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%

Branch Township$960/mo

Typical home $160K (Census) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $963/mo · Housing →

Juniata Township$980/mo

Typical home $156K (Census) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $543/mo · 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.

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.

Health

C−Branch TownshipHealthier than 17% of U.S. towns C−Juniata TownshipHealthier than 20% of U.S. towns

Where they are

134 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Branch TownshipMason County Juniata TownshipTuscola County

Branch Township ↔ Juniata Township134 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.

Only big differences vs Michigan average

Branch TownshipJuniata Township

People

Population 1,311Lowest 1,596Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.8%Highest MI: +2% -0.3%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 51.6±4Lowest 28% above MI 51.8±3.4Highest 29% above MI

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

Kids under 18 20.3%±4.3Highest MI: 21.2% 12.3%±3.4Lowest MI: 21.2%

Age 65+ 22.9%±1.8Highest MI: 18.6% 19.5%±5.1Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.1%Highest MI: 32.4% 16.2%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±1.5Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.6%±1.7Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $61,886±$3kLowest 15% below MI $69,412±$12kHighest 5% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $159,500±$29kHighest 31% below MI $155,500±$22kLowest 33% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $963±$827Highest 15% below MI $543±$344Lowest 52% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,504Lowest 48% below MI $1,943Highest 33% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 73.5%±49.3Highest MI: 50.4% 30.4%±36.8Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 14.4%Highest MI: 13.2% 8.2%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 90.5%Highest MI: 73.2% 89.7%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 7 yrs newer than MI 1976Lowest 4 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 24% above MI 31 minHighest 29% above MI

Work from home 6.9%±4.1Highest MI: 13.5% 5.5%±2.9Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 2%Highest 0.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 21.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.11Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Ludington (15%)Caro (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Juniata TownshipFew work in Branch Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 35.1%Highest 15.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 36.7 miHighest 1.6 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.2Highest 2.2Lowest

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.

Branch Township vs Juniata Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Branch Township gets 33 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs about the same each month

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134 miles apart

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