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Bloomfield Township vs Sigel Township

Next-door neighbors in Huron County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.6× in Sigel Township) and rent (+50% in Sigel Township).

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Bloomfield Township, MIAn outdoors townHuron County · 363 people

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Sigel Township, MIA small town of 391Huron County · 391 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.

Bloomfield TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors#67 most walkable in MI1.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 97%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Bloomfield Township →

Sigel TownshipA small town of 391

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

All about Sigel 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.

Jobs per worker5.6×

Sigel Township is more of a job hub

Sigel Township 0.39Bloomfield Township 0.07

Rent runs higher in Sigel Township

Sigel Township $1,225Bloomfield Township $817

Typical home built23 yrs

Bloomfield Township’s homes are older

Sigel Township 1971Bloomfield Township 1948

Property tax bill+27%

Tax bills are bigger in Sigel Township

Sigel Township $1,856Bloomfield Township $1,458

Sigel Township has more miles of trail

Sigel Township 2.3 miBloomfield Township 1.3 mi

Conserved land+12 pts

Sigel Township has more conserved land

Sigel Township 12.4%Bloomfield Township 0.4%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Sigel Township

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%

Bloomfield Township$1,000/mo

Typical home $167K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · or rent about $817/mo · Housing →

Sigel Township$1,200/mo

Typical home $200K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $1,225/mo · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Sigel Township and Bloomfield 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

Bloomfield Township and Sigel Township share a border

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

Bloomfield TownshipSigel Township

Bloomfield Township ↔ Sigel Township5.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

Who commutes between them

4 Bloomfield Township residents work in Sigel Township (2.4% of its workers)

Work & commute in Bloomfield Township →

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Michigan ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

–Bloomfield TownshipNot graded BSigel TownshipBetter than 61% of districts in the state

Health

A+Bloomfield TownshipHealthier than 97% of U.S. towns –Sigel TownshipNot graded

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

Bloomfield TownshipSigel Township

Snow a year47″47″

January low16°F 16°F

July high77°F 77°F

Growing season (days)173d 173d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd 22nd

Outdoors & history

Bloomfield TownshipSigel Township

Trails1 mi 2 mi

Conserved land0.4%12.4%

National Register places—1

Archive photos2 —

Community

Bloomfield TownshipSigel 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.

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

Bloomfield TownshipSigel Township

People

Population 363Lowest 391Highest

Median age 43.3±8.4Highest 8% above MI 39.1±6.4Lowest about the MI average

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

Kids under 18 20.9%±3.6Lowest MI: 21.2% 26.6%±3Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 23.1%±5.3Highest MI: 18.6% 16.1%±3.6Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.3%Lowest MI: 32.4% 21%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±1.3Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.1%±4.1Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $69,063±$15kLowest 5% below MI $70,833±$9kHighest about the MI average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $166,700±$48kLowest 28% below MI $200,000±$69kHighest 14% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $817±$152Lowest 28% below MI $1,225±$135Highest 9% above MI

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,458Lowest 50% below MI $1,856Highest 36% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 54.5%±100Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 5.2%Highest MI: 13.2% 4.6%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 86.1%Lowest MI: 73.2% 90.9%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1948Lowest 24 yrs older than MI 1971Highest 1 yr older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 19% below MI 20 minLowest 19% below MI

Work from home 7.1%±4.5Highest MI: 13.5% 6.9%±3.7Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 2.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miHighest 12.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.39Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Huron Township (13%)Bad Axe (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Sigel TownshipFew work in Bloomfield Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 12.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miLowest 2.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 1.3Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #4 of 493 in MI—

School district —Sigel Township S/D #3F · Sigel Township S/D #4F

High school in town —None in town

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.

Bloomfield Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Bloomfield Township

Lincoln Township748 people · $170K homes

Rubicon Township814 people · $113K homes

Huron Township404 people · $238K homes

Towns like Bloomfield Township

Adams Township436 people · $129K homes

Colfax Township564 people · $157K homes

Fairfield Township521 people · $193K homes

Monroe Township447 people · $142K 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.