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

87 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ChathamMI Hendricks TownshipMackinac County

Chatham ↔ Hendricks Township87 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Michigan average

ChathamHendricks Township

People

Population 135Highest 121Lowest

Median age 62±5.3Lowest 54% above MI 63.5±7.5Highest 58% above MI

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

Kids under 18 8.9%±19Highest MI: 21.2% 2.5%±22.7Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 43%±14.8Lowest MI: 18.6% 46.3%±16.9Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20%Highest MI: 32.4% 11.5%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±8.9Lowest MI: 6.1% 7.4%±11.4Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $48,438±$24kHighest 34% below MI $46,250±$12kLowest 37% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $131,300±$61k 43% below MI —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $713±$40 37% below MI —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,800Highest 38% below MI $1,100Lowest 62% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 15.7%Highest MI: 13.2% 3.3%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 85.9%Highest MI: 73.2% 71.4%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 7 yrs older than MI 1981Highest 9 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 18% below MI 63 minHighest 159% above MI

Work from home 2.4%±4.8Lowest MI: 13.5% 3.6%±2.6Highest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 4.8%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miLowest 48.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.07Highest 0.25Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Munising (29%)St. Ignace (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hendricks TownshipFew work in Chatham

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 20.3%Highest 1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miLowest 102.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 1.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.9Highest 0.3Lowest

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.

Chatham vs Hendricks Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Chatham gets 66 more inches of snow a year

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