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Victor Township vs Olive Township

Next-door neighbors in Clinton County. The biggest differences: work from home (+10.6 pts in Olive Township) and jobs per worker (2.3× in Olive Township).

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Victor Township, MIAn outdoors townClinton County · 3,460 people
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Olive Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsClinton County · 2,530 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.

Victor TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#199 most conserved land in MI17 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 63%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Victor Township →
Olive TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 77%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Olive Township →
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.

Work from home+10.6 pts
More people work from home in Olive Township
Olive Township 19.9%Victor Township 9.3%
Jobs per worker2.3×
Olive Township is more of a job hub
Olive Township 0.32Victor Township 0.14
Street grid+56%
Victor Township has the more walkable street grid
Victor Township 2.5Olive Township 1.6
Property tax bill+17%
Tax bills are bigger in Victor Township
Victor Township $3,280Olive Township $2,803
Bachelor’s degree++8.3 pts
More adults in Victor Township have a degree
Victor Township 37%Olive Township 28.7%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Victor Township and Olive Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Victor TownshipOlive TownshipVictor TownshipOlive Township
Victor Township ↔ Olive Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Olive Township places higher on 12 of 18 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.

Health
BVictor TownshipHealthier than 63% of U.S. towns A−Olive TownshipHealthier than 77% of U.S. towns
5Victor Township
12Olive Township

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Cheapest rentCost of living · 687 towns #500#85 Most remote workersWork · 714 towns #420#73 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #199#479 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #443#308 Fewest smokersHealth · 723 towns #217#89 Lowest property taxCost of living · 723 towns #519#392 Most educatedPeople · 723 towns #185#300 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #163#50

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Victor Township’s rankings →

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.

Victor Township$1,790/mo
Typical home $288K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · or rent about $1,206/mo · Housing →
Olive Township$1,790/mo
Typical home $296K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $789/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

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
Victor TownshipOlive Township
Snow a year50″50″
January low17°F17°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)162d162d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th44th
Outdoors & history
Victor TownshipOlive Township
Trails17 mi0 mi
Conserved land7.6%2.6%
National Register places—1
Archive photos41
Community
Victor TownshipOlive Township
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.

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.

Victor TownshipOlive Township
People
Population 3,460Highest 2,530Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.1%Lowest MI: +2% +2.4%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 46.2±2Highest 15% above MI 43.9±2.5Lowest 9% above MI
Victor Township and Olive Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.9%±4.8Highest MI: 21.2% 21.4%±4Lowest MI: 21.2%
Victor Township and Olive Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.8%±5Highest MI: 18.6% 21.7%±4.3Lowest MI: 18.6%
Victor Township and Olive Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37%Highest MI: 32.4% 28.7%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±1.8Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.9%±1.6Highest MI: 6.1%
Olive Township and Victor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $106,343±$14kHighest 46% above MI $101,500±$8kLowest 39% above MI
Victor Township and Olive Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $288,400±$23kLowest 25% above MI $296,100±$29kHighest 28% above MI
Olive Township and Victor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,206±$460Highest 7% above MI $789±$357Lowest 30% below MI
Victor Township and Olive Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,280Highest 13% above MI $2,803Lowest 3% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28.6%±76.8Lowest MI: 50.4% 84.1%±47.2Highest MI: 50.4%
Olive Township and Victor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.4%Highest MI: 13.2% 7%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.2%Highest MI: 73.2% 94.5%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 8 yrs newer than MI 1977Lowest 5 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 20% above MI 27 minLowest 11% above MI
Work from home 9.3%±4.6Lowest MI: 13.5% 19.9%±4.8Highest MI: 13.5%
Work in townworking residents 2.5%Highest 2.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 0.32Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lansing (22%)Lansing (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Olive TownshipFew work in Victor Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.6%Highest 2.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 17.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.5Highest 1.6Lowest
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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