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Argyle Township vs Moore Township

Next-door neighbors in Sanilac County. The biggest differences: trails (3.7× in Moore Township) and average commute (7 min in Moore Township).

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Argyle Township, MIA small town of 514Sanilac County · 514 people
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Moore Township, MIA small town of 845Sanilac County · 845 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.

Argyle TownshipA small town of 514
Quiet strengthsArgyle Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Argyle Township →
Moore TownshipA small town of 845
Quiet strengthsMoore Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Moore 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.

Trails3.7×
Moore Township has more miles of trail
Moore Township 6.7 miArgyle Township 1.8 mi
Average commute7 min
Moore Township has the shorter commute
Argyle Township 29 minMoore Township 22 min
Street grid+45%
Moore Township has the more walkable street grid
Moore Township 1.6Argyle Township 1.1
★ 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.

Argyle Township$950/mo
Typical home $159K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $929/mo · Housing →
Moore Township$880/mo
Typical home $148K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $1,021/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $900 a year, between Argyle Township and Moore 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

Argyle Township and Moore Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Argyle TownshipMoore TownshipArgyle TownshipMoore Township
Argyle Township ↔ Moore Township6.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Argyle TownshipMoore Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low13°F13°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)152d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd53rd
Outdoors & history
Argyle TownshipMoore Township
Trails2 mi7 mi
Conserved land4.6%0.8%
Settled1872—
Famous people born here—1
Community
Argyle TownshipMoore Township
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.

Argyle TownshipMoore Township
People
Population 514Lowest 845Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.5%Lowest MI: +2% -7.7%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 54.3±11.4Highest 35% above MI 46.6±6.1Lowest 16% above MI
Argyle Township and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12.8%±4.5Lowest MI: 21.2% 20.6%±4Highest MI: 21.2%
Moore Township and Argyle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.3%±4.2Lowest MI: 18.6% 27.5%±0.5Highest MI: 18.6%
Moore Township and Argyle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.5%Lowest MI: 32.4% 7.7%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3Lowest MI: 6.1% 0.8%±1.5Highest MI: 6.1%
Moore Township and Argyle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,583±$10kHighest 25% below MI $48,750±$10kLowest 33% below MI
Argyle Township and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $159,200±$15kHighest 31% below MI $148,300±$25kLowest 36% below MI
Argyle Township and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $929±$310Lowest 18% below MI $1,021±$288Highest 10% below MI
Moore Township and Argyle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,419Highest 51% below MI $1,236Lowest 57% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 10%±96Lowest MI: 50.4% 18.2%±88.4Highest MI: 50.4%
Moore Township and Argyle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.6%Lowest MI: 13.2% 18.6%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.4%Lowest MI: 73.2% 92.3%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 16 yrs older than MI 1966Highest 6 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 19% above MI 22 minLowest 11% below MI
Work from home 8.4%±4.7Lowest MI: 13.5% 10.5%±8.4Highest MI: 13.5%
Moore Township and Argyle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.4%Lowest 3.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.27Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sandusky (11%)Sandusky (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Moore TownshipFew work in Argyle Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.6%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 6.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.6Highest
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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