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Dwight Township vs Hume Township

Next-door neighbors in Huron County. The biggest differences: trails (7.8× in Hume Township) and seasonal homes (+45.4 pts in Hume Township).

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Dwight Township, MIA small town of 683Huron County · 683 people
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Hume Township, MIA small town of 632Huron County · 632 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 →
Hume TownshipA small town of 632
Quiet strengthsHume Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hume 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.

Trails7.8×
Hume Township has more miles of trail
Hume Township 14.9 miDwight Township 1.9 mi
Seasonal homes+45.4 pts
Hume Township has more second homes
Hume Township 58.6%Dwight Township 13.2%
Jobs per worker3.7×
Hume Township is more of a job hub
Hume Township 1.00Dwight Township 0.27
Property tax bill+51%
Tax bills are bigger in Hume Township
Hume Township $2,134Dwight Township $1,415
Growth since 2010+5.3 pts
Hume Township has grown faster since 2010
Hume Township -1.3%Dwight Township -6.6%
Bachelor’s degree++9.8 pts
More adults in Hume Township have a degree
Hume Township 22.5%Dwight Township 12.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $370 more a month in Hume 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.

Dwight Township$750/mo
Typical home $120K (Census) · tax rate 1.18% · or rent about $742/mo · Housing →
Hume Township$1,120/mo
Typical home $180K (Census) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $720/mo · Housing →

The difference: $370 a month, about $4,500 a year, between Hume 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.

Where they are

Dwight Township and Hume Township share a border

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

Dwight TownshipHume TownshipDwight TownshipHume Township
Dwight Township ↔ Hume Township5.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
8 Hume Township residents work in Dwight Township (2.8% of its workers)
7 Dwight Township residents work in Hume Township (2.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Hume Township →
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 –Hume 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
Dwight TownshipHume Township
Snow a year47″47″
January low16°F16°F
July high77°F77°F
Growing season (days)173d173d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th29th
Outdoors & history
Dwight TownshipHume Township
Trails2 mi15 mi
Conserved land0.7%4.6%
Archive photos22
Community
Dwight TownshipHume 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.

Dwight TownshipHume Township
People
Population 683Highest 632Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.6%Lowest MI: +2% -1.3%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 57.3±3.9Lowest 43% above MI 62.4±3.2Highest 55% above MI
Hume Township and Dwight 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% 15.8%±4.2Highest MI: 21.2%
Hume 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%±8.9Lowest MI: 18.6% 41%±2.5Highest MI: 18.6%
Hume 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% 22.5%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±1.7Highest MI: 6.1% 0%±2.5Lowest MI: 6.1%
Dwight Township and Hume 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 $61,500±$11kHighest 16% below MI
Hume 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 $179,500±$46kHighest 22% below MI
Hume 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 $720±$102Lowest 36% below MI
Dwight Township and Hume Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,415Lowest 51% below MI $2,134Highest 27% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.6%±14Highest MI: 50.4% 20%±95.5Lowest MI: 50.4%
Dwight Township and Hume 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% 16.5%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.2%Lowest MI: 73.2% 91%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 5 yrs older than MI 1973Highest 1 yr newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 18% below MI 21 minHighest 15% below MI
Work from home 5.5%±3Lowest MI: 13.5% 10.8%±5.3Highest MI: 13.5%
Hume 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 3.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 1.00Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bad Axe (21%)Bad Axe (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Hume Township3% work in Dwight Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 4.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miLowest 14.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Lowest 2.2Highest
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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