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 –Markey TownshipNot graded

Health

C−Albert TownshipHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns C+Markey TownshipHealthier than 37% of 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%

Albert Township$1,020/mo

Typical home $170K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $811/mo · Housing →

Markey Township$990/mo

Typical home $166K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $839/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.

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 TownshipMarkey Township

Snow a year57″66″

January low11°F 11°F

July high81°F 81°F

Growing season (days)133d 125d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)8th 52nd

Outdoors & history

Albert TownshipMarkey Township

Trails138 mi 16 mi

Conserved land49.5%7.3%

Settled1883 —

Archive photos2 —

Community

Albert TownshipMarkey Township

Library hours a week38 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 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.

Where they are

41 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Albert TownshipMontmorency County Markey TownshipRoscommon County

Albert Township ↔ Markey Township41 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

Albert TownshipMarkey Township

People

Population 2,556Highest 2,228Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.9%Lowest MI: +2% +1.7%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 57.9±5.1Lowest 44% above MI 59.9±3.9Highest 49% above MI

Markey 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%±3.4Lowest MI: 21.2% 12.1%±3Highest MI: 21.2%

Markey Township and Albert 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% 39.9%±3.3Highest MI: 18.6%

Markey Township and Albert 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% 17.9%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±0.9Highest MI: 6.1% 0.4%±0.7Lowest MI: 6.1%

Albert Township and Markey 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 $51,587±$10kLowest 29% below MI

Albert Township and Markey 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 $166,300±$26kLowest 28% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $811±$380Lowest 28% below MI $839±$45Highest 26% below MI

Markey Township and Albert 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 $1,399Lowest 52% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.4%±32.6Lowest MI: 50.4% 58.5%±28.8Highest MI: 50.4%

Markey 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% 12.2%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 85.3%Highest MI: 73.2% 83.9%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 1 yr newer than MI 1980Highest 8 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 23% below MI 27 minHighest 10% above MI

Work from home 15.3%±6.6Lowest MI: 13.5% 16.8%±6.1Highest MI: 13.5%

Markey Township and Albert 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 3.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miLowest 42.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Highest 0.29Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Gaylord (8%)Denton Township (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Markey TownshipFew work in Albert Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 49.5%Highest 7.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 138.1 miHighest 15.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.0 miHighest 0.4 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.7Lowest 5.7Highest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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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.

Albert Township vs Markey Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Grades and rankings, side by side

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

41 miles apart

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