18.7%±4.2Lowest MI: 21.2%
Rome Township and Rollin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.1%±2.7Lowest MI: 18.6% 28.9%±5.5Highest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.9%Lowest MI: 32.4% 35.9%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±1.4Highest MI: 6.1% 2.2%±2Lowest MI: 6.1%
Rome Township and Rollin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $83,929±$12kHighest 15% above MI $79,736±$13kLowest 9% above MI
Rome Township and Rollin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $244,000±$32kHighest 5% above MI $224,500±$22kLowest 3% below MI
Rome Township and Rollin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $863±$325Highest 24% below MI $783±$164Lowest 31% below MI
Rome Township and Rollin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,444Lowest 16% below MI $2,688Highest 7% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.3%±69.5Highest MI: 50.4% 37.3%±16.8Lowest MI: 50.4%
Rome Township and Rollin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.4%Highest MI: 13.2% 9.9%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91%Highest MI: 73.2% 89.5%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 1 yr newer than MI 1961Lowest 11 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 41% above MI 30 minLowest 23% above MI
Work from home 12.8%±5.5Highest MI: 13.5% 6.1%±3.4Lowest MI: 13.5%
Rome Township and Rollin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.1%Lowest 4.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Highest 0.17Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Adrian (18%)Adrian (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rollin TownshipFew work in Rome Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6% 0.6%
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.0Lowest 4.7Highest
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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