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Avery Township vs Rust Township

Next-door neighbors in Montmorency County. The biggest differences: trails (5.6× in Rust Township) and growth since 2010 (+10 pts in Avery Township).

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Avery Township, MIA small town of 641Montmorency County · 641 people
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Rust Township, MIA small town of 489Montmorency County · 489 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 →
Rust TownshipA small town of 489
Quiet strengthsRust Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rust 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.

Trails5.6×
Rust Township has more miles of trail
Rust Township 126.1 miAvery Township 22.5 mi
Growth since 2010+10 pts
Avery Township has grown faster since 2010
Avery Township +2.5%Rust Township -7.5%
Street grid2×
Avery Township has the more walkable street grid
Avery Township 1.6Rust Township 0.8
Homeowners+10.6 pts renters
Rust Township has more renters
Avery Township 98.4%Rust Township 87.8%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Avery Township and Rust Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Avery TownshipRust TownshipAvery TownshipRust Township
Avery Township ↔ Rust Township6.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Avery Township$1,020/mo
Typical home $175K (Census) · tax rate 0.70% · Housing →
Rust Township$1,030/mo
Typical home $174K (Census) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $763/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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 TownshipRust Township
Snow a year57″78″
January low11°F12°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)133d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th40th
Outdoors & history
Avery TownshipRust Township
Trails23 mi126 mi
Conserved land8.8%3.9%
Archive photos—2
Community
Avery TownshipRust 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 TownshipRust Township
People
Population 641Highest 489Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.5%Highest MI: +2% -7.5%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 53.5±8Lowest 33% above MI 56.1±6Highest 40% above MI
Rust Township and Avery 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% 17.6%±8.7Highest MI: 21.2%
Rust 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% 35.6%±2.8Highest MI: 18.6%
Rust 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% 14.1%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.2%±1.7Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.5%±2.3Highest MI: 6.1%
Rust 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 $49,313±$3kLowest 32% below MI
Avery Township and Rust 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 $173,500±$29kLowest 25% below MI
Avery Township and Rust Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $763±$180 32% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,220Lowest 58% below MI $1,388Highest 52% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 60%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%
Avery Township and Rust 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% 22.5%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 98.4%Highest MI: 73.2% 87.8%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 7 yrs newer than MI 1981Highest 9 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 36% above MI 30 minLowest 22% above MI
Work from home 9.3%±5.3Highest MI: 13.5% 8.1%±9.1Lowest MI: 13.5%
Avery Township and Rust 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 miHighest 27.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.16Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Briley Township (12%)Hillman Township (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rust TownshipFew work in Avery Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.8%Highest 3.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 22.5 miLowest 126.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 1.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 16Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 0.8Lowest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Avery Township

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Briley Township1,840 people · $122K homes
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Loud Township218 people · $97K 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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Middle Branch Township849 people · $139K homes
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Reno Township636 people · $141K 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.

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