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Arcadia Township vs Benton Township

183 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6× in Benton Township) and average commute (30 min in Benton Township).

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Arcadia Township, MIAn outdoors townLapeer County · 3,164 people

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Benton Township, MIAn outdoors townCheboygan County · 3,170 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.

Arcadia TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors#110 most conserved land in MI17 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Health62% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Arcadia Township →

Benton TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors#16 most conserved land in MI99 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves Health75% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Benton Township →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Benton Township has more miles of trail

Benton Township 99.1 miArcadia Township 16.6 mi

Average commute30 min

Benton Township has the shorter commute

Arcadia Township 45 minBenton Township 15 min

Seasonal homes+27.6 pts

Benton Township has more second homes

Benton Township 29.3%Arcadia Township 1.7%

Conserved land+17.2 pts

Benton Township has more conserved land

Benton Township 28.5%Arcadia Township 11.3%

Property tax bill+20%

Tax bills are bigger in Arcadia Township

Arcadia Township $1,968Benton Township $1,645

★ What stands out · Life in each

Benton Township gets 53 more inches of snow a year

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

Arcadia TownshipBenton Township

Snow a year34″88″

January low15°F 11°F

July high82°F 77°F

Growing season (days)160d 152d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st 50th

Outdoors & history

Arcadia TownshipBenton Township

Trails17 mi 99 mi

Conserved land11.3%28.5%

Settled1857 1871

Community

Arcadia TownshipBenton Township

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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Arcadia 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.

Down paymentRate%

Arcadia Township$1,400/mo

Typical home $235K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $1,021/mo · Housing →

Benton Township$1,190/mo

Typical home $201K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $936/mo · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Arcadia Township and Benton 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.

Report cards

Benton Township places higher on 9 of 18 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.

Health

C+Arcadia TownshipHealthier than 38% of U.S. towns CBenton TownshipHealthier than 25% of U.S. towns

6Arcadia Township

9Benton Township

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 723 towns #723#23 Lowest obesityHealth · 723 towns #260#602 Most trailsOutdoors · 601 towns #294#74 Most remote workersWork · 714 towns #329#133 Fastest growingGrowth · 723 towns #381#566 Highest incomeIncome · 723 towns #322#469 Most educatedPeople · 723 towns #612#487 HealthiestHealth · 723 towns #449#572

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Arcadia Township’s rankings →

Where they are

183 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Arcadia TownshipLapeer County Benton TownshipCheboygan County

Arcadia Township ↔ Benton Township183 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

Arcadia TownshipBenton Township

People

Population 3,164Lowest 3,170Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.1%Highest MI: +2% -2.3%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 53.2±3.1Lowest 32% above MI 53.6±2.6Highest 33% above MI

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

Kids under 18 13.7%±3.8Highest MI: 21.2% 13.2%±3.4Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 22.6%±4.3Lowest MI: 18.6% 32.2%±5.4Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16%Lowest MI: 32.4% 21.4%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±2.3Highest MI: 6.1% 2.5%±1.7Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $79,985±$7kHighest 10% above MI $68,401±$5kLowest 6% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $235,400±$11kHighest about the MI average $200,900±$30kLowest 13% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,021±$332Highest 10% below MI $936±$505Lowest 17% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,968Highest 32% below MI $1,645Lowest 43% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.7%±38.1Highest MI: 50.4% 32%±34.7Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 11%Highest MI: 13.2% 10.3%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 93.8%Highest MI: 73.2% 93.7%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 14 yrs newer than MI 1985Lowest 13 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 45 minHighest 86% above MI 15 minLowest 38% below MI

Work from home 10.8%±3.6Lowest MI: 13.5% 15.8%±6.2Highest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.9%Highest 1.4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.3 miHighest 28.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.13Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Lapeer (10%)Cheboygan (23%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Benton TownshipFew work in Arcadia Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 11.3%Lowest 28.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 16.6 miLowest 99.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 1.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 7Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.5Lowest 2.6Highest

Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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Bordering Arcadia Township

Mayfield Township8,002 people · $188K homes

North Branch Township3,550 people · $228K homes

Goodland Township1,804 people · $294K homes

Attica Township4,710 people · $246K homes

Towns like Arcadia Township

Hayes Township2,777 people · $222K homes

Bainbridge Township2,658 people · $221K homes

Carlton Township2,092 people · $256K homes

Vernon Township4,296 people · $169K homes

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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.