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Bruce Township vs Pickford Township

Next-door neighbors in Chippewa County. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+81 pts in Pickford Township) and trails (3.7× in Pickford Township).

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Bruce Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsChippewa County · 1,872 people
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Pickford Township, MIHomes around $206KChippewa County · 1,674 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.

Bruce TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health57% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#279 most trails in MI8.8 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Bruce Township →
Pickford TownshipHomes around $206K
Housing$206K typical home23% below the MI typical home Outdoors15.5% conserved land33 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Pickford 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.

Growth since 2010+81 pts
Pickford Township has grown faster since 2010
Pickford Township +75%Bruce Township -6%
Trails3.7×
Pickford Township has more miles of trail
Pickford Township 32.6 miBruce Township 8.8 mi
Average commute6 min
Pickford Township has the shorter commute
Bruce Township 30 minPickford Township 24 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Pickford 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.

Bruce Township$1,130/mo
Typical home $184K (Census) · tax rate 1.05% · Housing →
Pickford Township$1,300/mo
Typical home $206K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.30% · or rent about $730/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Pickford Township and Bruce 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

Bruce Township and Pickford Township share a border

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

Bruce TownshipPickford TownshipBruce TownshipPickford Township
Bruce Township ↔ Pickford Township9.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
26 Bruce Township residents work in Pickford Township (4.1% of its workers)
11 Pickford Township residents work in Bruce Township (1.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Bruce 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
–Bruce TownshipNot graded B−Pickford TownshipBetter than 53% of districts in the state
Health
C+Bruce TownshipHealthier than 43% of U.S. towns B−Pickford TownshipHealthier than 49% of U.S. towns
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
Bruce TownshipPickford Township
Snow a year120″94″
January low8°F8°F
July high77°F79°F
Growing season (days)151d127d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)11th11th
Outdoors & history
Bruce TownshipPickford Township
Trails9 mi33 mi
Conserved land9.6%15.5%
National Register places11
Archive photos1—
Community
Bruce TownshipPickford Township
Library hours a week—35 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.

Bruce TownshipPickford Township
People
Population 1,872Highest 1,674Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6%Lowest MI: +2% +75%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 39.6±4.3 about the MI average 39.6±8.1 about the MI average
Kids under 18 21.5%±5.2Lowest MI: 21.2% 28.5%±5.5Highest MI: 21.2%
Pickford Township and Bruce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.5%±3.7Highest MI: 18.6% 15.1%±4.7Lowest MI: 18.6%
Bruce Township and Pickford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.5%Highest MI: 32.4% 26.3%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±1.6Lowest MI: 6.1% 4.4%±2.6Highest MI: 6.1%
Pickford Township and Bruce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $85,950±$5kLowest 18% above MI $99,688±$14kHighest 37% above MI
Pickford Township and Bruce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $184,300±$22kHighest 20% below MI $167,400±$35kLowest 28% below MI
Bruce Township and Pickford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $730±$19 35% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,940Lowest 33% below MI $2,170Highest 25% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 12%±77.1Highest MI: 50.4%
Pickford Township and Bruce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.7%Highest MI: 13.2% 1.7%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 98.1%Highest MI: 73.2% 93.9%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 13 yrs newer than MI 1979Lowest 7 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 24% above MI 24 minLowest about the MI average
Work from home 6.9%±4.4Lowest MI: 13.5% 7.8%±4.8Highest MI: 13.5%
Pickford Township and Bruce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 5.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29 0.29
Top workplaceoutside town Sault Ste. Marie (41%)Sault Ste. Marie (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in Pickford Township2% work in Bruce Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.6%Lowest 15.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 8.8 miLowest 32.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4 4
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9 0.9
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #203 of 493 in MI—
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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