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Backus Township vs Paris Township

93 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (34× in Backus Township) and seasonal homes (+39.1 pts in Backus Township).

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Backus Township, MIAn outdoors townRoscommon County · 378 people

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Paris Township, MIA small town of 362Huron County · 362 people

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.

Backus TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors13.8% conserved land68 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Backus Township →

Paris TownshipA small town of 362

Quiet strengthsParis Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Paris 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.

Backus Township has more miles of trail

Backus Township 67.9 miParis Township 2.0 mi

Seasonal homes+39.1 pts

Backus Township has more second homes

Backus Township 42%Paris Township 2.9%

Jobs per worker+89%

Backus Township is more of a job hub

Backus Township 0.85Paris Township 0.45

Typical home built21 yrs

Paris Township’s homes are older

Backus Township 1979Paris Township 1958

Average commute5 min

Paris Township has the shorter commute

Backus Township 24 minParis Township 19 min

Conserved land+8.3 pts

Backus Township has more conserved land

Backus Township 13.8%Paris Township 5.5%

★ 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.

Down paymentRate%

Backus Township$1,010/mo

Typical home $168K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · Housing →

Paris Township$980/mo

Typical home $165K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $850/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

Backus TownshipParis Township

Snow a year66″47″

January low11°F 16°F

July high81°F 77°F

Growing season (days)125d 173d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd 28th

Outdoors & history

Backus TownshipParis Township

Trails68 mi 2 mi

Conserved land13.8%5.5%

Archive photos3 2

Community

Backus TownshipParis Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Where they are

93 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Backus TownshipRoscommon County Paris TownshipHuron County

Backus Township ↔ Paris Township93 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

Backus TownshipParis Township

People

Population 378Highest 362Lowest

Median age 53.3±6.7Highest 33% above MI 50.7±5.8Lowest 26% above MI

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

Kids under 18 8.2%±4.9Lowest MI: 21.2% 16%±4.7Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 28.6%±4.9Highest MI: 18.6% 22.1%±3.7Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.3%Highest MI: 32.4% 14%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9%±8.4Highest MI: 6.1% 2.5%±1.9Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $62,500±$15kHighest 14% below MI $62,115±$11kLowest 15% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $167,900±$40kHighest 28% below MI $164,900±$17kLowest 29% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $850±$434 25% below MI

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,513Highest 48% below MI $1,420Lowest 51% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 85.2%±79.6Highest MI: 50.4% 27.3%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 14.4%Highest MI: 13.2% 8%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84.1%Highest MI: 73.2% 83.7%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 7 yrs newer than MI 1958Lowest 14 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minHighest about the MI average 19 minLowest 22% below MI

Work from home 7.6%±6.5Lowest MI: 13.5% 8.8%±4.8Highest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.4%Lowest 1.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miHighest 21.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.85Highest 0.45Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Denton Township (14%)Bad Axe (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Paris TownshipFew work in Backus Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 13.8%Highest 5.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 67.9 miHighest 2.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.9 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0 1.0

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Backus Township neighborsTown Square →

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Paris Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Backus Township

Higgins Township2,054 people · $103K homes

Denton Township5,372 people · $163K homes

Richfield Township3,563 people · $110K homes

Nester Township183 people · $132K homes

Towns like Backus Township

McKinley Township350 people · $165K homes

Beaver Township463 people · $168K homes

Eden Township351 people · $163K homes

Rust Township489 people · $174K 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.