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Sidney Township vs Evergreen Township

Next-door neighbors in Montcalm County. The biggest differences: age 65+ (+11.2 pts in Sidney Township) and jobs per worker (2.1× in Sidney Township).

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Sidney Township, MIAn outdoors townMontcalm County · 2,603 people
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Evergreen Township, MIAn outdoors townMontcalm County · 3,001 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.

Sidney TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#180 most conserved land in MI12 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Housing$231K typical home13% below the MI typical home College town1 collegeMontcalm Community College All about Sidney Township →
Evergreen TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#81 most conserved land in MI6.5 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves Health83% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 46%of MI districts All about Evergreen 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.

Age 65++11.2 pts
Sidney Township has more people 65 and up
Sidney Township 27.3%Evergreen Township 16.1%
Jobs per worker2.1×
Sidney Township is more of a job hub
Sidney Township 0.55Evergreen Township 0.26
Average commute9 min
Sidney Township has the shorter commute
Evergreen Township 35 minSidney Township 26 min
Trails+83%
Sidney Township has more miles of trail
Sidney Township 11.9 miEvergreen Township 6.5 mi
Property tax bill+25%
Tax bills are bigger in Sidney Township
Sidney Township $1,938Evergreen Township $1,553
Growth since 2010+4.3 pts
Evergreen Township has grown faster since 2010
Evergreen Township +2.9%Sidney Township -1.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Sidney 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.

Sidney Township$1,410/mo
Typical home $231K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.03% · or rent about $1,294/mo · Housing →
Evergreen Township$1,150/mo
Typical home $195K (Census) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $876/mo · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Sidney Township and Evergreen 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

Sidney Township and Evergreen Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Sidney TownshipEvergreen TownshipSidney TownshipEvergreen Township
Sidney Township ↔ Evergreen Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
28 Evergreen Township residents work in Sidney Township (2.7% of its workers)
20 Sidney Township residents work in Evergreen Township (1.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Evergreen Township →
Report cards

Sidney Township places higher on 8 of 19 MI lists

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
B−Sidney TownshipBetter than 46% of districts in the state B−Evergreen TownshipBetter than 46% of districts in the state
Health
C−Sidney TownshipHealthier than 17% of U.S. towns C−Evergreen TownshipHealthier than 17% of U.S. towns
8Sidney Township
7Evergreen Township

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Cheapest rentCost of living · 687 towns #545#172 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #519#282 Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #449#680 Most remote workersWork · 714 towns #478#659 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #353#529 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 723 towns #365#213 Most trailsOutdoors · 601 towns #339#431 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #180#81

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

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
Sidney TownshipEvergreen Township
Snow a year73″73″
January low13°F13°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)133d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)15th15th
Outdoors & history
Sidney TownshipEvergreen Township
Trails12 mi7 mi
Conserved land8.1%14.1%
National Register places1—
Community
Sidney TownshipEvergreen Township
Colleges in town1—
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.

Sidney TownshipEvergreen Township
People
Population 2,603Lowest 3,001Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.4%Lowest MI: +2% +2.9%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 46.9±6.1Highest 17% above MI 40.8±2.8Lowest about the MI average
Sidney Township and Evergreen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.9%±3.9Highest MI: 21.2% 18.5%±4.2Lowest MI: 21.2%
Sidney Township and Evergreen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.3%±6.3Highest MI: 18.6% 16.1%±3.5Lowest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.8%Highest MI: 32.4% 12.9%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±1Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.5%±1.5Highest MI: 6.1%
Evergreen Township and Sidney Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,050±$11kHighest 18% below MI $59,144±$9kLowest 19% below MI
Sidney Township and Evergreen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $188,300±$28kLowest 19% below MI $194,800±$35kHighest 16% below MI
Evergreen Township and Sidney Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,294±$367Highest 15% above MI $876±$140Lowest 22% below MI
Sidney Township and Evergreen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,938Highest 33% below MI $1,553Lowest 47% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69.2%±33.7Highest MI: 50.4% 22.5%±12.5Lowest MI: 50.4%
Below poverty line 14.7%Highest MI: 13.2% 13.4%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90%Highest MI: 73.2% 85.5%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 4 yrs newer than MI 1977Highest 5 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 8% above MI 35 minHighest 43% above MI
Work from home 8.3%±3.8Highest MI: 13.5% 4%±3.3Lowest MI: 13.5%
Sidney Township and Evergreen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.3%Lowest 2.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miLowest 28.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.55Highest 0.26Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Greenville (12%)Greenville (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Evergreen Township3% work in Sidney Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.1%Lowest 14.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 11.9 miHighest 6.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.9Lowest 4.0Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #326 of 493 in MI—
School district Central Montcalm Public Schools · Montcalm Area ISDCentral Montcalm Public Schools
High school in town Central Montcalm Middle High SchoolNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 19.7 —
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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