Guest, Sign inJoin
Compare towns

Edwards Township vs Clement Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (3× in Clement Township) and seasonal homes (+31.9 pts in Clement Township).

E ×
Edwards Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsOgemaw County · 1,398 people
C ×
Clement Township, MIA small town of 913Gladwin County · 913 people
Swap order
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.

Edwards TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health79% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Edwards Township →
Clement TownshipA small town of 913
Quiet strengthsClement Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Clement 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.

Trails3×
Clement Township has more miles of trail
Clement Township 17.3 miEdwards Township 5.7 mi
Seasonal homes+31.9 pts
Clement Township has more second homes
Clement Township 54.7%Edwards Township 22.8%
Street grid2.3×
Clement Township has the more walkable street grid
Clement Township 5.4Edwards Township 2.3
Kids under 18+9.6 pts
Edwards Township has more kids
Edwards Township 18.4%Clement Township 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree++16.4 pts
More adults in Edwards Township have a degree
Edwards Township 21.3%Clement Township 4.9%
Average commute8 min
Edwards Township has the shorter commute
Clement Township 27 minEdwards Township 19 min
★ What stands out · Where they are

Edwards Township and Clement Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Edwards TownshipClement TownshipEdwards TownshipClement Township
Edwards Township ↔ Clement Township6.1 miles apart · They share a border
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.

Edwards Township$1,130/mo
Typical home $188K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →
Clement Township$1,100/mo
Typical home $177K (Census) · tax rate 1.18% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

Health
C−Edwards TownshipHealthier than 21% of U.S. towns –Clement 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
Edwards TownshipClement Township
Snow a year53″49″
January low10°F13°F
July high80°F82°F
Growing season (days)143d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th28th
Outdoors & history
Edwards TownshipClement Township
Trails6 mi17 mi
Conserved land0.1%0.1%
Archive photos—3
Community
Edwards TownshipClement 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.

Edwards TownshipClement Township
People
Population 1,398Highest 913Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.7%Lowest MI: +2% -1%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 53.7±9.5Lowest 34% above MI 64.1±2.4Highest 59% above MI
Clement Township and Edwards Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.4%±4.6Highest MI: 21.2% 8.8%±3Lowest MI: 21.2%
Age 65+ 34.4%±5.4Lowest MI: 18.6% 46.5%±7.1Highest MI: 18.6%
Clement Township and Edwards Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.3%Highest MI: 32.4% 4.9%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±0.7Lowest MI: 6.1% 1.1%±1.6Highest MI: 6.1%
Clement Township and Edwards Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $72,431±$12kHighest about the MI average $55,066±$6kLowest 24% below MI
Edwards Township and Clement Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $188,000±$29kHighest 19% below MI $176,600±$46kLowest 24% below MI
Edwards Township and Clement Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $775±$110 31% below MI $775±$14 31% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,685Lowest 42% below MI $2,083Highest 28% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 12.5%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 77.3%±78.5Highest MI: 50.4%
Clement Township and Edwards Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.8%Lowest MI: 13.2% 11.7%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.5%Highest MI: 73.2% 94.8%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 5 yrs newer than MI 1974Lowest 2 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 20% below MI 27 minHighest 12% above MI
Work from home 10.4%±4.1Highest MI: 13.5% 5.1%±3.9Lowest MI: 13.5%
Edwards Township and Clement Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.6%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 38.3 miLowest 42.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town West Branch (17%)Gladwin (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clement TownshipFew work in Edwards Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1% 0.1%
Trailsmapped miles 5.7 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.3Lowest 5.4Highest
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.

Edwards Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Edwards Township’s Town Square.

Clement Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Clement Township’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Edwards Township and Clement Township

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Bordering Edwards Township

H
+ Compare
Horton Township783 people · $164K homes
N
+ Compare
Nester Township183 people · $132K homes
O
+ Compare
Ogemaw Township1,126 people · $207K homes

Towns like Edwards Township

M
+ Compare
Mills Township1,695 people · $180K homes
M
+ Compare
Masonville Township1,538 people · $166K homes
R
+ Compare
Riga Township1,079 people · $200K homes
R
+ Compare
Rose Lake Township1,386 people · $175K 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.

Post to Edwards Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in