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Woodhull Township vs Sciota Township

Next-door neighbors in Shiawassee County. The biggest differences: street grid (2× in Woodhull Township) and home values (+16% in Woodhull Township).

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Woodhull Township, MIAn outdoors townShiawassee County · 3,684 people
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Sciota Township, MIKnown for its schoolsShiawassee County · 1,588 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.

Woodhull TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#148 most conserved land in MI8.7 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 58%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Woodhull Township →
Sciota TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 75%of MI districts All about Sciota 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.

Street grid2×
Woodhull Township has the more walkable street grid
Woodhull Township 3.9Sciota Township 2.0
Home values+16%
Homes cost more in Woodhull Township
Woodhull Township $280,200Sciota Township $240,800
Property tax bill+20%
Tax bills are bigger in Woodhull Township
Woodhull Township $3,257Sciota Township $2,714
Size2.3×
Woodhull Township is the bigger place
Woodhull Township 3,684Sciota Township 1,588
Growth since 2010+4.7 pts
Woodhull Township has grown faster since 2010
Woodhull Township -3.2%Sciota Township -7.9%
Conserved land+8.1 pts
Woodhull Township has more conserved land
Woodhull Township 9.3%Sciota Township 1.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Woodhull 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.

Woodhull Township$1,740/mo
Typical home $280K (Census) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $978/mo · Housing →
Sciota Township$1,490/mo
Typical home $241K (Census) · tax rate 1.13% · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Woodhull Township and Sciota 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

Woodhull Township and Sciota Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Woodhull TownshipSciota TownshipWoodhull TownshipSciota Township
Woodhull Township ↔ Sciota Township6.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
–Woodhull TownshipNot graded A−Sciota TownshipBetter than 75% of districts in the state
Health
BWoodhull TownshipHealthier than 58% of U.S. towns BSciota TownshipHealthier than 61% 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
Woodhull TownshipSciota Township
Snow a year46″38″
January low—16°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—164d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd35th
Outdoors & history
Woodhull TownshipSciota Township
Trails9 mi0 mi
Conserved land9.3%1.2%
Community
Woodhull TownshipSciota Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

Woodhull TownshipSciota Township
People
Population 3,684Highest 1,588Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.2%Highest MI: +2% -7.9%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 47.8±7.8Highest 19% above MI 47.5±3.6Lowest 18% above MI
Woodhull Township and Sciota Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.1%±4.2Lowest MI: 21.2% 19.2%±3.4Highest MI: 21.2%
Sciota Township and Woodhull Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22%±4.5Highest MI: 18.6% 18%±2.4Lowest MI: 18.6%
Woodhull Township and Sciota Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.7%Highest MI: 32.4% 25.1%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±1.7Lowest MI: 6.1% 7.6%±3.6Highest MI: 6.1%
Sciota Township and Woodhull Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $94,301±$7kHighest 29% above MI $83,000±$19kLowest 14% above MI
Woodhull Township and Sciota Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $280,200±$22kHighest 21% above MI $240,800±$17kLowest 4% above MI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $978±$322 13% below MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,257Highest 12% above MI $2,714Lowest 7% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 24.6%±26.2Lowest MI: 50.4% 48%±77.3Highest MI: 50.4%
Sciota Township and Woodhull Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.3%Lowest MI: 13.2% 10.5%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.9%Lowest MI: 73.2% 95.1%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 9 yrs newer than MI 1976Lowest 4 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 15% above MI 29 minHighest 21% above MI
Work from home 15.7%±6.2Highest MI: 13.5% 10.5%±4Lowest MI: 13.5%
Woodhull Township and Sciota Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.11Highest
Top workplaceoutside town East Lansing (10%)Owosso (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sciota TownshipFew work in Woodhull Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.3%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.9Highest 2.0Lowest
Schools
School district —Laingsburg Community Schools
High school in town —Laingsburg High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 16.8
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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