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Wilcox Township vs Everett Township

Next-door neighbors in Newaygo County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+34% in Everett Township) and jobs per worker (+81% in Everett Township).

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Wilcox Township, MIAn outdoors townNewaygo County · 982 people
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Everett Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsNewaygo County · 1,832 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.

Wilcox TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors29.3% conserved land14 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Wilcox Township →
Everett TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health90% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors22.7% conserved land25 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Everett 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.

Property tax bill+34%
Tax bills are bigger in Everett Township
Everett Township $1,904Wilcox Township $1,420
Jobs per worker+81%
Everett Township is more of a job hub
Everett Township 0.38Wilcox Township 0.21
Trails+75%
Everett Township has more miles of trail
Everett Township 24.5 miWilcox Township 14.0 mi
Average commute4 min
Everett Township has the shorter commute
Wilcox Township 36 minEverett Township 31 min
Homeowners+8.1 pts renters
Wilcox Township has more renters
Everett Township 89.6%Wilcox Township 81.5%
Bachelor’s degree++8 pts
More adults in Everett Township have a degree
Everett Township 14.5%Wilcox Township 6.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Everett 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.

Wilcox Township$750/mo
Typical home $121K (Census) · tax rate 1.17% · or rent about $954/mo · Housing →
Everett Township$1,020/mo
Typical home $164K (Census) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $819/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Everett Township and Wilcox 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

Wilcox Township and Everett Township share a border

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

Wilcox TownshipEverett TownshipWilcox TownshipEverett Township
Wilcox Township ↔ Everett Township6.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
21 Wilcox Township residents work in Everett Township (5.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Wilcox Township →
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
–Wilcox TownshipNot graded DEverett TownshipHealthier than 10% 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
Wilcox TownshipEverett Township
Snow a year64″64″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd22nd
Outdoors & history
Wilcox TownshipEverett Township
Trails14 mi25 mi
Conserved land29.3%22.7%
Archive photos—1
Community
Wilcox TownshipEverett 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.

Wilcox TownshipEverett Township
People
Population 982Lowest 1,832Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.2%Lowest MI: +2% +6.2%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 45.7±5.8Highest 14% above MI 45.3±5.9Lowest 13% above MI
Wilcox Township and Everett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.2%±5.2Lowest MI: 21.2% 24%±4.2Highest MI: 21.2%
Everett Township and Wilcox Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.5%±2.5Lowest MI: 18.6% 20.7%±2.6Highest MI: 18.6%
Everett Township and Wilcox Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.5%Lowest MI: 32.4% 14.5%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±2Lowest MI: 6.1% 2.2%±1.9Highest MI: 6.1%
Everett Township and Wilcox Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $45,000±$17kLowest 38% below MI $56,875±$10kHighest 22% below MI
Everett Township and Wilcox Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $121,100±$31kLowest 48% below MI $164,200±$14kHighest 29% below MI
Everett Township and Wilcox Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $954±$647Highest 16% below MI $819±$87Lowest 27% below MI
Wilcox Township and Everett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,420Lowest 51% below MI $1,904Highest 34% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 88.5%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 38.2%±19.8Lowest MI: 50.4%
Wilcox Township and Everett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 29.5%Highest MI: 13.2% 14.1%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.5%Lowest MI: 73.2% 89.6%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Lowest 9 yrs newer than MI 1986Highest 14 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 47% above MI 31 minLowest 30% above MI
Work from home 3.7%±4.2Lowest MI: 13.5% 14.7%±7.5Highest MI: 13.5%
Everett Township and Wilcox Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.6%Lowest 3.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.8 miHighest 30.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Lowest 0.38Highest
Top workplaceoutside town White Cloud (8%)Grand Rapids (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 5% work in Everett TownshipFew work in Wilcox Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 29.3%Highest 22.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 14.0 miLowest 24.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.0Lowest 2.5Highest
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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