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Webster Township vs Scio Township

Next-door neighbors in Washtenaw County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9.4× in Scio Township) and street grid (4.2× in Scio Township).

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Webster Township, MIAn outdoors townWashtenaw County · 6,575 people
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Scio Township, MIKnown for its schoolsWashtenaw County · 17,725 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 →
Scio TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#12 for schools in MIof 493 towns HealthHealthier than 98%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#139 most conserved land in MI25 miles of trails across 21 parks and preserves All about Scio 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.

Jobs per worker9.4×
Scio Township is more of a job hub
Scio Township 1.31Webster Township 0.14
Street grid4.2×
Scio Township has the more walkable street grid
Scio Township 26.1Webster Township 6.2
Trails3.3×
Scio Township has more miles of trail
Scio Township 25.0 miWebster Township 7.6 mi
Growth since 2010+9.5 pts
Webster Township has grown faster since 2010
Webster Township -3.1%Scio Township -12.6%
Size2.7×
Scio Township is the bigger place
Scio Township 17,725Webster Township 6,575
Homeowners+13.3 pts renters
Scio Township has more renters
Webster Township 95.2%Scio Township 81.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 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 →
Scio Township$3,330/mo
Typical home $519K (Census) · tax rate 1.40% · or rent about $1,677/mo · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Webster Township and Scio 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 Scio Township share a border

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

Webster TownshipScio TownshipWebster TownshipScio Township
Webster Township ↔ Scio Township5.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
161 Webster Township residents work in Scio Township (5.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Webster Township →
Report cards

Scio Township places higher on 13 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.

Schools
–Webster TownshipNot graded A+Scio TownshipBetter than 96% of districts in the state
Health
A+Webster TownshipHealthier than 97% of U.S. towns A+Scio TownshipHealthier than 98% of U.S. towns
3Webster Township
13Scio Township

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

Most trailsOutdoors · 601 towns #416#197 Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #484#242 Most walkableOutdoors · 723 towns #427#262 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #588#711 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #64#139 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 723 towns #174#109 HealthiestHealth · 723 towns #24#8 Cheapest rentCost of living · 687 towns #666#653

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 TownshipScio Township
Snow a year61″61″
January low16°F16°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)160d160d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th17th
Outdoors & history
Webster TownshipScio Township
Trails8 mi25 mi
Conserved land16.8%9.8%
National Register places11
Archive photos624
Community
Webster TownshipScio 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.

Webster TownshipScio Township
People
Population 6,575Lowest 17,725Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.1%Highest MI: +2% -12.6%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 48.1±4Highest 20% above MI 42.6±2.3Lowest 6% above MI
Webster Township and Scio Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.7%±3.9Lowest MI: 21.2% 25.6%±3.2Highest MI: 21.2%
Scio Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.5%±3.3Lowest MI: 18.6% 19%±2.2Highest MI: 18.6%
Scio Township and Webster 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%Lowest MI: 32.4% 70.6%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.1%±3.8Highest MI: 6.1% 5.8%±1.7Lowest MI: 6.1%
Webster Township and Scio 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 $129,816±$13kLowest 78% above MI
Webster Township and Scio Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $564,000±$47kHighest 144% above MI $519,100±$43kLowest 124% above MI
Webster Township and Scio Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,782±$1kHighest 58% above MI $1,677±$104Lowest 49% above MI
Webster Township and Scio 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 $7,283Lowest 151% above MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 32%±48.8Lowest MI: 50.4% 53.4%±15.3Highest MI: 50.4%
Scio Township and Webster 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% 6.4%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.2%Highest MI: 73.2% 81.9%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Lowest 19 yrs newer than MI 1994Highest 22 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 11% above MI 22 minLowest 8% below MI
Work from home 27.5%±6.7Lowest MI: 13.5% 27.7%±4.7Highest MI: 13.5%
Scio Township and Webster Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.9%Lowest 7.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 1.31Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Ann Arbor (25%)Ann Arbor (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in Scio TownshipFew work in Webster Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 16.8%Highest 9.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.6 miLowest 25.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Lowest 21Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.2Lowest 26.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#12 of 493 in MI
School district —Honey Creek Community School · Dexter Community School District
High school in town —Dexter High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 13.6
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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