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Erwin Township vs Arvon Township

96 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (22 min in Erwin Township) and trails (3.6× in Arvon Township).

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Erwin Township, MIAn outdoors townGogebic County · 349 people
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Arvon Township, MIAn outdoors townBaraga County · 411 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.

Erwin TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors37.8% conserved land76 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Erwin Township →
Arvon TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors17.4% conserved land276 miles of trails across 13 parks and preserves All about Arvon 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.

Average commute22 min
Erwin Township has the shorter commute
Arvon Township 37 minErwin Township 14 min
Trails3.6×
Arvon Township has more miles of trail
Arvon Township 276.0 miErwin Township 76.1 mi
Seasonal homes+37.6 pts
Arvon Township has more second homes
Arvon Township 62.1%Erwin Township 24.5%
Work from home+16 pts
More people work from home in Arvon Township
Arvon Township 18.1%Erwin Township 2.1%
Property tax bill+50%
Tax bills are bigger in Arvon Township
Arvon Township $2,183Erwin Township $1,453
Conserved land+20.4 pts
Erwin Township has more conserved land
Erwin Township 37.8%Arvon Township 17.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Arvon 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.

Erwin Township$1,090/mo
Typical home $185K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →
Arvon Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $228K (Census) · tax rate 0.96% · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Arvon Township and Erwin 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

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
Erwin TownshipArvon Township
Snow a year155″132″
January low3°F10°F
July high77°F75°F
Growing season (days)128d137d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)12th20th
Outdoors & history
Erwin TownshipArvon Township
Trails76 mi276 mi
Conserved land37.8%17.4%
National Register places—1
Archive photos—1
Community
Erwin TownshipArvon 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.

Where they are

96 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Erwin TownshipGogebic CountyArvon TownshipBaraga County
Erwin Township ↔ Arvon Township96 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.

Erwin TownshipArvon Township
People
Population 349Lowest 411Highest
Median age 63.3±4.9Lowest 57% above MI 63.4±3.4Highest 58% above MI
Arvon Township and Erwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 7.7%±4.6Highest MI: 21.2% 6.6%±6.8Lowest MI: 21.2%
Erwin Township and Arvon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 39.5%±10.2Lowest MI: 18.6% 46.7%±3.4Highest MI: 18.6%
Arvon Township and Erwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.5%Lowest MI: 32.4% 28%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±1.2Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.4%±3.9Highest MI: 6.1%
Arvon Township and Erwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,500±$17kHighest 7% below MI $62,308±$15kLowest 15% below MI
Erwin Township and Arvon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $185,200±$38kLowest 20% below MI $227,500±$20kHighest about the MI average
Arvon Township and Erwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $850±$799 25% below MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,453Lowest 50% below MI $2,183Highest 25% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%
Erwin Township and Arvon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.9%Highest MI: 13.2% 8%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95%Lowest MI: 73.2% 96.2%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 16 yrs older than MI 1978Highest 6 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 41% below MI 37 minHighest 52% above MI
Work from home 2.1%±2.5Lowest MI: 13.5% 18.1%±11.2Highest MI: 13.5%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.8 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Watersmeet Township (24%)L'Anse Township (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Arvon TownshipFew work in Erwin Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 37.8%Highest 17.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 76.1 miLowest 276.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.6 miLowest 2.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 13Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.5Lowest
Schools
School district —Arvon Township School District
High school in town —None in town
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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