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White Cloud vs Lakeview

27 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (25× in White Cloud) and jobs per worker (+92% in White Cloud).

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White Cloud, MIA regional job hubMichigan · 1,280 people
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Lakeview, MIOne of the healthiest townsMichigan · 1,030 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.

White CloudA regional job hub
Work872 jobsbased in White Cloud, a regional job hub Health91% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 30%of MI districts All about White Cloud →
LakeviewOne of the healthiest towns
Health82% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SafetySafer than 29%of U.S. towns we grade All about Lakeview →
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.

Trails25×
White Cloud has more miles of trail
White Cloud 2.5 miLakeview 0.1 mi
Jobs per worker+92%
White Cloud is more of a job hub
White Cloud 1.84Lakeview 0.96
Property tax bill+24%
Tax bills are bigger in Lakeview
Lakeview $2,211White Cloud $1,781
Typical home built16 yrs
Lakeview’s homes are older
White Cloud 1971Lakeview 1955
★ What stands out · 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.

White Cloud$1,280/mo
Typical home $209K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.07% · or rent about $831/mo · Housing →
Lakeview$1,430/mo
Typical home $225K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.34% · or rent about $496/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Lakeview and White Cloud.

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.

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.

Safety
–White CloudNot graded CLakeviewSafer than 29% of U.S. towns
Schools
CWhite CloudBetter than 30% of districts in the state –LakeviewNot graded
Health
DWhite CloudHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns C−LakeviewHealthier than 18% of U.S. towns
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
White CloudLakeview
Snow a year64″73″
January low—13°F
July high—84°F
Growing season (days)—133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd8th
Outdoors & history
White CloudLakeview
Trails3 mi0 mi
Conserved land6.3%0%
Archive photos4—
Famous people born here2—
Community
White CloudLakeview
Library hours a week45 hrs42 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.

Where they are

27 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

White CloudLakeviewWhite CloudLakeview
White Cloud ↔ Lakeview27 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.

White CloudLakeview
People
Population 1,280Highest 1,030Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5%Highest MI: +2% +1.7%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 39.3±8.5Highest about the MI average 35.6±15.7Lowest 11% below MI
White Cloud and Lakeview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.2%±4.2Highest MI: 21.2% 18.8%±4.3Lowest MI: 21.2%
White Cloud and Lakeview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.6%±3.7Highest MI: 18.6% 19.4%±3.1Lowest MI: 18.6%
White Cloud and Lakeview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.4%Highest MI: 32.4% 10.2%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±1.3Lowest MI: 6.1% 4.6%±2.3Highest MI: 6.1%
Lakeview and White Cloud are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $45,192±$10kHighest 38% below MI $33,631±$10kLowest 54% below MI
White Cloud and Lakeview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $165,900±$25kHighest 28% below MI $165,500±$37kLowest 29% below MI
White Cloud and Lakeview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $831±$108Highest 26% below MI $496±$229Lowest 56% below MI
White Cloud and Lakeview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,781Lowest 39% below MI $2,211Highest 24% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 75.7%±23.1Highest MI: 50.4% 35.9%±23.8Lowest MI: 50.4%
White Cloud and Lakeview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.1%Lowest MI: 13.2% 30.4%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65.6%Lowest MI: 73.2% 65.8%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 1 yr older than MI 1955Lowest 17 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minLowest 35% above MI 34 minHighest 39% above MI
Work from home 10%±5.4Highest MI: 13.5% 9%±4.9Lowest MI: 13.5%
White Cloud and Lakeview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8.6%Highest 6.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miLowest 33.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.84Highest 0.96Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (8%)Cato Township (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LakeviewFew work in White Cloud
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.5 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 32.3Lowest 40.3Highest
Schools
School district White Cloud Public Schools—
High school in town White Cloud High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 22.8 —
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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