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.
Upton TownshipMorris Township
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People
Population530Lowest647Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census+0.8%Highest MO: +2.8%-21.1%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age56.6±18.1Highest 45% above MO40.4±26Lowest 4% above MO
Upton Township and Morris Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 1820.6%±11.6Lowest MO: 22.3%25.8%±9.8Highest MO: 22.3%
Morris Township and Upton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+38.9%±9.8Highest MO: 17.9%17.5%±7.1Lowest MO: 17.9%
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.
