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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Addison$1,630/mo

Typical home $265K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.07% · or rent about $643/mo · Housing →

McBain$1,510/mo

Typical home $242K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $298/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Addison and McBain.

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.

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

–AddisonNot graded A−McBainBetter than 84% of districts in the state

Where they are

159 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AddisonMI McBainMI

Addison ↔ McBain159 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Michigan average

AddisonMcBain

People

Population 534Lowest 706Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.3%Lowest MI: +2% -2.9%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 39±6.2Highest about the MI average 37.8±8.1Lowest 6% below MI

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

Kids under 18 26.2%±6Highest MI: 21.2% 19%±3.4Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 12%±3.2Lowest MI: 18.6% 24.1%±7Highest MI: 18.6%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.1%Highest MI: 32.4% 9.6%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±1.2Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.3%±2.7Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $54,519±$7kHighest 25% below MI $47,083±$18kLowest 35% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $137,100±$20kLowest 41% below MI $141,700±$36kHighest 39% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $643±$153Highest 43% below MI $298±$101Lowest 74% below MI

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,471Lowest 49% below MI $1,643Highest 43% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.1%±32Lowest MI: 50.4% 62.6%±47.2Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 17.1%Highest MI: 13.2% 12.3%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 65%Highest MI: 73.2% 62.1%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 34 yrs older than MI 1962Highest 10 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 20% above MI 18 minLowest 25% below MI

Work from home 6.4%±4.6Highest MI: 13.5% 3.7%±2.9Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.3%Lowest 12.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 10.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.79Lowest 2.56Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Adrian (11%)Cadillac (20%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in McBainFew work in Addison

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2%Lowest 2.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 25.1Highest 22.4Lowest

Schools

School district —McBain Rural Agricultural Schools

High school in town —McBain High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 17.1

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.

Addison vs McBain

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Where they part ways

McBain gets 41 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs about the same each month

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