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Wilcox Township vs White Cloud

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (16.2× in White Cloud) and jobs per worker (8.8× in White Cloud).

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Wilcox Township, MIAn outdoors townNewaygo County · 982 people
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White Cloud, MIA regional job hubMichigan · 1,280 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 →
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 →
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.

Street grid16.2×
White Cloud has the more walkable street grid
White Cloud 32.3Wilcox Township 2.0
Jobs per worker8.8×
White Cloud is more of a job hub
White Cloud 1.84Wilcox Township 0.21
Trails5.6×
Wilcox Township has more miles of trail
Wilcox Township 14.0 miWhite Cloud 2.5 mi
Conserved land+23 pts
Wilcox Township has more conserved land
Wilcox Township 29.3%White Cloud 6.3%
Homeowners+15.9 pts renters
White Cloud has more renters
Wilcox Township 81.5%White Cloud 65.6%
Property tax bill+25%
Tax bills are bigger in White Cloud
White Cloud $1,781Wilcox Township $1,420
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $530 more a month in White Cloud

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

The difference: $530 a month, about $6,400 a year, between White Cloud 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 White Cloud share a border

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

Wilcox TownshipWhite CloudWilcox TownshipWhite Cloud
Wilcox Township ↔ White Cloud3.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
31 Wilcox Township residents work in White Cloud (8.1% 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.

Schools
–Wilcox TownshipNot graded CWhite CloudBetter than 30% of districts in the state
Health
–Wilcox TownshipNot graded DWhite CloudHealthier than 9% 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 TownshipWhite Cloud
Snow a year64″64″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd22nd
Outdoors & history
Wilcox TownshipWhite Cloud
Trails14 mi3 mi
Conserved land29.3%6.3%
Archive photos—4
Famous people born here—2
Community
Wilcox TownshipWhite Cloud
Library hours a week—45 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.

Wilcox TownshipWhite Cloud
People
Population 982Lowest 1,280Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.2%Lowest MI: +2% +5%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 45.7±5.8Highest 14% above MI 39.3±8.5Lowest about the MI average
Wilcox Township and White Cloud 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% 20.2%±4.2Highest MI: 21.2%
White Cloud 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% 20.6%±3.7Highest MI: 18.6%
White Cloud 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% 14.4%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±2Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.2%±1.3Highest MI: 6.1%
White Cloud 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 $45,192±$10kHighest 38% below MI
White Cloud 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 $165,900±$25kHighest 28% below MI
White Cloud 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 $831±$108Lowest 26% below MI
Wilcox Township and White Cloud 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 $1,781Highest 39% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 88.5%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 75.7%±23.1Lowest MI: 50.4%
Wilcox Township and White Cloud 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% 15.1%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.5%Highest MI: 73.2% 65.6%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 9 yrs newer than MI 1971Lowest 1 yr older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 47% above MI 33 minLowest 35% above MI
Work from home 3.7%±4.2Lowest MI: 13.5% 10%±5.4Highest MI: 13.5%
White Cloud 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 8.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.8 miHighest 32.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Lowest 1.84Highest
Top workplaceoutside town White Cloud (8%)Grand Rapids (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 8% work in White CloudFew work in Wilcox Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 29.3%Highest 6.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 14.0 miHighest 2.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.0Lowest 32.3Highest
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
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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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