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Three Rivers vs Fabius Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (10.7× in Three Rivers) and trails (6.8× in Fabius Township).

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Three Rivers, MIHomes around $230KMichigan · 7,943 people
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Fabius Township, MIKnown for its schoolsSt. Joseph County · 3,317 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.

Three RiversHomes around $230K
Housing$230K typical home14% below the MI typical home Outdoors#127 most walkable in MI1.7 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves Schools#229 for schools in MIof 493 towns All about Three Rivers →
Fabius TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#65 for schools in MIof 493 towns Health64% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Fabius 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.

Street grid10.7×
Three Rivers has the more walkable street grid
Three Rivers 64.0Fabius Township 6.0
Trails6.8×
Fabius Township has more miles of trail
Fabius Township 11.5 miThree Rivers 1.7 mi
Jobs per worker5.8×
Three Rivers is more of a job hub
Three Rivers 1.33Fabius Township 0.23
Home values2×
Homes cost more in Fabius Township
Fabius Township $270,700Three Rivers $134,900
Household income+94%
Households in Fabius Township earn more
Fabius Township $95,875Three Rivers $49,503
Homeowners+42.3 pts renters
Three Rivers has more renters
Fabius Township 95.3%Three Rivers 53%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Fabius 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.

Three Rivers$1,470/mo
Typical home $230K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.38% · or rent about $839/mo · Housing →
Fabius Township$1,620/mo
Typical home $271K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $687/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Fabius Township and Three Rivers.

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

Three Rivers and Fabius Township share a border

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

Three RiversFabius TownshipThree RiversFabius Township
Three Rivers ↔ Fabius Township3.6 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
280 Fabius Township residents work in Three Rivers (20.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Fabius Township →
Report cards

Fabius Township places higher on 14 of 21 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+Three RiversBetter than 70% of districts in the state B+Fabius TownshipBetter than 70% of districts in the state
Health
C−Three RiversHealthier than 24% of U.S. towns C+Fabius TownshipHealthier than 36% of U.S. towns
6Three Rivers
14Fabius Township

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest incomeIncome · 723 towns #667#159 Most remote workersWork · 714 towns #662#201 Most affordableCost of living · 723 towns #74#486 Most educatedPeople · 723 towns #648#256 Most walkableOutdoors · 723 towns #127#439 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #640#353 Best schoolsSchools · 493 towns #229#65 Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #86#321

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Three Rivers’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
Three RiversFabius Township
Snow a year41″41″
January low17°F17°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)170d170d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th17th
Outdoors & history
Three RiversFabius Township
Trails2 mi12 mi
Conserved land3.1%2.8%
Settled—1829
National Register places2—
Famous people born here—1
Community
Three RiversFabius Township
Library hours a week42 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

Three RiversFabius Township
People
Population 7,943Highest 3,317Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.1%Highest MI: +2% +1.9%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 35±2.2Lowest 13% below MI 55.7±3.8Highest 39% above MI
Kids under 18 25.5%±3.2Highest MI: 21.2% 17.5%±4.7Lowest MI: 21.2%
Age 65+ 14.8%±3.1Lowest MI: 18.6% 29.6%±5.3Highest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.2%Lowest MI: 32.4% 31.5%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±1Lowest MI: 6.1% 2.9%±1.8Highest MI: 6.1%
Fabius Township and Three Rivers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $49,503±$6kLowest 32% below MI $95,875±$17kHighest 32% above MI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $134,900±$8kLowest 42% below MI $270,700±$26kHighest 17% above MI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $839±$46Highest 26% below MI $687±$163Lowest 39% below MI
Three Rivers and Fabius Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,863Lowest 36% below MI $2,406Highest 17% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.4%±9.8Highest MI: 50.4% 3.5%±34Lowest MI: 50.4%
Three Rivers and Fabius Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15%Highest MI: 13.2% 8.8%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 53%Lowest MI: 73.2% 95.3%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1954Lowest 18 yrs older than MI 1974Highest 2 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 23% below MI 24 minHighest about the MI average
Work from home 3.9%±1.8Lowest MI: 13.5% 13.8%±8Highest MI: 13.5%
Work in townworking residents 22%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 19.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.33Highest 0.23Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kalamazoo (5%)Three Rivers (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fabius Township20% work in Three Rivers
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Highest 2.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miLowest 11.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 7Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 64.0Highest 6.0Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #229 of 493 in MI#65 of 493 in MI
School district Three Rivers Community SchoolsThree Rivers Community Schools
High school in town Three Rivers High SchoolNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 18.3 —
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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