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Detour Township vs Ocqueoc Township

41 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.1× in Detour Township) and conserved land (+39.5 pts in Ocqueoc Township).

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Detour Township, MIA small town of 590Chippewa County · 590 people

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Ocqueoc Township, MIAn outdoors townPresque Isle County · 448 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.

Detour TownshipA small town of 590

Quiet strengthsDetour Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Detour Township →

Ocqueoc TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors43.6% conserved land72 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Ocqueoc 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.

Jobs per worker6.1×

Detour Township is more of a job hub

Detour Township 1.34Ocqueoc Township 0.22

Conserved land+39.5 pts

Ocqueoc Township has more conserved land

Ocqueoc Township 43.6%Detour Township 4.1%

Work from home+16.2 pts

More people work from home in Ocqueoc Township

Ocqueoc Township 24%Detour Township 7.8%

Ocqueoc Township has more miles of trail

Ocqueoc Township 72.0 miDetour Township 31.9 mi

Property tax bill+36%

Tax bills are bigger in Detour Township

Detour Township $2,000Ocqueoc Township $1,476

Street grid+81%

Ocqueoc Township has the more walkable street grid

Ocqueoc Township 2.9Detour Township 1.6

★ 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.

Down paymentRate%

Detour Township$1,350/mo

Typical home $226K (Census) · tax rate 0.88% · Housing →

Ocqueoc Township$1,280/mo

Typical home $221K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $900 a year, between Detour Township and Ocqueoc 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

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

Detour TownshipOcqueoc Township

Snow a year75″87″

January low9°F 12°F

July high75°F 80°F

Growing season (days)167d 135d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)2nd 40th

Outdoors & history

Detour TownshipOcqueoc Township

Trails32 mi 72 mi

Conserved land4.1%43.6%

National Register places—2

Archive photos1 1

Famous people born here1 —

Community

Detour TownshipOcqueoc Township

Library hours a week37 hrs —

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

41 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Detour TownshipChippewa County Ocqueoc TownshipPresque Isle County

Detour Township ↔ Ocqueoc Township41 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

Detour TownshipOcqueoc Township

People

Population 590Highest 448Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -16.9% MI: +2% -16.9% MI: +2%

Median age 67.2±1.8Highest 67% above MI 64.7±1.8Lowest 61% above MI

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

Kids under 18 1.7%±4.4Lowest MI: 21.2% 7.1%±3.4Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 56.8%±3.9Highest MI: 18.6% 48.2%±7.4Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.1%Lowest MI: 32.4% 26.9%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.2%±1.9Highest MI: 6.1% 0%±3.5Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $55,463±$18kLowest 24% below MI $57,031±$4kHighest 22% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $226,300±$25kHighest about the MI average $221,000±$36kLowest 5% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,000Highest 31% below MI $1,476Lowest 49% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.3%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 8.1%Lowest MI: 13.2% 10.3%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 94.8%Lowest MI: 73.2% 96.7%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 5 yrs newer than MI 1975Lowest 3 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 13% below MI 26 minHighest 6% above MI

Work from home 7.8%±5Lowest MI: 13.5% 24%±9.1Highest MI: 13.5%

Work in townworking residents 12.5%Highest 0.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 38.3 miHighest 35.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.34Highest 0.22Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Sault Ste. Marie (20%)Rogers City (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ocqueoc TownshipFew work in Detour Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.1%Lowest 43.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 31.9 miLowest 72.0 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 1.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 12Highest 4Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Lowest 2.9Highest

Schools

School district DeTour Area Schools—

High school in town DeTour High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 8.3 —

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.

Detour Township neighborsTown Square →

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Ocqueoc Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Detour Township

Raber Township597 people · $113K homes

Drummond Township1,155 people · $273K homes

Clark Township1,637 people · $213K homes

Towns like Detour Township

Lovells Township672 people · $204K homes

Lake Township715 people · $188K homes

Marenisco Township514 people · $188K homes

Powell Township885 people · $164K homes

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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.