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Doyle Township vs Mueller Township

Next-door neighbors in Schoolcraft County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+62.7 pts in Doyle Township) and jobs per worker (3.2× in Mueller Township).

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Doyle Township, MIAn outdoors townSchoolcraft County · 605 people
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Mueller Township, MIA regional job hubSchoolcraft County · 272 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.

Doyle TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors69.6% conserved land73 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Doyle Township →
Mueller TownshipA regional job hub
Work121 jobsbased in Mueller Township, a regional job hub All about Mueller 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.

Conserved land+62.7 pts
Doyle Township has more conserved land
Doyle Township 69.6%Mueller Township 6.9%
Jobs per worker3.2×
Mueller Township is more of a job hub
Mueller Township 1.55Doyle Township 0.49
Average commute12 min
Mueller Township has the shorter commute
Doyle Township 33 minMueller Township 21 min
Trails2.1×
Doyle Township has more miles of trail
Doyle Township 73.2 miMueller Township 35.3 mi
Size2.2×
Doyle Township is the bigger place
Doyle Township 605Mueller Township 272
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Doyle 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.

Doyle Township$1,150/mo
Typical home $198K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · Housing →
Mueller Township$950/mo
Typical home $158K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $900/mo · Housing →

The difference: $200 a month, about $2,400 a year, between Doyle Township and Mueller 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

Doyle Township and Mueller Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Doyle TownshipMueller TownshipDoyle TownshipMueller Township
Doyle Township ↔ Mueller Township11 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
12 Doyle Township residents work in Mueller Township (6% of its workers)
4 Mueller Township residents work in Doyle Township (5.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Doyle Township →
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
Doyle TownshipMueller Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th39th
Outdoors & history
Doyle TownshipMueller Township
Trails73 mi35 mi
Conserved land69.6%6.9%
National Register places—1
Community
Doyle TownshipMueller 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.

Doyle TownshipMueller Township
People
Population 605Highest 272Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.8% MI: +2% —
Median age 50.2±7.3Lowest 25% above MI 57.3±13.7Highest 43% above MI
Mueller Township and Doyle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.9%±5.8Highest MI: 21.2% 21%±5.6Lowest MI: 21.2%
Doyle Township and Mueller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 30.6%±3.3Lowest MI: 18.6% 34.2%±2.8Highest MI: 18.6%
Mueller Township and Doyle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.7%Lowest MI: 32.4% 18.6%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±2.1Lowest MI: 6.1% 2.9%±2.9Highest MI: 6.1%
Mueller Township and Doyle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,632±$8kLowest 14% below MI $63,472±$11kHighest 13% below MI
Mueller Township and Doyle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $198,400±$24kHighest 14% below MI $158,000±$48kLowest 32% below MI
Doyle Township and Mueller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $900±$364 20% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,349Lowest 54% below MI $1,463Highest 50% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 75%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 33.3%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%
Doyle Township and Mueller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 22.2%Highest MI: 13.2% 11%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.7%Highest MI: 73.2% 91.6%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 7 yrs newer than MI 1969Lowest 3 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 36% above MI 21 minLowest 12% below MI
Work from home 11.9%±9.6Lowest MI: 13.5% 13.5%±11Highest MI: 13.5%
Mueller Township and Doyle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.5%Highest 3.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 mi 18.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.49Lowest 1.55Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Manistique (28%)Manistique (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in Mueller Township5% work in Doyle Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 69.6%Highest 6.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 73.2 miHighest 35.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Highest 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.

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