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%

Solon Township$1,560/mo

Typical home $257K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · Housing →

Oregon Township$1,390/mo

Typical home $236K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $825/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Solon Township and Oregon 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

Solon Township places higher on 10 of 18 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.

Health

B−Solon TownshipHealthier than 54% of U.S. towns C+Oregon TownshipHealthier than 38% of U.S. towns

10Solon Township

6Oregon Township

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #691#233 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #103#510 Most remote workersWork · 714 towns #179#552 Most trailsOutdoors · 601 towns #397#212 Lowest property taxCost of living · 723 towns #336#122 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 723 towns #471#673 Most activeHealth · 723 towns #237#411 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #205#54

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Solon 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

Solon TownshipOregon Township

Snow a year48″34″

January low14°F 15°F

July high83°F 82°F

Growing season (days)135d 160d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)18th 43rd

Outdoors & history

Solon TownshipOregon Township

Trails9 mi 25 mi

Conserved land7.4%17.6%

Famous people born here—1

Community

Solon TownshipOregon Township

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.

Where they are

113 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Solon TownshipKent County Oregon TownshipLapeer County

Solon Township ↔ Oregon Township113 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

Solon TownshipOregon Township

People

Population 6,543Highest 5,699Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.7%Highest MI: +2% -1.3%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 44.5±2.2Highest 11% above MI 44±6.1Lowest 9% above MI

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

Kids under 18 22.4%±5Highest MI: 21.2% 17.5%±3.2Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 19%±4.1Lowest MI: 18.6% 25.6%±4.1Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.8%Highest MI: 32.4% 21.4%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4%±1.9Lowest MI: 6.1% 4.8%±2.1Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $86,958±$14kHighest 19% above MI $83,807±$12kLowest 15% above MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $256,900±$22kHighest 11% above MI $236,400±$11kLowest about the MI average

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $825±$814 27% below MI

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,609Highest 10% below MI $1,847Lowest 36% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 8%±32.3Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 3.7%Lowest MI: 13.2% 9.4%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 98.3%Highest MI: 73.2% 95.9%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 25 yrs newer than MI 1976Lowest 4 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

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

Work from home 14.2%±5.8Highest MI: 13.5% 6.8%±2.4Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 3%Highest 2.8%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 28.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Highest 0.08Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (19%)Lapeer (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Oregon TownshipFew work in Solon Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 7.4%Lowest 17.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 9.4 miLowest 25.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.7 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 6Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 5.5Highest 4.9Lowest

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

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Solon Township vs Oregon Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Solon Township

Solon Township places higher on 10 of 18 MI lists

What daily life feels like in each

113 miles apart

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