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Detour Township vs Powell Township

192 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (7.9× in Powell Township) and property tax bill (2.6× in Detour Township).

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Detour Township, MIA small town of 590Chippewa County · 590 people
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Powell Township, MIAn outdoors townMarquette County · 885 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.

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 →
Powell TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors21.7% conserved land253 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves All about Powell 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.

Trails7.9×
Powell Township has more miles of trail
Powell Township 252.6 miDetour Township 31.9 mi
Property tax bill2.6×
Tax bills are bigger in Detour Township
Detour Township $2,000Powell Township $768
Street grid4×
Detour Township has the more walkable street grid
Detour Township 1.6Powell Township 0.4
Home values+38%
Homes cost more in Detour Township
Detour Township $226,300Powell Township $164,200
Conserved land+17.6 pts
Powell Township has more conserved land
Powell Township 21.7%Detour Township 4.1%
Growth since 2010+6.9 pts
Powell Township has grown faster since 2010
Powell Township -10%Detour Township -16.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $430 more a month in Detour 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.

Detour Township$1,350/mo
Typical home $226K (Census) · tax rate 0.88% · Housing →
Powell Township$920/mo
Typical home $164K (Census) · tax rate 0.47% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $430 a month, about $5,100 a year, between Detour Township and Powell 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

Powell Township gets 58 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
Detour TownshipPowell Township
Snow a year75″132″
January low9°F10°F
July high75°F75°F
Growing season (days)167d137d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)2nd26th
Outdoors & history
Detour TownshipPowell Township
Trails32 mi253 mi
Conserved land4.1%21.7%
National Register places—3
Archive photos11
Famous people born here1—
Community
Detour TownshipPowell Township
Library hours a week37 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.

Where they are

192 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Detour TownshipChippewa CountyPowell TownshipMarquette County
Detour Township ↔ Powell Township192 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.

Detour TownshipPowell Township
People
Population 590Lowest 885Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -16.9%Lowest MI: +2% -10%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 67.2±1.8Highest 67% above MI 66.4±10.5Lowest 65% above MI
Detour Township and Powell 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% 8.4%±4.6Highest MI: 21.2%
Powell 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% 51.5%±14.1Lowest MI: 18.6%
Detour Township and Powell 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% 23.5%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.2%±1.9Lowest MI: 6.1% 0.9%±1.6Highest MI: 6.1%
Powell Township and Detour 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±$18kHighest 24% below MI $48,804±$861Lowest 33% below MI
Detour Township and Powell 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 $164,200±$6kLowest 29% below MI
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $850±$402 25% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,000Highest 31% below MI $768Lowest 74% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.3%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 94.4%±100Highest MI: 50.4%
Powell Township and Detour 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% 10.2%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.8%Highest MI: 73.2% 90.9%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 5 yrs newer than MI 1964Lowest 8 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 13% below MI 25 minHighest 3% above MI
Work from home 7.8%±5Lowest MI: 13.5% 9.9%±7.7Highest MI: 13.5%
Powell Township and Detour Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 12.5%Highest 10.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 38.3 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.34Highest 0.76Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sault Ste. Marie (20%)Marquette (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Powell TownshipFew work in Detour Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.1%Lowest 21.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 31.9 miLowest 252.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 1.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 12 12
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 0.4Lowest
Schools
School district DeTour Area SchoolsPowell Township Schools
High school in town DeTour High SchoolNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 8.3 —
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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