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Roscommon vs Gobles

160 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+11.4 pts in Gobles) and jobs per worker (2.1× in Roscommon).

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Roscommon, MIA regional job hubMichigan · 1,118 people

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Gobles, MIKnown for its schoolsMichigan · 595 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.

RoscommonA regional job hub

Work743 jobsbased in Roscommon, a regional job hub HealthHealthier than 67%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Roscommon →

GoblesKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 69%of MI districts All about Gobles →

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.

Growth since 2010+11.4 pts

Gobles has grown faster since 2010

Gobles +2.7%Roscommon -8.7%

Jobs per worker2.1×

Roscommon is more of a job hub

Roscommon 2.58Gobles 1.23

Property tax bill+25%

Tax bills are bigger in Gobles

Gobles $1,677Roscommon $1,337

Work in town+10.7 pts

More of Roscommon’s workers stay in town

Roscommon 14.2%Gobles 3.5%

Typical home built13 yrs

Gobles’s homes are older

Roscommon 1972Gobles 1959

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,110 more a month in Gobles

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%

Roscommon$600/mo

Typical home $94K (Census) · tax rate 1.42% · or rent about $659/mo · Housing →

Gobles$1,720/mo

Typical home $261K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.61% · or rent about $630/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,110 a month, about $13,400 a year, between Gobles and Roscommon.

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

Gobles gets 43 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

RoscommonGobles

Snow a year66″109″

January low11°F 17°F

July high81°F 83°F

Growing season (days)125d 156d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th 22nd

Outdoors & history

RoscommonGobles

Trails3 mi 2 mi

Conserved land0%6.2%

Settled—1864

Archive photos—2

Community

RoscommonGobles

Library hours a week35 hrs 45 hrs

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.

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

–RoscommonNot graded B+GoblesBetter than 69% of districts in the state

Health

B+RoscommonHealthier than 67% of U.S. towns –GoblesNot graded

Where they are

160 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RoscommonMI GoblesMI

Roscommon ↔ Gobles160 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

RoscommonGobles

People

Population 1,118Highest 595Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.7%Lowest MI: +2% +2.7%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 52.8±7.6Highest 31% above MI 51.4±10.7Lowest 28% above MI

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

Kids under 18 12.7%±4.2Highest MI: 21.2% 12.1%±4.5Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 24.9%±5.7Lowest MI: 18.6% 32.3%±10Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.2%Highest MI: 32.4% 12.4%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±2Highest MI: 6.1% 3%±2.3Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $54,167±$17kHighest 26% below MI $44,250±$18kLowest 39% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $93,900±$15kLowest 59% below MI $104,200±$24kHighest 55% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $659±$181Highest 42% below MI $630±$146Lowest 44% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,337Lowest 54% below MI $1,677Highest 42% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.7%±13.3Highest MI: 50.4% 35.7%±15.4Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 12.4%Lowest MI: 13.2% 22.8%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 66.6%Lowest MI: 73.2% 69.6%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest same as MI 1959Lowest 13 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 17% below MI 23 minHighest 7% below MI

Work from home 5%±3.3Lowest MI: 13.5% 6.3%±5.2Highest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 14.2%Highest 3.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 16.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.58Highest 1.23Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Higgins Township (16%)Bloomingdale Township (7%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GoblesFew work in Roscommon

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 6.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.9 miHighest 2.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.7 miLowest 2.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 40.6Highest 38.7Lowest

Schools

School district —Gobles Public School District

High school in town —Gobles High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 15.8

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

Deciding?

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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.