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%

Roxand Township$1,120/mo

Typical home $179K (Census) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $1,102/mo · Housing →

Chester Township$1,370/mo

Typical home $226K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $1,048/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Chester Township and Roxand 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.

Health

B−Roxand TownshipHealthier than 55% of U.S. towns C+Chester TownshipHealthier than 38% of U.S. towns

Where they are

Roxand Township and Chester Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Roxand TownshipChester Township

Roxand Township ↔ Chester Township6.5 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

Roxand TownshipChester Township

Snow a year37″38″

January low—15°F

July high—82°F

Growing season (days)—164d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th 44th

Outdoors & history

Roxand TownshipChester Township

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land0.3%—

Settled—1839

Community

Roxand TownshipChester Township

Library hours a week18 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.

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

Roxand TownshipChester Township

People

Population 1,808Highest 1,562Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.4%Lowest MI: +2% +1.3%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 44.4±4Lowest 10% above MI 48.1±5.2Highest 20% above MI

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

Kids under 18 18.5%±4.8Lowest MI: 21.2% 20.3%±2.2Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 24%±7.4Lowest MI: 18.6% 26.4%±3.6Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.6%Highest MI: 32.4% 14.2%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±1Highest MI: 6.1% 0.8%±0.6Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $95,625±$19kHighest 31% above MI $74,342±$7kLowest about the MI average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $179,400±$23kLowest 23% below MI $225,800±$15kHighest about the MI average

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,102±$133Highest about the MI average $1,048±$201Lowest 7% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,163Lowest 26% below MI $2,211Highest 24% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30.8%±36.1Lowest MI: 50.4% 38.1%±71.5Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 5.3%Lowest MI: 13.2% 7.3%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 90.6%Lowest MI: 73.2% 93.3%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 19 yrs older than MI 1967Highest 5 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 14% above MI 27 minLowest 11% above MI

Work from home 18.7%±11.1Highest MI: 13.5% 10.6%±5.2Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.8%Highest 1.4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 19.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Highest 0.08Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Lansing (23%)Lansing (21%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Chester TownshipFew work in Roxand Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.3% 0.3%

Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.0Highest 1.9Lowest

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.

Roxand Township vs Chester Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Chester Township

Grades and rankings, side by side

Roxand Township and Chester Township share a border

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