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Case Township vs Dwight Township

104 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (37.7× in Case Township) and seasonal homes (+17.4 pts in Case Township).

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Case Township, MIAn outdoors townPresque Isle County · 762 people
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Dwight Township, MIA small town of 683Huron County · 683 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.

Case TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors16.9% conserved land72 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Case Township →
Dwight TownshipA small town of 683
Quiet strengthsDwight Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Dwight 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.

Trails37.7×
Case Township has more miles of trail
Case Township 71.7 miDwight Township 1.9 mi
Seasonal homes+17.4 pts
Case Township has more second homes
Case Township 30.6%Dwight Township 13.2%
Conserved land+16.2 pts
Case Township has more conserved land
Case Township 16.9%Dwight Township 0.7%
Kids under 18+6.6 pts
Case Township has more kids
Case Township 16.7%Dwight Township 10.1%
Jobs per worker+74%
Case Township is more of a job hub
Case Township 0.47Dwight Township 0.27
Average commute5 min
Dwight Township has the shorter commute
Case Township 25 minDwight Township 20 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.

Case Township$880/mo
Typical home $149K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $632/mo · Housing →
Dwight Township$750/mo
Typical home $120K (Census) · tax rate 1.18% · or rent about $742/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Case Township and Dwight 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.

Life in each

Case Township gets 40 more inches of snow a year

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
Case TownshipDwight Township
Snow a year87″47″
January low12°F16°F
July high80°F77°F
Growing season (days)135d173d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st29th
Outdoors & history
Case TownshipDwight Township
Trails72 mi2 mi
Conserved land16.9%0.7%
Archive photos—2
Community
Case TownshipDwight Township
Library hours a week22 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.

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
–Case TownshipNot graded C+Dwight TownshipBetter than 41% of districts in the state
Where they are

104 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Case TownshipPresque Isle CountyDwight TownshipHuron County
Case Township ↔ Dwight Township104 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.

Case TownshipDwight Township
People
Population 762Highest 683Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.3%Lowest MI: +2% -6.6%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 56.7±6Lowest 41% above MI 57.3±3.9Highest 43% above MI
Dwight Township and Case Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.7%±3.7Highest MI: 21.2% 10.1%±2.8Lowest MI: 21.2%
Age 65+ 32.7%±5.5Highest MI: 18.6% 31.8%±8.9Lowest MI: 18.6%
Case Township and Dwight Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.4%Highest MI: 32.4% 12.7%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±1.4Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.1%±1.7Highest MI: 6.1%
Dwight Township and Case Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,500±$7kHighest 24% below MI $47,917±$9kLowest 34% below MI
Case Township and Dwight Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $149,300±$37kHighest 36% below MI $119,700±$23kLowest 48% below MI
Case Township and Dwight Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $632±$397Lowest 44% below MI $742±$131Highest 34% below MI
Dwight Township and Case Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,206Lowest 58% below MI $1,415Highest 51% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.6%±39.1Highest MI: 50.4% 39.6%±14Lowest MI: 50.4%
Case Township and Dwight Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18.2%Highest MI: 13.2% 15.2%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.8%Highest MI: 73.2% 82.2%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 2 yrs newer than MI 1967Lowest 5 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest about the MI average 20 minLowest 18% below MI
Work from home 4.5%±4.8Lowest MI: 13.5% 5.5%±3Highest MI: 13.5%
Dwight Township and Case Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.2%Highest 2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.47Highest 0.27Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rogers City (14%)Bad Axe (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Dwight TownshipFew work in Case Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 16.9%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 71.7 miHighest 1.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Lowest 1.5Highest
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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