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.

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%

Bismarck Township$780/mo

Typical home $127K (Census) · tax rate 1.06% · Housing →

Covington Township$810/mo

Typical home $135K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · 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.

Where they are

236 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bismarck TownshipPresque Isle County Covington TownshipBaraga County

Bismarck Township ↔ Covington Township236 miles apart

Everything, side by side

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Only big differences vs Michigan average

Bismarck TownshipCovington Township

People

Population 413Highest 379Lowest

Median age 59.9±3.6Lowest 49% above MI 60.6±6.5Highest 51% above MI

Covington Township and Bismarck 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% 13.5%±6.5Highest MI: 21.2%

Covington 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%±5.3Lowest MI: 18.6% 39.8%±3.7Highest MI: 18.6%

Covington Township and Bismarck 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% 19.7%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±2.8Lowest MI: 6.1% 1.8%±2.7Highest MI: 6.1%

Covington 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 $55,547±$10kLowest 24% below MI

Bismarck Township and Covington 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 $135,100±$25kHighest 42% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,343Highest 54% below MI $1,218Lowest 58% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MI: 50.4%

Below poverty line 8%Lowest MI: 13.2% 8.2%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 95.8%Lowest MI: 73.2% 95.9%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 2 yrs newer than MI 1959Lowest 13 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 9% above MI 23 minLowest 7% below MI

Work from home 5.2%±7Lowest MI: 13.5% 10.6%±9Highest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 17.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.21Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Rogers City (26%)Baraga Township (40%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Covington TownshipFew work in Bismarck Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 22.1%Lowest 37.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 80.2 miLowest 141.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 0.7 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Lowest 10Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 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.

Bismarck Township vs Covington Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Covington Township gets 34 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs about the same each month

236 miles apart

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