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Bismarck Township vs Case Township

Next-door neighbors in Presque Isle County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.6× in Case Township) and street grid (2× in Case Township).

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Bismarck Township, MIAn outdoors townPresque Isle County · 413 people
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Case Township, MIAn outdoors townPresque Isle County · 762 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.

Bismarck TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors22.1% conserved land80 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves All about Bismarck Township →
Case TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors16.9% conserved land72 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Case 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.

Jobs per worker3.6×
Case Township is more of a job hub
Case Township 0.47Bismarck Township 0.13
Street grid2×
Case Township has the more walkable street grid
Case Township 1.4Bismarck Township 0.7
Seasonal homes+15.9 pts
Bismarck Township has more second homes
Bismarck Township 46.5%Case Township 30.6%
Homeowners+10 pts renters
Case Township has more renters
Bismarck Township 95.8%Case Township 85.8%
★ 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.

Bismarck Township$780/mo
Typical home $127K (Census) · tax rate 1.06% · Housing →
Case Township$880/mo
Typical home $149K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $632/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Case Township and Bismarck 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

Bismarck Township and Case Township share a border

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

Bismarck TownshipCase TownshipBismarck TownshipCase Township
Bismarck Township ↔ Case Township6.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
3 Bismarck Township residents work in Case Township (2.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Bismarck Township →
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
Bismarck TownshipCase Township
Snow a year87″87″
January low12°F12°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)135d135d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st21st
Outdoors & history
Bismarck TownshipCase Township
Trails80 mi72 mi
Conserved land22.1%16.9%
Community
Bismarck TownshipCase Township
Library hours a week—22 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.

Bismarck TownshipCase Township
People
Population 413Lowest 762Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -9.3% MI: +2%
Median age 59.9±3.6Highest 49% above MI 56.7±6Lowest 41% above MI
Bismarck Township and Case Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.2%±5.9Lowest MI: 21.2% 16.7%±3.7Highest MI: 21.2%
Case Township and Bismarck Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 36.1%±5.3Highest MI: 18.6% 32.7%±5.5Lowest MI: 18.6%
Bismarck Township and Case Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.9%Lowest MI: 32.4% 18.4%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±2.8Lowest MI: 6.1% 1.4%±1.4Highest MI: 6.1%
Case Township and Bismarck Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,875±$9kHighest 23% below MI $55,500±$7kLowest 24% below MI
Bismarck Township and Case Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $126,600±$27kLowest 45% below MI $149,300±$37kHighest 36% below MI
Case Township and Bismarck Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $632±$397 44% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,343Highest 54% below MI $1,206Lowest 58% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 42.6%±39.1 MI: 50.4%
Below poverty line 8%Lowest MI: 13.2% 18.2%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.8%Highest MI: 73.2% 85.8%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974 2 yrs newer than MI 1974 2 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 9% above MI 25 minLowest about the MI average
Work from home 5.2%±7Highest MI: 13.5% 4.5%±4.8Lowest MI: 13.5%
Bismarck Township and Case Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 27.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.47Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Rogers City (26%)Rogers City (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Case TownshipFew work in Bismarck Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 22.1%Highest 16.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 80.2 miHighest 71.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 1.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 1.4Highest
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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