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Avery Township vs Briley Township

Next-door neighbors in Montmorency County. The biggest differences: trails (5.6× in Briley Township) and jobs per worker (5× in Briley Township).

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Avery Township, MIA small town of 641Montmorency County · 641 people
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Briley Township, MIAn outdoors townMontmorency County · 1,840 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.

Avery TownshipA small town of 641
Quiet strengthsAvery Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Avery Township →
Briley TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors45.8% conserved land126 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves Health79% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 37%of MI districts All about Briley Township →
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.

Trails5.6×
Briley Township has more miles of trail
Briley Township 125.6 miAvery Township 22.5 mi
Jobs per worker5×
Briley Township is more of a job hub
Briley Township 0.75Avery Township 0.15
Conserved land+37 pts
Briley Township has more conserved land
Briley Township 45.8%Avery Township 8.8%
Growth since 2010+11.3 pts
Avery Township has grown faster since 2010
Avery Township +2.5%Briley Township -8.8%
Size2.9×
Briley Township is the bigger place
Briley Township 1,840Avery Township 641
Work in town+12.7 pts
More of Briley Township’s workers stay in town
Briley Township 13.2%Avery Township 0.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Avery 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.

Avery Township$1,020/mo
Typical home $175K (Census) · tax rate 0.70% · Housing →
Briley Township$740/mo
Typical home $122K (Census) · tax rate 0.96% · or rent about $719/mo · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,300 a year, between Avery Township and Briley 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

Avery Township and Briley Township share a border

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

Avery TownshipBriley TownshipAvery TownshipBriley Township
Avery Township ↔ Briley Township6.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
25 Avery Township residents work in Briley Township (12.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Avery Township →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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
–Avery TownshipNot graded C+Briley TownshipBetter than 37% of districts in the state
Health
–Avery TownshipNot graded C−Briley TownshipHealthier than 21% of U.S. towns
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
Avery TownshipBriley Township
Snow a year57″84″
January low11°F8°F
July high81°F80°F
Growing season (days)133d95d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th32nd
Outdoors & history
Avery TownshipBriley Township
Trails23 mi126 mi
Conserved land8.8%45.8%
Community
Avery TownshipBriley Township
Library hours a week—38 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.

Avery TownshipBriley Township
People
Population 641Lowest 1,840Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.5%Highest MI: +2% -8.8%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 53.5±8Highest 33% above MI 52.7±6.2Lowest 31% above MI
Avery Township and Briley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.9%±6.8Lowest MI: 21.2% 17.3%±4.1Highest MI: 21.2%
Briley Township and Avery Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.5%±7.7Lowest MI: 18.6% 29.3%±3.6Highest MI: 18.6%
Briley Township and Avery Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.5%Lowest MI: 32.4% 11.9%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.2%±1.7Lowest MI: 6.1% 2.4%±1.6Highest MI: 6.1%
Briley Township and Avery Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,714±$14kHighest 17% below MI $43,115±$3kLowest 41% below MI
Avery Township and Briley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $174,600±$35kHighest 25% below MI $122,100±$22kLowest 47% below MI
Avery Township and Briley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $719±$82 36% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,220Highest 58% below MI $1,178Lowest 59% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 63.7%±23.2Lowest MI: 50.4%
Avery Township and Briley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.3%Lowest MI: 13.2% 21.3%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 98.4%Highest MI: 73.2% 86.6%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 7 yrs newer than MI 1971Lowest 1 yr older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 36% above MI 32 minLowest 34% above MI
Work from home 9.3%±5.3Highest MI: 13.5% 5.7%±3.6Lowest MI: 13.5%
Avery Township and Briley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.5%Lowest 13.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miLowest 34.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.75Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Briley Township (12%)Gaylord (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 12% work in Briley TownshipFew work in Avery Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.8%Lowest 45.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 22.5 miLowest 125.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 1.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Lowest 2.6Highest
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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