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Webster Township vs Northfield Township

Next-door neighbors in Washtenaw County. The biggest differences: home values (+79% in Webster Township) and household income (+65% in Webster Township).

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Webster Township, MIAn outdoors townWashtenaw County · 6,575 people
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Northfield Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsWashtenaw County · 8,595 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.

Webster TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#64 most conserved land in MI7.6 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 97%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Webster Township →
Northfield TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 94%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#217 most conserved land in MI8.0 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Schools#210 for schools in MIof 493 towns All about Northfield 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.

Home values+79%
Homes cost more in Webster Township
Webster Township $564,000Northfield Township $315,400
Household income+65%
Households in Webster Township earn more
Webster Township $155,104Northfield Township $94,259
Property tax bill+65%
Tax bills are bigger in Webster Township
Webster Township $7,602Northfield Township $4,608
Bachelor’s degree++32.4 pts
More adults in Webster Township have a degree
Webster Township 70.2%Northfield Township 37.8%
Jobs per worker3×
Northfield Township is more of a job hub
Northfield Township 0.42Webster Township 0.14
Work from home+14.5 pts
More people work from home in Webster Township
Webster Township 27.5%Northfield Township 13%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,550 more a month in Webster 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.

Webster Township$3,590/mo
Typical home $564K (Census) · tax rate 1.35% · or rent about $1,782/mo · Housing →
Northfield Township$2,040/mo
Typical home $315K (Census) · tax rate 1.46% · or rent about $1,621/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,550 a month, about $18,600 a year, between Webster Township and Northfield 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.

Where they are

Webster Township and Northfield Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Webster TownshipNorthfield TownshipWebster TownshipNorthfield Township
Webster Township ↔ Northfield Township5.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Webster Township places higher on 10 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.

Safety
–Webster TownshipNot graded B+Northfield TownshipSafer than 74% of U.S. towns
Schools
–Webster TownshipNot graded ANorthfield TownshipBetter than 88% of districts in the state
Health
A+Webster TownshipHealthier than 97% of U.S. towns ANorthfield TownshipHealthier than 94% of U.S. towns
10Webster Township
8Northfield Township

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

Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #588#253 Most remote workersWork · 714 towns #11#234 Highest incomeIncome · 723 towns #15#174 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #64#217 Most educatedPeople · 723 towns #21#171 Most affordableCost of living · 723 towns #715#572 Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #484#558 Most walkableOutdoors · 723 towns #427#358

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Webster Township’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
Webster TownshipNorthfield Township
Snow a year61″61″
January low16°F16°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)160d160d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th33rd
Outdoors & history
Webster TownshipNorthfield Township
Trails8 mi8 mi
Conserved land16.8%7.1%
National Register places18
Archive photos612
Famous people born here—2
Community
Webster TownshipNorthfield Township
Library hours a week—49 hrs
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.

Webster TownshipNorthfield Township
People
Population 6,575Lowest 8,595Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.1%Lowest MI: +2% +3.7%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 48.1±4Highest 20% above MI 39.3±3.3Lowest about the MI average
Kids under 18 20.7%±3.9 MI: 21.2% 20.7%±3.2 MI: 21.2%
Age 65+ 18.5%±3.3Highest MI: 18.6% 16.5%±2.6Lowest MI: 18.6%
Webster Township and Northfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 70.2%Highest MI: 32.4% 37.8%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.1%±3.8Highest MI: 6.1% 5.9%±1.6Lowest MI: 6.1%
Webster Township and Northfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $155,104±$17kHighest 113% above MI $94,259±$14kLowest 29% above MI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $564,000±$47kHighest 144% above MI $315,400±$24kLowest 36% above MI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,782±$1kHighest 58% above MI $1,621±$101Lowest 44% above MI
Webster Township and Northfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $7,602Highest 162% above MI $4,608Lowest 59% above MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 32%±48.8Highest MI: 50.4% 19.1%±5.6Lowest MI: 50.4%
Webster Township and Northfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.5%Lowest MI: 13.2% 5.1%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.2%Highest MI: 73.2% 78.8%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 19 yrs newer than MI 1985Lowest 13 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 11% above MI 29 minHighest 19% above MI
Work from home 27.5%±6.7Highest MI: 13.5% 13%±3.2Lowest MI: 13.5%
Work in townworking residents 2.9%Lowest 5.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 13.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 0.42Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Ann Arbor (25%)Ann Arbor (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Northfield TownshipFew work in Webster Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 16.8%Highest 7.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.6 miLowest 8.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.2Lowest 9.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#210 of 493 in MI
School district —Whitmore Lake Public School District
High school in town —Whitmore Lake High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 12.8
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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