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 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%

Arvon Township$1,370/mo

Typical home $228K (Census) · tax rate 0.96% · Housing →

Ocqueoc Township$1,280/mo

Typical home $221K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Arvon Township and Ocqueoc 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

220 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Arvon TownshipBaraga County Ocqueoc TownshipPresque Isle County

Arvon Township ↔ Ocqueoc Township220 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

Arvon TownshipOcqueoc Township

People

Population 411Lowest 448Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -16.9% MI: +2%

Median age 63.4±3.4Lowest 58% above MI 64.7±1.8Highest 61% above MI

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

Kids under 18 6.6%±6.8Lowest MI: 21.2% 7.1%±3.4Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 46.7%±3.4Lowest MI: 18.6% 48.2%±7.4Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28%Highest MI: 32.4% 26.9%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±3.9Highest MI: 6.1% 0%±3.5Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $62,308±$15kHighest 15% below MI $57,031±$4kLowest 22% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $227,500±$20kHighest about the MI average $221,000±$36kLowest 5% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,183Highest 25% below MI $1,476Lowest 49% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MI: 50.4% 0%±100 MI: 50.4%

Below poverty line 8%Lowest MI: 13.2% 10.3%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 96.2%Lowest MI: 73.2% 96.7%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 6 yrs newer than MI 1975Lowest 3 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 37 minHighest 52% above MI 26 minLowest 6% above MI

Work from home 18.1%±11.2Lowest MI: 13.5% 24%±9.1Highest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 35.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.22Highest

Top workplaceoutside town L'Anse Township (35%)Rogers City (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ocqueoc TownshipFew work in Arvon Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 17.4%Lowest 43.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 276.0 miHighest 72.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.1 miHighest 1.4 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 13Highest 4Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 2.9Highest

Schools

School district Arvon Township School District—

High school in town None in town—

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

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L'Anse Township3,604 people · $123K homes

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Powell Township885 people · $164K homes

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Michigamme Township280 people · $227K homes

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Alabaster Township371 people · $281K homes

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.

Arvon Township vs Ocqueoc Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Arvon Township gets 45 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs about the same each month

220 miles apart

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