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Albert Township vs Loud Township

Next-door neighbors in Montmorency County. The biggest differences: size (11.7× in Albert Township) and home values (+75% in Albert Township).

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Albert Township, MIAn outdoors townMontmorency County · 2,556 people
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Loud Township, MIAn outdoors townMontmorency County · 218 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 →
Loud TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors49.1% conserved land49 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Loud 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.

Size11.7×
Albert Township is the bigger place
Albert Township 2,556Loud Township 218
Home values+75%
Homes cost more in Albert Township
Albert Township $170,200Loud Township $97,300
Property tax bill+64%
Tax bills are bigger in Albert Township
Albert Township $1,531Loud Township $935
Street grid2.6×
Albert Township has the more walkable street grid
Albert Township 4.7Loud Township 1.8
Trails2.8×
Albert Township has more miles of trail
Albert Township 138.1 miLoud Township 49.1 mi
Age 65++16 pts
Loud Township has more people 65 and up
Loud Township 51.4%Albert Township 35.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $430 more a month in Albert 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.

Albert Township$1,020/mo
Typical home $170K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $811/mo · Housing →
Loud Township$590/mo
Typical home $97K (Census) · tax rate 0.96% · or rent about $431/mo · Housing →

The difference: $430 a month, about $5,200 a year, between Albert Township and Loud 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

Albert Township and Loud Township share a border

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

Albert TownshipLoud TownshipAlbert TownshipLoud Township
Albert Township ↔ Loud Township9.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
2 Loud Township residents work in Albert Township (2.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Loud Township →
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 –Loud TownshipNot graded
Health
C−Albert TownshipHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns –Loud TownshipNot graded
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 TownshipLoud Township
Snow a year57″57″
January low11°F11°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)133d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)8th40th
Outdoors & history
Albert TownshipLoud Township
Trails138 mi49 mi
Conserved land49.5%49.1%
Settled1883—
Archive photos2—
Community
Albert TownshipLoud 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 TownshipLoud Township
People
Population 2,556Highest 218Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.9% MI: +2% —
Median age 57.9±5.1Lowest 44% above MI 65.2±2.7Highest 62% above MI
Loud Township and Albert Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.6%±3.4Highest MI: 21.2% 1.4%±13.5Lowest MI: 21.2%
Albert Township and Loud Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 35.4%±6.3Lowest MI: 18.6% 51.4%±4.9Highest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.7%Highest MI: 32.4% 15.2%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±0.9Highest MI: 6.1% 0%±7.1Lowest MI: 6.1%
Albert Township and Loud Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,423±$9kHighest 25% below MI $46,250±$7kLowest 37% below MI
Albert Township and Loud Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $170,200±$36kHighest 27% below MI $97,300±$29kLowest 58% below MI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $811±$380Highest 28% below MI $431±$348Lowest 62% below MI
Albert Township and Loud Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,531Highest 47% below MI $935Lowest 68% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.4%±32.6Lowest MI: 50.4% 70%±100Highest MI: 50.4%
Loud Township and Albert Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.9%Highest MI: 13.2% 14%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.3%Lowest MI: 73.2% 93.3%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 1 yr newer than MI 1975Highest 3 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 23% below MI 20 minHighest 16% below MI
Work from home 15.3%±6.6Highest MI: 13.5% 10%±15.5Lowest MI: 13.5%
Albert Township and Loud 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 1.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miLowest 33.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Highest 0.23Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Gaylord (8%)Alpena (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Loud Township2% work in Albert Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 49.5%Highest 49.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 138.1 miHighest 49.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.0 miHighest 1.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.7Highest 1.8Lowest
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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