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Dickson Township vs Slagle Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.7× in Dickson Township) and average commute (10 min in Dickson Township).

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Dickson Township, MIAn outdoors townManistee County · 922 people
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Slagle Township, MIAn outdoors townWexford County · 521 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.

Dickson TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors59.3% conserved land111 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves All about Dickson Township →
Slagle TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors55.3% conserved land53 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Slagle Township →
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.

Jobs per worker2.7×
Dickson Township is more of a job hub
Dickson Township 0.53Slagle Township 0.20
Average commute10 min
Dickson Township has the shorter commute
Slagle Township 41 minDickson Township 32 min
Trails2.1×
Dickson Township has more miles of trail
Dickson Township 111.0 miSlagle Township 52.8 mi
★ 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.

Dickson Township$950/mo
Typical home $157K (Census) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $1,625/mo · Housing →
Slagle Township$880/mo
Typical home $147K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $1,088/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Dickson Township and Slagle 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.

Where they are

Dickson Township and Slagle Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dickson TownshipSlagle TownshipDickson TownshipSlagle Township
Dickson Township ↔ Slagle Township9.2 miles apart · They share a border
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
C+Dickson TownshipBetter than 38% of districts in the state –Slagle TownshipNot graded
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
Dickson TownshipSlagle Township
Snow a year93″93″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd8th
Outdoors & history
Dickson TownshipSlagle Township
Trails111 mi53 mi
Conserved land59.3%55.3%
Community
Dickson TownshipSlagle Township
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.

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.

Dickson TownshipSlagle Township
People
Population 922Highest 521Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.3%Lowest MI: +2% +1.2%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 48.9±6.6Lowest 22% above MI 52.5±8.5Highest 31% above MI
Slagle Township and Dickson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22%±5.2Highest MI: 21.2% 18%±3.7Lowest MI: 21.2%
Dickson Township and Slagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.1%±1.8Lowest MI: 18.6% 26.3%±3.7Highest MI: 18.6%
Slagle Township and Dickson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.7%Lowest MI: 32.4% 23.1%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1.7Lowest MI: 6.1% 2.5%±1.8Highest MI: 6.1%
Slagle Township and Dickson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,781±$13kHighest 23% below MI $49,583±$19kLowest 32% below MI
Dickson Township and Slagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $157,400±$9kHighest 32% below MI $147,300±$36kLowest 36% below MI
Dickson Township and Slagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,625±$997Highest 44% above MI $1,088±$86Lowest 4% below MI
Dickson Township and Slagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,525Highest 47% below MI $1,333Lowest 54% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 66.7%±28.2Highest MI: 50.4% 56.7%±43.8Lowest MI: 50.4%
Dickson Township and Slagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.8%Lowest MI: 13.2% 23.8%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.3%Highest MI: 73.2% 83.8%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 3 yrs newer than MI 1984Highest 12 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minLowest 31% above MI 41 minHighest 71% above MI
Work from home 8.2%±5Lowest MI: 13.5% 17.8%±9.8Highest MI: 13.5%
Slagle Township and Dickson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.3%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.53Highest 0.20Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Manistee Township (23%)Cadillac (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Slagle TownshipFew work in Dickson Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 59.3%Highest 55.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 111.0 miHighest 52.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.6 miHighest 1.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 1.1Lowest
Schools
School district Kaleva Norman Dickson School District—
High school in town Brethren High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 16.9 —
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Dickson Township

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Norman Township1,704 people · $157K 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.

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