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.

Down paymentRate%

Weldon Township$1,420/mo

Typical home $237K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $708/mo · Housing →

Joyfield Township$1,280/mo

Typical home $221K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $1,036/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Weldon Township and Joyfield 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

Weldon Township and Joyfield Township share a border

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

Weldon TownshipJoyfield Township

Weldon Township ↔ Joyfield Township4.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

Who commutes between them

10 Joyfield Township residents work in Weldon Township (3.9% of its workers)

Work & commute in Joyfield Township →

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

Weldon TownshipJoyfield Township

Snow a year92″92″

January low17°F 17°F

July high80°F 80°F

Growing season (days)163d 163d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st 21st

Outdoors & history

Weldon TownshipJoyfield Township

Trails100 mi 3 mi

Conserved land4.1%0.4%

Community

Weldon TownshipJoyfield Township

Library hours a week38 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

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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.

Only big differences vs Michigan average

Weldon TownshipJoyfield Township

People

Population 716Highest 632Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.8%Highest MI: +2% -4.5%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 47.8±7.4Lowest 19% above MI 50.1±15.7Highest 25% above MI

Joyfield Township and Weldon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 19.4%±5Highest MI: 21.2% 19%±4.5Lowest MI: 21.2%

Weldon Township and Joyfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 21.2%±3.3Lowest MI: 18.6% 23.3%±3.2Highest MI: 18.6%

Joyfield Township and Weldon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.5%Highest MI: 32.4% 11.1%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7%±3.9Highest MI: 6.1% 1.9%±1.5Lowest MI: 6.1%

Weldon Township and Joyfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $63,500±$12kHighest 13% below MI $51,250±$15kLowest 30% below MI

Weldon Township and Joyfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $237,000±$50kHighest about the MI average $220,800±$47kLowest 5% below MI

Weldon Township and Joyfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $708±$268Lowest 37% below MI $1,036±$840Highest 8% below MI

Joyfield Township and Weldon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,143Highest 26% below MI $1,456Lowest 50% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.5%±26.4Lowest MI: 50.4% 58.3%±100Highest MI: 50.4%

Joyfield Township and Weldon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 11.8%Lowest MI: 13.2% 17.9%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 85.3%Lowest MI: 73.2% 95.3%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 21 yrs newer than MI 1982Lowest 10 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 22% above MI 24 minLowest about the MI average

Work from home 5.6%±4.3Lowest MI: 13.5% 11%±4.9Highest MI: 13.5%

Joyfield Township and Weldon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 5.2%Highest 4.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 10.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.05Highest 0.69Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Traverse City (15%)Frankfort (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Joyfield Township4% work in Weldon Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.1%Highest 0.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 100.1 miHighest 2.8 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.8 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.6Highest 1.6Lowest

Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Weldon Township vs Joyfield Township

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Where they part ways

A typical home costs about the same each month

Weldon Township and Joyfield Township share a border

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