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 $180 more a month in Frederic 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%

Frederic Township$1,230/mo

Typical home $204K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $1,000/mo · Housing →

Maple Forest Township$1,050/mo

Typical home $173K (Census) · tax rate 1.01% · or rent about $925/mo · Housing →

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Frederic Township and Maple Forest 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

Frederic Township and Maple Forest Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Frederic TownshipMaple Forest Township

Frederic Township ↔ Maple Forest Township7.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

Who commutes between them

4 Maple Forest Township residents work in Frederic Township (1.9% of its workers)

Work & commute in Maple Forest Township →

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

B+Frederic TownshipBetter than 73% of districts in the state –Maple Forest TownshipNot graded

Health

C+Frederic TownshipHealthier than 41% of U.S. towns –Maple Forest TownshipNot graded

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

Frederic TownshipMaple Forest Township

People

Population 1,217Highest 786Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13.4%Lowest MI: +2% -8.4%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 45.9±7Lowest 14% above MI 54±8.8Highest 34% above MI

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

Kids under 18 18.8%±5.2Highest MI: 21.2% 17.3%±5.3Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 24.2%±3.6Highest MI: 18.6% 22.3%±3.3Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.7%Lowest MI: 32.4% 20.5%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±1.9 MI: 6.1% 2.2%±1.3 MI: 6.1%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $65,333±$14kLowest 10% below MI $79,167±$15kHighest 9% above MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $174,700±$25kHighest 25% below MI $172,700±$46kLowest 25% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,000±$201Highest 11% below MI $925±$100Lowest 18% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,718Lowest 41% below MI $1,741Highest 40% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.5%±32.1Highest MI: 50.4% 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 11%Highest MI: 13.2% 2.2%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 87.9%Lowest MI: 73.2% 90.5%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1984Lowest 12 yrs newer than MI 1988Highest 16 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 37 minLowest 51% above MI 38 minHighest 56% above MI

Work from home 11.3%±4.6Lowest MI: 13.5% 11.5%±9.7Highest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.4%Highest 1.4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miLowest 40.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Highest 0.04Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Grayling (18%)Grayling (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Maple Forest Township2% work in Frederic Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 13.6%Highest 2.9%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 229.9 miHighest 77.8 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 3.2 miHighest 2.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Highest 1.4Lowest

Schools

School district Michigan Department of Human Services · Crawford AuSable Schools—

High school in town Grayling High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 17.2 —

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.

Frederic Township vs Maple Forest Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Maple Forest Township gets 61 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs $180 more a month in Frederic Township

Frederic Township and Maple Forest Township share a border

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