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.

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.

Down paymentRate%

Springport Township$900/mo

Typical home $144K (Census) · tax rate 1.24% · or rent about $914/mo · Housing →

Fairplain Township$1,010/mo

Typical home $162K (Census) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $1,103/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Fairplain Township and Springport 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.

Schools

B−Springport TownshipBetter than 45% of districts in the state –Fairplain TownshipNot graded

Health

CSpringport TownshipHealthier than 29% of U.S. towns C−Fairplain TownshipHealthier than 21% of U.S. towns

Where they are

58 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Springport TownshipJackson County Fairplain TownshipMontcalm County

Springport Township ↔ Fairplain Township58 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

Springport TownshipFairplain Township

People

Population 1,894Lowest 1,896Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.8%Highest MI: +2% -1.9%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 43.4±7Highest 8% above MI 43.2±6.7Lowest 7% above MI

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

Kids under 18 23.2%±4.6Highest MI: 21.2% 19.4%±4.3Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 16.5%±3Highest MI: 18.6% 15.2%±2.4Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.1%Lowest MI: 32.4% 18%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±2.1Highest MI: 6.1% 1.7%±1.6Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $57,688±$8kHighest 21% below MI $56,406±$9kLowest 23% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $144,100±$28kLowest 38% below MI $162,000±$27kHighest 30% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $914±$114Lowest 19% below MI $1,103±$79Highest about the MI average

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,792Lowest 38% below MI $1,920Highest 34% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.1%±18.3Lowest MI: 50.4% 50%±34.4Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 16.5%Lowest MI: 13.2% 17.9%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 80.7%Highest MI: 73.2% 78.1%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 5 yrs older than MI 1985Highest 13 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 17% above MI 27 minLowest 10% above MI

Work from home 7.2%±4.3Highest MI: 13.5% 5.7%±3.6Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.9%Highest 1.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 26.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.31Highest 0.20Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (19%)Greenville (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fairplain TownshipFew work in Springport Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 21.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 10.0 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.2Lowest 2.8Highest

Schools

School district Springport Public Schools—

High school in town Springport High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 18.4 —

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.

Springport Township vs Fairplain Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Fairplain Township gets 33 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs about the same each month

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