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Victory Township vs Millbrook Township

70 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.1× in Victory Township) and average commute (10 min in Victory Township).

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Victory Township, MIA college townMason County · 1,434 people
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Millbrook Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsMecosta County · 1,166 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.

Victory TownshipA college town
College town1 collegeWest Shore Community College Health69% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Victory Township →
Millbrook TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health78% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Millbrook 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.

Trails6.1×
Victory Township has more miles of trail
Victory Township 4.9 miMillbrook Township 0.8 mi
Average commute10 min
Victory Township has the shorter commute
Millbrook Township 31 minVictory Township 21 min
Growth since 2010+6.1 pts
Victory Township has grown faster since 2010
Victory Township +1.7%Millbrook Township -4.4%
Street grid+53%
Millbrook Township has the more walkable street grid
Millbrook Township 2.6Victory Township 1.7
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $540 more a month in Victory 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.

Victory Township$1,750/mo
Typical home $300K (Census) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →
Millbrook Township$1,200/mo
Typical home $195K (Census) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $792/mo · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,500 a year, between Victory Township and Millbrook 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

Victory Township gets 58 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
Victory TownshipMillbrook Township
Snow a year120″61″
January low12°F13°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)119d142d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)7th73rd
Outdoors & history
Victory TownshipMillbrook Township
Trails5 mi—
Conserved land0.6%—
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—1
Community
Victory TownshipMillbrook Township
Colleges in town1—
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.

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.

Health
CVictory TownshipHealthier than 31% of U.S. towns C−Millbrook TownshipHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns
Where they are

70 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Victory TownshipMason CountyMillbrook TownshipMecosta County
Victory Township ↔ Millbrook Township70 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.

Victory TownshipMillbrook Township
People
Population 1,434Highest 1,166Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.7%Highest MI: +2% -4.4%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 39.4±5.3Lowest about the MI average 40.5±6.2Highest about the MI average
Millbrook Township and Victory Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.3%±3.6Highest MI: 21.2% 22.6%±4.3Lowest MI: 21.2%
Victory Township and Millbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.5%±2.4Lowest MI: 18.6% 17.2%±1.7Highest MI: 18.6%
Millbrook Township and Victory Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14%Lowest MI: 32.4% 17%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±1.4Lowest MI: 6.1% 4.1%±1.6Highest MI: 6.1%
Millbrook Township and Victory Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,938±$11kLowest 10% below MI $70,655±$8kHighest 3% below MI
Millbrook Township and Victory Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $300,000±$60kHighest 30% above MI $195,000±$48kLowest 16% below MI
Victory Township and Millbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $850±$428Highest 25% below MI $792±$285Lowest 30% below MI
Victory Township and Millbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,098Lowest 28% below MI $2,171Highest 25% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.2%±29.2Lowest MI: 50.4% 69%±100Highest MI: 50.4%
Millbrook Township and Victory Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.4%Lowest MI: 13.2% 17.8%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.6%Highest MI: 73.2% 86%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Lowest 9 yrs newer than MI 1988Highest 16 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 14% below MI 31 minHighest 28% above MI
Work from home 9.4%±4.3Highest MI: 13.5% 7.4%±3.6Lowest MI: 13.5%
Victory Township and Millbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4%Highest 2.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 31.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Highest 0.50Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Ludington (15%)Grand Rapids (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Millbrook TownshipFew work in Victory Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.9 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.7Lowest 2.6Highest
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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