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%

Springville Township$800/mo

Typical home $132K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $1,115/mo · Housing →

Ferris Township$1,080/mo

Typical home $175K (Census) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $733/mo · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Ferris Township and Springville 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.

Life in each

Springville Township gets 53 more inches of snow a year

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

Springville TownshipFerris Township

Snow a year93″39″

January low—15°F

July high—82°F

Growing season (days)—164d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)8th 24th

Outdoors & history

Springville TownshipFerris Township

Trails56 mi 3 mi

Conserved land31.9%9.4%

Archive photos4 —

Famous people born here—1

Community

Springville TownshipFerris Township

Library hours a week43 hrs —

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.

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

BSpringville TownshipBetter than 56% of districts in the state –Ferris TownshipNot graded

Health

C−Springville TownshipHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns DFerris TownshipHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns

Where they are

84 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Springville TownshipWexford County Ferris TownshipMontcalm County

Springville Township ↔ Ferris Township84 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

Springville TownshipFerris Township

People

Population 1,559Highest 1,428Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.9%Highest MI: +2% -6.4%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 40.5±4.1Lowest about the MI average 40.8±5.1Highest about the MI average

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

Kids under 18 25%±3.9Highest MI: 21.2% 23.9%±3.3Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 16.5%±2.1Lowest MI: 18.6% 20.3%±3.2Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.4%Highest MI: 32.4% 13.4%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±1.4Highest MI: 6.1% 1.1%±1.2Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $46,875±$10kLowest 36% below MI $58,929±$16kHighest 19% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $131,500±$11kLowest 43% below MI $174,800±$39kHighest 25% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,115±$126Highest about the MI average $733±$126Lowest 35% below MI

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,291Lowest 56% below MI $1,975Highest 32% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.7%±36.5Lowest MI: 50.4% 61.8%±12.1Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 24.8%Highest MI: 13.2% 13.2%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 82.3%Highest MI: 73.2% 81.3%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1981Lowest 9 yrs newer than MI 1989Highest 17 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minLowest 32% above MI 37 minHighest 53% above MI

Work from home 2.9%±1.9Lowest MI: 13.5% 4.4%±2.9Highest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 5%Highest 2.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 20.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.60Highest 0.20Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Traverse City (14%)Alma (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ferris TownshipFew work in Springville Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 31.9%Highest 9.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 56.0 miHighest 3.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.4Highest 1.5Lowest

Schools

School district Mesick Consolidated Schools—

High school in town Mesick Consolidated JrSr High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 17.4 —

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.

Springville Township vs Ferris Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Ferris Township

Springville Township gets 53 more inches of snow a year

Grades and rankings, side by side

84 miles apart

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