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Dwight Township vs Huron Township

Next-door neighbors in Huron County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7× in Huron Township) and home values (2× in Huron Township).

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Dwight Township, MIA small town of 683Huron County · 683 people

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Huron Township, MIAn outdoors townHuron County · 404 people

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 →

Huron TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors#77 most conserved land in MI3.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Work247 jobsbased in Huron Township, a regional job hub HealthHealthier than 53%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Huron 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.

Jobs per worker7×

Huron Township is more of a job hub

Huron Township 1.89Dwight Township 0.27

Homes cost more in Huron Township

Huron Township $238,100Dwight Township $119,700

Property tax bill+86%

Tax bills are bigger in Huron Township

Huron Township $2,628Dwight Township $1,415

Average commute14 min

Dwight Township has the shorter commute

Huron Township 34 minDwight Township 20 min

Seasonal homes+25 pts

Huron Township has more second homes

Huron Township 38.2%Dwight Township 13.2%

Huron Township has more miles of trail

Huron Township 3.3 miDwight Township 1.9 mi

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $720 more a month in Huron 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.

Down paymentRate%

Dwight Township$750/mo

Typical home $120K (Census) · tax rate 1.18% · or rent about $742/mo · Housing →

Huron Township$1,470/mo

Typical home $238K (Census) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $475/mo · Housing →

The difference: $720 a month, about $8,700 a year, between Huron 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 Huron Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dwight TownshipHuron Township

Dwight Township ↔ Huron Township6.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

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 –Huron TownshipNot graded

Health

–Dwight TownshipNot graded B−Huron TownshipHealthier than 53% of U.S. towns

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 TownshipHuron Township

Snow a year47″47″

January low16°F 16°F

July high77°F 77°F

Growing season (days)173d 173d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th 22nd

Outdoors & history

Dwight TownshipHuron Township

Trails2 mi 3 mi

Conserved land0.7%1%

Archive photos2 —

Community

Dwight TownshipHuron Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Only big differences vs Michigan average

Dwight TownshipHuron Township

People

Population 683Highest 404Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.6% MI: +2% —

Median age 57.3±3.9Lowest 43% above MI 60.1±3.5Highest 50% above MI

Huron 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% 11.6%±5.2Highest MI: 21.2%

Huron 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% 37.1%±2.5Highest MI: 18.6%

Huron 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% 16.7%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±1.7Highest MI: 6.1% 0.5%±2.8Lowest MI: 6.1%

Dwight Township and Huron 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 $52,917±$13kHighest 27% below MI

Huron 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 $238,100±$39kHighest about the MI average

Rentmedian gross, monthly $742±$131Highest 34% below MI $475±$171Lowest 58% below MI

Dwight Township and Huron 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 $2,628Highest 10% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.6%±14Lowest MI: 50.4% 100%±100Highest MI: 50.4%

Huron 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%Highest MI: 13.2% 10.7%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 82.2%Lowest MI: 73.2% 93.3%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 5 yrs older than MI 1984Highest 12 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 18% below MI 34 minHighest 38% above MI

Work from home 5.5%±3Highest MI: 13.5% 3.4%±2.6Lowest MI: 13.5%

Dwight Township and Huron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 2%Lowest 7.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 19.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 1.89Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Bad Axe (21%)Harbor Beach (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Huron TownshipFew work in Dwight Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miLowest 3.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Lowest 1.8Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#277 of 493 in MI

Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Dwight Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Dwight Township

Hume Township632 people · $180K homes

Lincoln Township748 people · $170K homes

Port Austin Township1,496 people · $176K homes

Towns like Dwight Township

Ellsworth Township722 people · $131K homes

Brevort Township585 people · $138K homes

Mentor Township958 people · $113K homes

Case Township762 people · $149K homes

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.