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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Ocqueoc 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%

Erwin Township$1,090/mo

Typical home $185K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

Ocqueoc Township$1,280/mo

Typical home $221K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,300 a year, between Ocqueoc 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.

Where they are

297 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Erwin TownshipGogebic County Ocqueoc TownshipPresque Isle County

Erwin Township ↔ Ocqueoc Township297 miles apart

Everything, side by side

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Only big differences vs Michigan average

Erwin TownshipOcqueoc Township

People

Population 349Lowest 448Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -16.9% MI: +2%

Median age 63.3±4.9Lowest 57% above MI 64.7±1.8Highest 61% above MI

Ocqueoc 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% 7.1%±3.4Lowest MI: 21.2%

Erwin Township and Ocqueoc 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% 48.2%±7.4Highest MI: 18.6%

Ocqueoc 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% 26.9%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±1.2Highest MI: 6.1% 0%±3.5Lowest MI: 6.1%

Erwin Township and Ocqueoc 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 $57,031±$4kLowest 22% below MI

Erwin Township and Ocqueoc 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 $221,000±$36kHighest 5% below MI

Ocqueoc 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 $1,476Highest 49% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 8.9%Lowest MI: 13.2% 10.3%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 95%Lowest MI: 73.2% 96.7%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 16 yrs older than MI 1975Highest 3 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 41% below MI 26 minHighest 6% above MI

Work from home 2.1%±2.5Lowest MI: 13.5% 24%±9.1Highest MI: 13.5%

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.8 miHighest 35.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Lowest 0.22Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Watersmeet Township (24%)Rogers City (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ocqueoc TownshipFew work in Erwin Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 37.8%Lowest 43.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 76.1 miHighest 72.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.6 miHighest 1.4 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 2.9Highest

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.

Erwin Township vs Ocqueoc Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Erwin Township gets 68 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Ocqueoc Township

297 miles apart

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