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Dwight Township vs Brevort Township

169 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (29.2× in Brevort Township) and conserved land (+79 pts in Brevort Township).

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Dwight Township, MIA small town of 683Huron County · 683 people
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Brevort Township, MIAn outdoors townMackinac County · 585 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.

Dwight TownshipA small town of 683
Quiet strengthsDwight Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Dwight Township →
Brevort TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors79.7% conserved land55 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Brevort 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.

Trails29.2×
Brevort Township has more miles of trail
Brevort Township 55.4 miDwight Township 1.9 mi
Conserved land+79 pts
Brevort Township has more conserved land
Brevort Township 79.7%Dwight Township 0.7%
Seasonal homes+27.3 pts
Brevort Township has more second homes
Brevort Township 40.5%Dwight Township 13.2%
Street grid2.1×
Dwight Township has the more walkable street grid
Dwight Township 1.5Brevort Township 0.7
Growth since 2010+8.9 pts
Dwight Township has grown faster since 2010
Dwight Township -6.6%Brevort Township -15.5%
★ What stands out · Life in each

Brevort Township gets 34 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
Dwight TownshipBrevort Township
Snow a year47″81″
January low16°F7°F
July high77°F77°F
Growing season (days)173d130d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th14th
Outdoors & history
Dwight TownshipBrevort Township
Trails2 mi55 mi
Conserved land0.7%79.7%
Archive photos25
Community
Dwight TownshipBrevort Township
Library hours a week—20 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.

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.

Dwight Township$750/mo
Typical home $120K (Census) · tax rate 1.18% · or rent about $742/mo · Housing →
Brevort Township$830/mo
Typical home $138K (Census) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $1,083/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Brevort Township and Dwight 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.

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+Dwight TownshipBetter than 41% of districts in the state –Brevort TownshipNot graded
Where they are

169 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dwight TownshipHuron CountyBrevort TownshipMackinac County
Dwight Township ↔ Brevort Township169 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.

Dwight TownshipBrevort Township
People
Population 683Highest 585Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.6%Highest MI: +2% -15.5%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 57.3±3.9Highest 43% above MI 55.8±2.7Lowest 39% above MI
Dwight Township and Brevort Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.1%±2.8Lowest MI: 21.2% 10.3%±6.9Highest MI: 21.2%
Brevort Township and Dwight Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.8%±8.9Highest MI: 18.6% 23.9%±4.7Lowest MI: 18.6%
Dwight Township and Brevort Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.7%Lowest MI: 32.4% 17%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±1.7Highest MI: 6.1% 0.7%±2.1Lowest MI: 6.1%
Dwight Township and Brevort Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $47,917±$9kLowest 34% below MI $55,139±$28kHighest 24% below MI
Brevort Township and Dwight Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $119,700±$23kLowest 48% below MI $137,500±$20kHighest 41% below MI
Brevort Township and Dwight Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $742±$131Lowest 34% below MI $1,083±$479Highest 4% below MI
Brevort Township and Dwight Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,415Highest 51% below MI $1,340Lowest 54% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.6%±14Highest MI: 50.4% 35.7%±44.9Lowest MI: 50.4%
Dwight Township and Brevort Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.2%Lowest MI: 13.2% 28.2%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.2%Lowest MI: 73.2% 85.1%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 5 yrs older than MI 1978Highest 6 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 18% below MI 20 minLowest 19% below MI
Work from home 5.5%±3Lowest MI: 13.5% 7.5%±7.1Highest MI: 13.5%
Brevort Township and Dwight Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2%Lowest 2.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 mi 15.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.28Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bad Axe (21%)St. Ignace (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Brevort TownshipFew work in Dwight Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 79.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miLowest 55.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Highest 0.7Lowest
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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