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%

Wright Township$1,940/mo

Typical home $321K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $1,132/mo · Housing →

Carmel Township$1,370/mo

Typical home $222K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · or rent about $1,165/mo · Housing →

The difference: $570 a month, about $6,800 a year, between Wright Township and Carmel 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

Wright Township gets 37 more inches of snow a year

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 TownshipCarmel Township

Snow a year75″38″

January low17°F 15°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)157d 164d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th 23rd

Outdoors & history

Wright TownshipCarmel Township

Trails4 mi 0 mi

Conserved land1.4%1.1%

Community

Wright TownshipCarmel Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 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.

Report cards

Wright Township places higher on 11 of 18 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 –Carmel TownshipNot graded

Health

BWright TownshipHealthier than 65% of U.S. towns C+Carmel TownshipHealthier than 38% of U.S. towns

11Wright Township

6Carmel Township

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

Most remote workersWork · 714 towns #637#211 Lowest obesityHealth · 723 towns #209#551 Highest graduation rateSchools · 540 towns #6#256 Most affordableCost of living · 723 towns #578#330 Most activeHealth · 723 towns #167#411 HealthiestHealth · 723 towns #236#446 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 723 towns #258#456 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #163#353

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

Where they are

60 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wright TownshipOttawa County Carmel TownshipEaton County

Wright Township ↔ Carmel Township60 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

Wright TownshipCarmel Township

People

Population 3,192Highest 2,842Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.4%Highest MI: +2% -0.6%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 35±3.8Lowest 13% below MI 37.4±9.2Highest 7% below MI

Carmel 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% 22.8%±4.5Lowest MI: 21.2%

Wright Township and Carmel 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% 15.7%±3Highest MI: 18.6%

Carmel 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% 22.1%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±1.4Highest MI: 6.1% 3.3%±1.7Lowest MI: 6.1%

Wright Township and Carmel 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±$11kLowest 20% above MI $95,083±$10kHighest 30% above MI

Carmel Township and Wright 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 $221,800±$21kLowest 4% below MI

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,132±$75Lowest about the MI average $1,165±$92Highest 3% above MI

Carmel 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 $2,530Lowest 13% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.1%±30.7Highest MI: 50.4% 18.6%±30.7Lowest MI: 50.4%

Wright Township and Carmel 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% 6.7%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 89.5%Lowest MI: 73.2% 93%Highest 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 22 minLowest 11% below MI

Work from home 4.7%±2.8Lowest MI: 13.5% 13.5%±5Highest MI: 13.5%

Work in townworking residents 6.7%Highest 0.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 21.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.06Highest 0.13Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (17%)Charlotte (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Carmel TownshipFew work in Wright Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Highest 1.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 3.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.7Highest 2.4Lowest

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

Deciding?

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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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1 neighbor in Wright Township can answer.

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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.

Wright Township vs Carmel Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $570 more a month in Wright Township

Wright Township gets 37 more inches of snow a year

Wright Township places higher on 11 of 18 MI lists

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