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Carsonville vs Kinde

39 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+30% in Kinde) and average commute (7 min in Kinde).

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Carsonville, MIHomes around $209KMichigan · 463 people

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Kinde, MIHomes around $157KMichigan · 414 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.

CarsonvilleHomes around $209K

Housing$209K typical home21% below the MI typical home All about Carsonville →

KindeHomes around $157K

Housing$157K typical home41% below the MI typical home All about Kinde →

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.

Property tax bill+30%

Tax bills are bigger in Kinde

Kinde $1,488Carsonville $1,143

Average commute7 min

Kinde has the shorter commute

Carsonville 27 minKinde 20 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Carsonville

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%

Carsonville$1,290/mo

Typical home $209K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $858/mo · Housing →

Kinde$1,030/mo

Typical home $157K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.57% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Carsonville and Kinde.

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.

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

CarsonvilleKinde

Snow a year41″47″

January low13°F 16°F

July high82°F 77°F

Growing season (days)147d 173d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th 29th

Outdoors & history

CarsonvilleKinde

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0%0.7%

Archive photos3 5

Famous people born here2 —

Community

CarsonvilleKinde

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.

Where they are

39 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CarsonvilleMI KindeMI

Carsonville ↔ Kinde39 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

CarsonvilleKinde

People

Population 463Highest 414Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.8% MI: +2% —

Median age 38.1±9.3Lowest 5% below MI 39.6±13.7Highest about the MI average

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

Kids under 18 25.5%±3Highest MI: 21.2% 24.9%±13.6Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 13.2%±4.3Lowest MI: 18.6% 16.7%±7.1Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.2%Highest MI: 32.4% 2.2%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±4.2Highest MI: 6.1% 1.7%±2.9Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $57,647±$16kHighest 21% below MI $49,886±$6kLowest 32% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $101,300±$26kHighest 56% below MI $94,800±$5kLowest 59% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $858±$71Highest 24% below MI $725±$419Lowest 36% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,143Lowest 61% below MI $1,488Highest 49% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.3%±25.7Lowest MI: 50.4% 58.3%±6.3Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 19.3%Highest MI: 13.2% 10.7%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 71.1%Lowest MI: 73.2% 74.6%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 8 yrs older than MI 1958Lowest 14 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 11% above MI 20 minLowest 18% below MI

Work from home 1.6%±2.1Lowest MI: 13.5% 4.9%±3.5Highest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.4%Highest 0.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 15.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41 0.41

Top workplaceoutside town Sandusky (17%)Bad Axe (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KindeFew work in Carsonville

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 24.3Highest 18.6Lowest

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.

Carsonville neighborsTown Square →

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Kinde neighborsTown Square →

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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.