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Bentley Township vs Cornell Township

206 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.7× in Cornell Township) and street grid (2.8× in Bentley Township).

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Bentley Township, MIHomes around $206KGladwin County · 944 people
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Cornell Township, MIHomes around $221KDelta County · 856 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.

Bentley TownshipHomes around $206K
Housing$206K typical home23% below the MI typical home All about Bentley Township →
Cornell TownshipHomes around $221K
Housing$221K typical home17% below the MI typical home All about Cornell 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.

Trails3.7×
Cornell Township has more miles of trail
Cornell Township 49.9 miBentley Township 13.5 mi
Street grid2.8×
Bentley Township has the more walkable street grid
Bentley Township 1.4Cornell Township 0.5
Seasonal homes+26.6 pts
Cornell Township has more second homes
Cornell Township 28.8%Bentley Township 2.2%
Jobs per worker2.4×
Cornell Township is more of a job hub
Cornell Township 0.19Bentley Township 0.08
Average commute10 min
Cornell Township has the shorter commute
Bentley Township 37 minCornell Township 27 min
★ 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.

Bentley Township$1,290/mo
Typical home $206K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · Housing →
Cornell Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $221K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.13% · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Cornell Township and Bentley 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.

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
Bentley TownshipCornell Township
Snow a year49″43″
January low13°F8°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)148d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th48th
Outdoors & history
Bentley TownshipCornell Township
Trails14 mi50 mi
Conserved land0.3%0%
Archive photos2—
Community
Bentley TownshipCornell 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.

Where they are

206 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bentley TownshipGladwin CountyCornell TownshipDelta County
Bentley Township ↔ Cornell Township206 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.

Bentley TownshipCornell Township
People
Population 944Highest 856Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.8%Highest MI: +2% -4.7%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 42.6±8Lowest 6% above MI 44.6±15.3Highest 11% above MI
Cornell Township and Bentley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.2%±2.6Lowest MI: 21.2% 25.9%±7.8Highest MI: 21.2%
Cornell Township and Bentley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.1%±6.9Lowest MI: 18.6% 29.6%±6.7Highest MI: 18.6%
Cornell Township and Bentley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.2%Highest MI: 32.4% 10.4%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±2.4Lowest MI: 6.1% 4.8%±3.7Highest MI: 6.1%
Cornell Township and Bentley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,523±$16kHighest 13% below MI $57,813±$12kLowest 21% below MI
Bentley Township and Cornell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $153,200±$29kLowest 34% below MI $170,800±$72kHighest 26% below MI
Cornell Township and Bentley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,856Lowest 36% below MI $1,925Highest 34% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±90.1 MI: 50.4% —
Below poverty line 8.5%Lowest MI: 13.2% 9.8%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.7%Lowest MI: 73.2% 98.5%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Lowest 11 yrs newer than MI 1985Highest 13 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 37 minHighest 53% above MI 27 minLowest 10% above MI
Work from home 10.2%±5.1Lowest MI: 13.5% 12%±8.6Highest MI: 13.5%
Cornell Township and Bentley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1% 1%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 0.19Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Midland (14%)Escanaba (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cornell TownshipFew work in Bentley Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 13.5 miLowest 49.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Highest 0.5Lowest
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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