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Avery Township vs Loud Township

Next-door neighbors in Montmorency County. The biggest differences: home values (+79% in Avery Township) and conserved land (+40.3 pts in Loud Township).

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Avery Township, MIA small town of 641Montmorency County · 641 people
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Loud Township, MIAn outdoors townMontmorency County · 218 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 →
Loud TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors49.1% conserved land49 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Loud 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.

Home values+79%
Homes cost more in Avery Township
Avery Township $174,600Loud Township $97,300
Conserved land+40.3 pts
Loud Township has more conserved land
Loud Township 49.1%Avery Township 8.8%
Age 65++23.9 pts
Loud Township has more people 65 and up
Loud Township 51.4%Avery Township 27.5%
Average commute13 min
Loud Township has the shorter commute
Avery Township 33 minLoud Township 20 min
Median age11.7 yrs
Loud Township skews older
Loud Township 65.2Avery Township 53.5
Trails2.2×
Loud Township has more miles of trail
Loud Township 49.1 miAvery Township 22.5 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $430 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 →
Loud Township$590/mo
Typical home $97K (Census) · tax rate 0.96% · or rent about $431/mo · Housing →

The difference: $430 a month, about $5,100 a year, between Avery Township and Loud 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 Loud Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Avery TownshipLoud TownshipAvery TownshipLoud Township
Avery Township ↔ Loud Township5.1 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
Avery TownshipLoud Township
Snow a year57″57″
January low11°F11°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)133d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th40th
Outdoors & history
Avery TownshipLoud Township
Trails23 mi49 mi
Conserved land8.8%49.1%
Community
Avery TownshipLoud 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.

Avery TownshipLoud Township
People
Population 641Highest 218Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.5% MI: +2% —
Median age 53.5±8Lowest 33% above MI 65.2±2.7Highest 62% above MI
Kids under 18 13.9%±6.8Highest MI: 21.2% 1.4%±13.5Lowest MI: 21.2%
Avery Township and Loud 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% 51.4%±4.9Highest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.5%Lowest MI: 32.4% 15.2%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.2%±1.7Highest MI: 6.1% 0%±7.1Lowest MI: 6.1%
Avery Township and Loud 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 $46,250±$7kLowest 37% below MI
Avery Township and Loud 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 $97,300±$29kLowest 58% below MI
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $431±$348 62% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,220Highest 58% below MI $935Lowest 68% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 70%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%
Avery Township and Loud 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% 14%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 98.4%Highest MI: 73.2% 93.3%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 7 yrs newer than MI 1975Lowest 3 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 36% above MI 20 minLowest 16% below MI
Work from home 9.3%±5.3Lowest MI: 13.5% 10%±15.5Highest MI: 13.5%
Loud Township and Avery 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 1.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miLowest 33.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.23Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Briley Township (12%)Alpena (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Loud TownshipFew work in Avery Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.8%Lowest 49.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 22.5 miLowest 49.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 1.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Lowest 1.8Highest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Avery Township

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Rust Township489 people · $174K homes
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Briley Township1,840 people · $122K homes
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Hillman Township2,054 people · $132K homes

Towns like Avery Township

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Franklin Township791 people · $157K homes
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Lake Township911 people · $170K 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.

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