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Wright Township vs Alpine Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (2.9× in Alpine Township) and homeowners (+29.4 pts renters in Alpine Township).

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Wright Township, MIKnown for its schoolsOttawa County · 3,192 people
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Alpine Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsKent County · 14,040 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.

Wright TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 79%of MI districts HealthHealthier than 65%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Wright Township →
Alpine TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 68%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$404K typical home52% above the MI typical home SchoolsBetter than 70%of MI districts All about Alpine 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 grid2.9×
Alpine Township has the more walkable street grid
Alpine Township 7.7Wright Township 2.7
Homeowners+29.4 pts renters
Alpine Township has more renters
Wright Township 89.5%Alpine Township 60.1%
Size4.4×
Alpine Township is the bigger place
Alpine Township 14,040Wright Township 3,192
Home values+37%
Homes cost more in Wright Township
Wright Township $321,000Alpine Township $233,900
Growth since 2010+4.2 pts
Alpine Township has grown faster since 2010
Alpine Township +5.6%Wright Township +1.4%
Bachelor’s degree++8 pts
More adults in Alpine Township have a degree
Alpine Township 27.3%Wright Township 19.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $580 more a month in Alpine 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.

Wright Township$1,940/mo
Typical home $321K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $1,132/mo · Housing →
Alpine Township$2,520/mo
Typical home $404K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.20% · or rent about $1,172/mo · Housing →

The difference: $580 a month, about $6,900 a year, between Alpine Township and Wright 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

Wright Township and Alpine Township share a border

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

Wright TownshipAlpine TownshipWright TownshipAlpine Township
Wright Township ↔ Alpine Township5.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
47 Wright Township residents work in Alpine Township (3.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Wright Township →
Report cards

Alpine Township places higher on 11 of 19 MI lists

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
A−Wright TownshipBetter than 79% of districts in the state B+Alpine TownshipBetter than 70% of districts in the state
Health
BWright TownshipHealthier than 65% of U.S. towns B+Alpine TownshipHealthier than 68% of U.S. towns
5Wright Township
11Alpine Township

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #163#529 Most walkableOutdoors · 723 towns #669#387 Highest incomeIncome · 723 towns #233#474 Most new homesHousing · 512 towns #212#368 Most educatedPeople · 723 towns #530#324 Most affordableCost of living · 723 towns #578#374 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #363#183 Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #439#610

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

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
Wright TownshipAlpine Township
Snow a year75″75″
January low17°F17°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)157d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th5th
Outdoors & history
Wright TownshipAlpine Township
Trails4 mi5 mi
Conserved land1.4%3.2%
Settled—1847
Community
Wright TownshipAlpine Township
Library hours a week—38 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

Wright TownshipAlpine Township
People
Population 3,192Lowest 14,040Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.4%Lowest MI: +2% +5.6%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 35±3.8Lowest 13% below MI 36.9±2.3Highest 8% below MI
Alpine Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25%±4.1Highest MI: 21.2% 21.9%±3Lowest MI: 21.2%
Wright Township and Alpine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.1%±2.7Lowest MI: 18.6% 15.4%±2.9Highest MI: 18.6%
Alpine Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.3%Lowest MI: 32.4% 27.3%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±1.4Lowest MI: 6.1% 5.1%±1.4Highest MI: 6.1%
Alpine Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $87,344±$11kHighest 20% above MI $67,807±$13kLowest 7% below MI
Wright Township and Alpine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $321,000±$35kHighest 39% above MI $233,900±$12kLowest about the MI average
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,132±$75Lowest about the MI average $1,172±$45Highest 4% above MI
Alpine Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,136Highest 8% above MI $2,807Lowest 3% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.1%±30.7Lowest MI: 50.4% 52.4%±12Highest MI: 50.4%
Alpine Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.4%Highest MI: 13.2% 11.2%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.5%Highest MI: 73.2% 60.1%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 7 yrs newer than MI 1985Highest 13 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 10% below MI 21 minLowest 12% below MI
Work from home 4.7%±2.8Lowest MI: 13.5% 7.2%±3.3Highest MI: 13.5%
Alpine Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.7%Highest 5.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miHighest 9.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.06Highest 0.73Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (17%)Grand Rapids (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Alpine TownshipFew work in Wright Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Lowest 3.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.5 miLowest 4.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.7Lowest 7.7Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#348 of 493 in MI
School district —Comstock Park Public Schools · Kenowa Hills Public Schools
High school in town —Kenowa Hills High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 18.0
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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