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Sebewa Township vs Orange Township

Next-door neighbors in Ionia County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.3× in Orange Township) and kids under 18 (+14.3 pts in Sebewa Township).

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Sebewa Township, MIA small town of 1,615Ionia County · 1,615 people
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Orange Township, MIA small town of 1,170Ionia County · 1,170 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.

Sebewa TownshipA small town of 1,615
Quiet strengthsSebewa Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sebewa Township →
Orange TownshipA small town of 1,170
Quiet strengthsOrange Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Orange 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.

Jobs per worker5.3×
Orange Township is more of a job hub
Orange Township 0.79Sebewa Township 0.15
Kids under 18+14.3 pts
Sebewa Township has more kids
Sebewa Township 34.7%Orange Township 20.4%
Average commute8 min
Orange Township has the shorter commute
Sebewa Township 30 minOrange Township 22 min
Property tax bill+30%
Tax bills are bigger in Sebewa Township
Sebewa Township $2,639Orange Township $2,034
Age 65++9 pts
Orange Township has more people 65 and up
Orange Township 16.9%Sebewa Township 7.9%
Growth since 2010+6.5 pts
Orange Township has grown faster since 2010
Orange Township +2.5%Sebewa Township -4%
★ 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.

Sebewa Township$1,340/mo
Typical home $213K (Census) · tax rate 1.24% · or rent about $1,190/mo · Housing →
Orange Township$1,430/mo
Typical home $240K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $1,133/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Orange Township and Sebewa 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

Sebewa Township and Orange Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sebewa TownshipOrange TownshipSebewa TownshipOrange Township
Sebewa Township ↔ Orange Township6.7 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
BSebewa TownshipHealthier than 56% of U.S. towns B−Orange TownshipHealthier than 48% 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
Sebewa TownshipOrange Township
Snow a year54″54″
January low16°F16°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)161d161d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th28th
Community
Sebewa TownshipOrange Township
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.

Sebewa TownshipOrange Township
People
Population 1,615Highest 1,170Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4%Lowest MI: +2% +2.5%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 34±5.9Lowest 15% below MI 34.3±6.3Highest 15% below MI
Orange Township and Sebewa Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 34.7%±4Highest MI: 21.2% 20.4%±2.5Lowest MI: 21.2%
Age 65+ 7.9%±2.1Lowest MI: 18.6% 16.9%±5.3Highest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.4%Highest MI: 32.4% 16%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±1.6Lowest MI: 6.1% 7.7%±5.6Highest MI: 6.1%
Orange Township and Sebewa Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $95,500±$23kHighest 31% above MI $91,667±$28kLowest 26% above MI
Sebewa Township and Orange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $213,400±$21kLowest 8% below MI $240,200±$13kHighest 4% above MI
Orange Township and Sebewa Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,190±$463Highest 5% above MI $1,133±$101Lowest about the MI average
Sebewa Township and Orange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,639Highest 9% below MI $2,034Lowest 30% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.9%±58.3Highest MI: 50.4% 22.9%±44.8Lowest MI: 50.4%
Sebewa Township and Orange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.8%Lowest MI: 13.2% 7.4%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.5%Highest MI: 73.2% 87.5%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 1 yr newer than MI 1972Lowest same as MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 24% above MI 22 minLowest 10% below MI
Work from home 11.5%±6.1Highest MI: 13.5% 11.4%±2.3Lowest MI: 13.5%
Sebewa Township and Orange Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.5%Lowest 0.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miHighest 23.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.79Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Odessa Township (16%)Ionia (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Orange TownshipFew work in Sebewa Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 0.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
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 1.4Highest 1.3Lowest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Sebewa Township

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Odessa Township3,923 people · $197K homes
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Sunfield Township1,788 people · $191K homes
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Danby Township2,975 people · $289K homes

Towns like Sebewa Township

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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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