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Briley Township vs Avery Township

Next-door neighbors in Montmorency County. The biggest differences: trails (5.6× in Briley Township) and jobs per worker (5× in Briley Township).

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Briley Township, MIAn outdoors townMontmorency County · 1,840 people
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Avery Township, MIA small town of 641Montmorency County · 641 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.

Briley TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors45.8% conserved land126 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves Health79% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 37%of MI districts All about Briley Township →
Avery TownshipA small town of 641
Quiet strengthsAvery Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Avery 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.

Trails5.6×
Briley Township has more miles of trail
Briley Township 125.6 miAvery Township 22.5 mi
Jobs per worker5×
Briley Township is more of a job hub
Briley Township 0.75Avery Township 0.15
Conserved land+37 pts
Briley Township has more conserved land
Briley Township 45.8%Avery Township 8.8%
Growth since 2010+11.3 pts
Avery Township has grown faster since 2010
Avery Township +2.5%Briley Township -8.8%
Size2.9×
Briley Township is the bigger place
Briley Township 1,840Avery Township 641
Work in town+12.7 pts
More of Briley Township’s workers stay in town
Briley Township 13.2%Avery Township 0.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Avery 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.

Briley Township$740/mo
Typical home $122K (Census) · tax rate 0.96% · or rent about $719/mo · Housing →
Avery Township$1,020/mo
Typical home $175K (Census) · tax rate 0.70% · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,300 a year, between Avery Township and Briley 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

Briley Township and Avery Township share a border

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

Briley TownshipAvery TownshipBriley TownshipAvery Township
Briley Township ↔ Avery Township6.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
25 Avery Township residents work in Briley Township (12.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Avery 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
C+Briley TownshipBetter than 37% of districts in the state –Avery TownshipNot graded
Health
C−Briley TownshipHealthier than 21% of U.S. towns –Avery 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
Briley TownshipAvery Township
Snow a year84″57″
January low8°F11°F
July high80°F81°F
Growing season (days)95d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd40th
Outdoors & history
Briley TownshipAvery Township
Trails126 mi23 mi
Conserved land45.8%8.8%
Community
Briley TownshipAvery Township
Library hours a week38 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.

Briley TownshipAvery Township
People
Population 1,840Highest 641Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.8%Lowest MI: +2% +2.5%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 52.7±6.2Lowest 31% above MI 53.5±8Highest 33% above MI
Avery Township and Briley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.3%±4.1Highest MI: 21.2% 13.9%±6.8Lowest MI: 21.2%
Briley Township and Avery Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.3%±3.6Highest MI: 18.6% 27.5%±7.7Lowest MI: 18.6%
Briley Township and Avery Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.9%Highest MI: 32.4% 11.5%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±1.6Highest MI: 6.1% 0.2%±1.7Lowest MI: 6.1%
Briley Township and Avery Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $43,115±$3kLowest 41% below MI $60,714±$14kHighest 17% below MI
Avery Township and Briley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $122,100±$22kLowest 47% below MI $174,600±$35kHighest 25% below MI
Avery Township and Briley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $719±$82 36% below MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,178Lowest 59% below MI $1,220Highest 58% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.7%±23.2Lowest MI: 50.4% 100%±100Highest MI: 50.4%
Avery Township and Briley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.3%Highest MI: 13.2% 12.3%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.6%Lowest MI: 73.2% 98.4%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 1 yr older than MI 1979Highest 7 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minLowest 34% above MI 33 minHighest 36% above MI
Work from home 5.7%±3.6Lowest MI: 13.5% 9.3%±5.3Highest MI: 13.5%
Avery Township and Briley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 13.2%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 34.8 miHighest 31.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.75Highest 0.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Gaylord (8%)Briley Township (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Avery Township12% work in Briley Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 45.8%Highest 8.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 125.6 miHighest 22.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.8 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.6Highest 1.6Lowest
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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