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Albert Township vs Vienna Township

Next-door neighbors in Montmorency County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.4× in Albert Township) and street grid (3.9× in Albert Township).

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Albert Township, MIAn outdoors townMontmorency County · 2,556 people
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Vienna Township, MIAn outdoors townMontmorency County · 436 people
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.

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.

★ What stands out · 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 →
Vienna Township$930/mo
Typical home $156K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Albert Township and Vienna 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 Vienna Township share a border

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

Albert TownshipVienna TownshipAlbert TownshipVienna Township
Albert Township ↔ Vienna Township11 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
25 Vienna Township residents work in Albert Township (14.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Vienna Township →
Report cards

Albert Township places higher on 11 of 19 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.

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 TownshipVienna Township
Snow a year57″84″
January low11°F8°F
July high81°F80°F
Growing season (days)133d95d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)8th32nd
Outdoors & history
Albert TownshipVienna Township
Conserved land49.5%47.6%
Settled18831893
Archive photos25
Community
Albert TownshipVienna 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 TownshipVienna Township
People
Population 2,556Highest 436Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.9%Highest MI: +2% -8.9%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 57.9±5.1Lowest 44% above MI 58.3±4.3Highest 45% above MI
Vienna 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% 14.7%±7.7Highest MI: 21.2%
Vienna 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%±6.3Highest MI: 18.6% 31.2%±5.7Lowest MI: 18.6%
Albert Township and Vienna 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% 18.9%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±0.9Lowest MI: 6.1% 2.1%±3.4Highest MI: 6.1%
Vienna Township and Albert 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 $46,625±$5kLowest 36% below MI
Albert Township and Vienna 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 $155,800±$47kLowest 33% below MI
Albert Township and Vienna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $811±$380 28% below MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,531Highest 47% below MI $1,354Lowest 53% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.4%±32.6Highest MI: 50.4% 50%±84.6Lowest MI: 50.4%
Albert Township and Vienna 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% 16.3%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.3%Lowest MI: 73.2% 89.1%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 1 yr newer than MI 1977Highest 5 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 23% below MI 27 minHighest 12% above MI
Work from home 15.3%±6.6Highest MI: 13.5% 10.4%±6.2Lowest MI: 13.5%
Albert Township and Vienna 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 0.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 mi 26.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Highest 0.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Gaylord (8%)Albert Township (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Vienna Township15% work in Albert Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 49.5%Highest 47.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 138.1 miHighest 100.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.0 miHighest 1.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.7Highest 1.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #451 of 493 in MI#256 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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