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Enterprise Township vs Mesick

40 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (52.5× in Mesick) and trails (14.1× in Enterprise Township).

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Enterprise Township, MIAn outdoors townMissaukee County · 337 people
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Mesick, MIHomes around $212KMichigan · 423 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.

Enterprise TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors39% conserved land24 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Enterprise Township →
MesickHomes around $212K
Housing$212K typical home20% below the MI typical home All about Mesick →
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.

Street grid52.5×
Mesick has the more walkable street grid
Mesick 31.5Enterprise Township 0.6
Trails14.1×
Enterprise Township has more miles of trail
Enterprise Township 24.0 miMesick 1.7 mi
Seasonal homes+41.4 pts
Enterprise Township has more second homes
Enterprise Township 45.7%Mesick 4.3%
Conserved land+38.5 pts
Enterprise Township has more conserved land
Enterprise Township 39%Mesick 0.5%
Kids under 18+12.3 pts
Enterprise Township has more kids
Enterprise Township 44.5%Mesick 32.2%
Jobs per worker2.3×
Mesick is more of a job hub
Mesick 1.31Enterprise Township 0.56
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Mesick

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.

Enterprise Township$1,000/mo
Typical home $169K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $870/mo · Housing →
Mesick$1,280/mo
Typical home $212K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $1,063/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,300 a year, between Mesick and Enterprise 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

Mesick gets 54 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
Enterprise TownshipMesick
Snow a year66″120″
January low11°F12°F
July high82°F81°F
Growing season (days)106d119d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)20th8th
Outdoors & history
Enterprise TownshipMesick
Trails24 mi2 mi
Conserved land39%0.5%
Community
Enterprise TownshipMesick
Library hours a week—43 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.

Where they are

40 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Enterprise TownshipMissaukee CountyMesickMI
Enterprise Township ↔ Mesick40 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.

Enterprise TownshipMesick
People
Population 337Lowest 423Highest
Median age 31±12.8Lowest 23% below MI 33.2±16.4Highest 17% below MI
Mesick and Enterprise Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 44.5%±4.8Highest MI: 21.2% 32.2%±6.8Lowest MI: 21.2%
Age 65+ 11.6%±3.6Lowest MI: 18.6% 18.2%±3.1Highest MI: 18.6%
Mesick and Enterprise Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.8%Lowest MI: 32.4% 12.1%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.6%±3.4Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.1%±4Highest MI: 6.1%
Mesick and Enterprise Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $47,000±$18kHighest 36% below MI $41,094±$8kLowest 44% below MI
Enterprise Township and Mesick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $168,800±$51kHighest 27% below MI $123,800±$33kLowest 47% below MI
Enterprise Township and Mesick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $870±$54Lowest 23% below MI $1,063±$130Highest 6% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,412Highest 51% below MI $1,163Lowest 60% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.2%±70Lowest MI: 50.4% 58.3%±18.2Highest MI: 50.4%
Mesick and Enterprise Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 45.4%Highest MI: 13.2% 17.3%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 59.2%Lowest MI: 73.2% 62.4%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 5 yrs newer than MI 1968Lowest 4 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest about the MI average 28 minHighest 15% above MI
Work from home 8.8%±8.1Highest MI: 13.5% 8.3%±6.5Lowest MI: 13.5%
Enterprise Township and Mesick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 4.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.56Lowest 1.31Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cadillac (10%)Cadillac (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MesickFew work in Enterprise Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 39%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 24.0 miHighest 1.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 31.5Highest
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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