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Dwight Township vs Case Township

104 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (37.7× in Case Township) and seasonal homes (+17.4 pts in Case Township).

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Dwight Township, MIA small town of 683Huron County · 683 people
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Case Township, MIAn outdoors townPresque Isle County · 762 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 →
Case TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors16.9% conserved land72 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Case 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.

Trails37.7×
Case Township has more miles of trail
Case Township 71.7 miDwight Township 1.9 mi
Seasonal homes+17.4 pts
Case Township has more second homes
Case Township 30.6%Dwight Township 13.2%
Conserved land+16.2 pts
Case Township has more conserved land
Case Township 16.9%Dwight Township 0.7%
Kids under 18+6.6 pts
Case Township has more kids
Case Township 16.7%Dwight Township 10.1%
Jobs per worker+74%
Case Township is more of a job hub
Case Township 0.47Dwight Township 0.27
Average commute5 min
Dwight Township has the shorter commute
Case Township 25 minDwight Township 20 min
★ 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.

Dwight Township$750/mo
Typical home $120K (Census) · tax rate 1.18% · or rent about $742/mo · Housing →
Case Township$880/mo
Typical home $149K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $632/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Case 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.

Life in each

Case Township gets 40 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 TownshipCase Township
Snow a year47″87″
January low16°F12°F
July high77°F80°F
Growing season (days)173d135d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th21st
Outdoors & history
Dwight TownshipCase Township
Trails2 mi72 mi
Conserved land0.7%16.9%
Archive photos2—
Community
Dwight TownshipCase Township
Library hours a week—22 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.

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 –Case TownshipNot graded
Where they are

104 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dwight TownshipHuron CountyCase TownshipPresque Isle County
Dwight Township ↔ Case Township104 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 TownshipCase Township
People
Population 683Lowest 762Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.6%Highest MI: +2% -9.3%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 57.3±3.9Highest 43% above MI 56.7±6Lowest 41% above MI
Dwight Township and Case 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% 16.7%±3.7Highest MI: 21.2%
Age 65+ 31.8%±8.9Lowest MI: 18.6% 32.7%±5.5Highest MI: 18.6%
Case Township and Dwight 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% 18.4%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±1.7Highest MI: 6.1% 1.4%±1.4Lowest MI: 6.1%
Dwight Township and Case 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 $55,500±$7kHighest 24% below MI
Case 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 $149,300±$37kHighest 36% below MI
Case 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±$131Highest 34% below MI $632±$397Lowest 44% below MI
Dwight Township and Case 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 $1,206Lowest 58% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.6%±14Lowest MI: 50.4% 42.6%±39.1Highest MI: 50.4%
Case Township and Dwight 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% 18.2%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.2%Lowest MI: 73.2% 85.8%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 5 yrs older than MI 1974Highest 2 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 18% below MI 25 minHighest about the MI average
Work from home 5.5%±3Highest MI: 13.5% 4.5%±4.8Lowest MI: 13.5%
Dwight Township and Case Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2%Lowest 3.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 27.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.47Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bad Axe (21%)Rogers City (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Case TownshipFew work in Dwight Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 16.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miLowest 71.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Highest 1.4Lowest
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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