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Albert Township vs Elmer Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: conserved land (+49 pts in Albert Township) and street grid (2.9× in Albert Township).

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Albert Township, MIAn outdoors townMontmorency County · 2,556 people
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Elmer Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsOscoda County · 1,173 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.

Albert TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#7 most conserved land in MI138 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves Health78% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Albert Township →
Elmer TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health87% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Elmer 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.

Conserved land+49 pts
Albert Township has more conserved land
Albert Township 49.5%Elmer Township 0.5%
Street grid2.9×
Albert Township has the more walkable street grid
Albert Township 4.7Elmer Township 1.6
Median age18.5 yrs
Albert Township skews older
Albert Township 57.9Elmer Township 39.4
Kids under 18+17.1 pts
Elmer Township has more kids
Elmer Township 27.7%Albert Township 10.6%
Work in town+16.6 pts
More of Albert Township’s workers stay in town
Albert Township 17.6%Elmer Township 1%
Jobs per worker+73%
Albert Township is more of a job hub
Albert Township 0.57Elmer Township 0.33
★ What stands out · Where they are

Albert Township and Elmer Township share a border

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

Albert TownshipElmer TownshipAlbert TownshipElmer Township
Albert Township ↔ Elmer Township10 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
18 Elmer Township residents work in Albert Township (5.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Elmer Township →
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.

Albert Township$1,020/mo
Typical home $170K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $811/mo · Housing →
Elmer Township$1,040/mo
Typical home $173K (Census) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $678/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
BAlbert TownshipBetter than 60% of districts in the state –Elmer TownshipNot graded
Health
C−Albert TownshipHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns DElmer TownshipHealthier than 13% 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
Albert TownshipElmer Township
Snow a year57″57″
January low11°F11°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)133d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)8th9th
Outdoors & history
Albert TownshipElmer Township
Trails138 mi134 mi
Conserved land49.5%0.5%
Settled1883—
Archive photos2—
Community
Albert TownshipElmer Township
Library hours a week38 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

Albert TownshipElmer Township
People
Population 2,556Highest 1,173Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.9%Lowest MI: +2% +1.1%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 57.9±5.1Highest 44% above MI 39.4±12.1Lowest about the MI average
Kids under 18 10.6%±3.4Lowest MI: 21.2% 27.7%±4.1Highest MI: 21.2%
Age 65+ 35.4%±6.3Highest MI: 18.6% 25.1%±7.8Lowest MI: 18.6%
Albert Township and Elmer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.7%Highest MI: 32.4% 10.1%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±0.9 MI: 6.1% 0.7%±1.1 MI: 6.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,423±$9kLowest 25% below MI $62,386±$5kHighest 14% below MI
Elmer Township and Albert Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $170,200±$36kLowest 27% below MI $173,200±$42kHighest 25% below MI
Elmer Township and Albert Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $811±$380Highest 28% below MI $678±$265Lowest 40% below MI
Albert Township and Elmer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,531Lowest 47% below MI $1,580Highest 46% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.4%±32.6Highest MI: 50.4% 53.8%±58.9Lowest MI: 50.4%
Albert Township and Elmer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.9%Lowest MI: 13.2% 18%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.3%Lowest MI: 73.2% 93.1%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 1 yr newer than MI 1984Highest 12 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 23% below MI 22 minHighest 8% below MI
Work from home 15.3%±6.6Highest MI: 13.5% 7%±5.7Lowest MI: 13.5%
Albert Township and Elmer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 17.6%Highest 1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miLowest 30.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Highest 0.33Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Gaylord (8%)Comins Township (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Elmer Township6% work in Albert Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 49.5%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 138.1 miHighest 133.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.0 miHighest 1.9 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.7Highest 1.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #451 of 493 in MI—
School district Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools—
High school in town None in town—
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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