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Bourret Township vs Grim Township

Next-door neighbors in Gladwin County. The biggest differences: street grid (4.4× in Bourret Township) and trails (5.1× in Grim Township).

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Bourret Township, MIA small town of 410Gladwin County · 410 people
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Grim Township, MIA small town of 214Gladwin County · 214 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.

Bourret TownshipA small town of 410
Quiet strengthsBourret Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bourret Township →
Grim TownshipA small town of 214
Quiet strengthsGrim Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grim 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.

Street grid4.4×
Bourret Township has the more walkable street grid
Bourret Township 2.2Grim Township 0.5
Trails5.1×
Grim Township has more miles of trail
Grim Township 141.4 miBourret Township 27.7 mi
Seasonal homes+22.2 pts
Bourret Township has more second homes
Bourret Township 52.7%Grim Township 30.5%
Property tax bill+27%
Tax bills are bigger in Bourret Township
Bourret Township $1,427Grim Township $1,125
Average commute6 min
Bourret Township has the shorter commute
Grim Township 39 minBourret Township 33 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.

Bourret Township$740/mo
Typical home $118K (Census) · tax rate 1.21% · Housing →
Grim Township$860/mo
Typical home $145K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Grim Township and Bourret 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

Bourret Township and Grim Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bourret TownshipGrim TownshipBourret TownshipGrim Township
Bourret Township ↔ Grim Township7.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Bourret TownshipGrim Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low13°F13°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)148d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th44th
Outdoors & history
Bourret TownshipGrim Township
Trails28 mi141 mi
Conserved land10.5%11.4%
Archive photos—2
Community
Bourret TownshipGrim 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.

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.

Bourret TownshipGrim Township
People
Population 410Highest 214Lowest
Median age 59.6±5.1Highest 48% above MI 50.4±10Lowest 25% above MI
Bourret Township and Grim Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.2%±6.1Lowest MI: 21.2% 20.6%±9.7Highest MI: 21.2%
Grim Township and Bourret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.7%±11Highest MI: 18.6% 12.6%±12.3Lowest MI: 18.6%
Bourret Township and Grim Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.8%Lowest MI: 32.4% 12.4%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±2.8Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.7%±4.9Highest MI: 6.1%
Grim Township and Bourret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,750±$13kHighest 21% below MI $51,094±$17kLowest 30% below MI
Bourret Township and Grim Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $118,100±$60kLowest 49% below MI $145,300±$41kHighest 37% below MI
Grim Township and Bourret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,427Highest 51% below MI $1,125Lowest 61% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±87.7 MI: 50.4% —
Below poverty line 10.5%Lowest MI: 13.2% 23%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.1%Lowest MI: 73.2% 97.8%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 1 yr newer than MI 1980Highest 8 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minLowest 36% above MI 39 minHighest 60% above MI
Work from home 5.2%±4.8Lowest MI: 13.5% 9.8%±10.1Highest MI: 13.5%
Grim Township and Bourret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 41.8 miHighest 32.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Midland (8%)Midland (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grim TownshipFew work in Bourret Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.5%Lowest 11.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 27.7 miLowest 141.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.2Highest 0.5Lowest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Bourret Township

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Clement Township913 people · $177K homes
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Towns like Bourret Township

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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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