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Springfield vs Mount Morris

95 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+46% in Springfield) and typical home built (18 yrs in Mount Morris).

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Springfield, MIHomes around $149KMichigan · 5,269 people
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Mount Morris, MIAn outdoors townMichigan · 3,117 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.

SpringfieldHomes around $149K
Housing$149K typical home44% below the MI typical home Outdoors#111 most walkable in MI0.3 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves Health93% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Springfield →
Mount MorrisAn outdoors town
Outdoors#83 most walkable in MI0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Health96% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SafetySafer than 5%of U.S. towns we grade All about Mount Morris →
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.

Property tax bill+46%
Tax bills are bigger in Springfield
Springfield $1,787Mount Morris $1,223
Typical home built18 yrs
Mount Morris’s homes are older
Springfield 1971Mount Morris 1953
Average commute6 min
Springfield has the shorter commute
Mount Morris 25 minSpringfield 19 min
Jobs per worker+65%
Springfield is more of a job hub
Springfield 0.91Mount Morris 0.55
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $420 more a month in Springfield

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.

Springfield$980/mo
Typical home $149K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.61% · or rent about $864/mo · Housing →
Mount Morris$560/mo
Typical home $87K (Census) · tax rate 1.41% · or rent about $1,001/mo · Housing →

The difference: $420 a month, about $5,100 a year, between Springfield and Mount Morris.

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

Springfield places higher on 12 of 20 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.

Safety
–SpringfieldNot graded DMount MorrisSafer than 5% of U.S. towns
Schools
DSpringfieldBetter than 14% of districts in the state DMount MorrisBetter than 10% of districts in the state
Health
DSpringfieldHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns D−Mount MorrisHealthier than 4% of U.S. towns
12Springfield
7Mount Morris

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 723 towns #324#677 Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #101#396 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #431#152 Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #439#716 Most new homesHousing · 512 towns #495#353 Cheapest rentCost of living · 687 towns #159#316 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #408#290 Lowest property taxCost of living · 723 towns #105#11

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Springfield’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
SpringfieldMount Morris
Snow a year65″40″
January low17°F16°F
July high83°F82°F
Growing season (days)158d162d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)19th12th
Outdoors & history
SpringfieldMount Morris
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land3.1%9.1%
Settled—1867
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here13
Community
SpringfieldMount Morris
Library hours a week—40 hrs
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.

Where they are

95 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SpringfieldMIMount MorrisMI
Springfield ↔ Mount Morris95 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.

SpringfieldMount Morris
People
Population 5,269Highest 3,117Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.6%Lowest MI: +2% +2.7%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 31.2±4.3Lowest 22% below MI 33±4.2Highest 18% below MI
Mount Morris and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.1%±6.2Highest MI: 21.2% 28%±7.9Lowest MI: 21.2%
Springfield and Mount Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.7%±3.2Highest MI: 18.6% 9.1%±2.8Lowest MI: 18.6%
Springfield and Mount Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.9%Highest MI: 32.4% 5.2%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±1.9Highest MI: 6.1% 2.3%±1.7Lowest MI: 6.1%
Springfield and Mount Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $44,808±$9kLowest 39% below MI $48,794±$8kHighest 33% below MI
Mount Morris and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $110,800±$13kHighest 52% below MI $86,600±$13kLowest 63% below MI
Springfield and Mount Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $864±$48Lowest 23% below MI $1,001±$207Highest 11% below MI
Mount Morris and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,787Highest 38% below MI $1,223Lowest 58% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.7%±11.5Lowest MI: 50.4% 61%±21.8Highest MI: 50.4%
Mount Morris and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.1%Lowest MI: 13.2% 22.7%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 52.1%Lowest MI: 73.2% 55.5%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 1 yr older than MI 1953Lowest 19 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 21% below MI 25 minHighest 4% above MI
Work from home 2.5%±2.3Highest MI: 13.5% 2.1%±2.3Lowest MI: 13.5%
Springfield and Mount Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.1%Highest 3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.91Highest 0.55Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Battle Creek (37%)Flint (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mount MorrisFew work in Springfield
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Lowest 9.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 69.4Lowest 81.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #449 of 493 in MI#477 of 493 in MI
School district Battle Creek Public Schools · Battle Creek Area Learning CenterMt. Morris Consolidated Schools
High school in town Battle Creek Area Learning CenterMt Morris Education and Community Center
Students per teacherat that high school 15.2Lowest 22.7Highest
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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