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

C−Worth TownshipHealthier than 24% of U.S. towns BWaterloo TownshipHealthier than 64% of U.S. towns

7Worth Township

11Waterloo Township

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 601 towns #561#132 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #706#295 Cheapest rentCost of living · 687 towns #230#604 Most activeHealth · 723 towns #610#237 HealthiestHealth · 723 towns #580#240 Fewest smokersHealth · 723 towns #467#144 Most conserved landOutdoors · 712 towns #360#43 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #353#50

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Worth Township’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Waterloo 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.

Down paymentRate%

Worth Township$1,310/mo

Typical home $220K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $925/mo · Housing →

Waterloo Township$1,520/mo

Typical home $244K (Census) · tax rate 1.20% · or rent about $1,446/mo · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Waterloo Township and Worth 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.

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

Worth TownshipWaterloo Township

Snow a year36″33″

January low20°F 16°F

July high81°F 82°F

Growing season (days)196d 163d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th 38th

Outdoors & history

Worth TownshipWaterloo Township

Trails2 mi 54 mi

Conserved land4.1%19.4%

National Register places1 1

Archive photos2 —

Famous people born here—1

Community

Worth TownshipWaterloo Township

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.

Where they are

100 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Worth TownshipSanilac County Waterloo TownshipJackson County

Worth Township ↔ Waterloo Township100 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.

Only big differences vs Michigan average

Worth TownshipWaterloo Township

People

Population 3,461Highest 2,964Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.3%Lowest MI: +2% +2.6%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 53.6±3.7Lowest 33% above MI 54.6±5.6Highest 36% above MI

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

Kids under 18 12.5%±4.2Lowest MI: 21.2% 14.5%±4.1Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 32%±6.1Highest MI: 18.6% 30.9%±7.4Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.1%Highest MI: 32.4% 27.5%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±1.8Highest MI: 6.1% 2.6%±1.7Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $61,492±$16kLowest 16% below MI $74,500±$17kHighest about the MI average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $219,500±$25kLowest 5% below MI $243,600±$27kHighest 5% above MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $925±$65Lowest 18% below MI $1,446±$839Highest 28% above MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,948Lowest 33% below MI $2,932Highest about the MI average

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.3%±46.4Highest MI: 50.4% 13.1%±27.2Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 13.4%Highest MI: 13.2% 7.4%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 95.3%Highest MI: 73.2% 91.6%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 12 yrs older than MI 1982Highest 10 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 26% above MI 32 minHighest 33% above MI

Work from home 18.2%±6.7Highest MI: 13.5% 15.8%±6Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 9.6%Highest 3.4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 17.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.69Highest 0.20Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Croswell (13%)Chelsea (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Waterloo TownshipFew work in Worth Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.1%Lowest 19.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 54.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.3Highest 3.2Lowest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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.

Worth Township vs Waterloo Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Waterloo Township places higher on 11 of 18 MI lists

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Waterloo Township

What daily life feels like in each

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