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Gladwin vs Buckeye Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (32.4× in Gladwin) and trails (25.7× in Buckeye Township).

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Gladwin, MIHomes around $200KMichigan · 3,098 people

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Buckeye Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsGladwin County · 1,391 people

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.

GladwinHomes around $200K

Housing$200K typical home25% below the MI typical home Work2,155 jobsbased in Gladwin, a regional job hub

Outdoors#140 most walkable in MI0.6 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Gladwin →

Buckeye TownshipOne of the healthiest towns

Health84% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Buckeye 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.

Street grid32.4×

Gladwin has the more walkable street grid

Gladwin 61.5Buckeye Township 1.9

Buckeye Township has more miles of trail

Buckeye Township 15.4 miGladwin 0.6 mi

Jobs per worker14.7×

Gladwin is more of a job hub

Gladwin 2.21Buckeye Township 0.15

Homeowners+38.4 pts renters

Gladwin has more renters

Buckeye Township 90.7%Gladwin 52.3%

Average commute17 min

Gladwin has the shorter commute

Buckeye Township 37 minGladwin 20 min

Work in town+24.3 pts

More of Gladwin’s workers stay in town

Gladwin 25.2%Buckeye Township 0.9%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Gladwin

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%

Gladwin$1,260/mo

Typical home $200K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $628/mo · Housing →

Buckeye Township$870/mo

Typical home $140K (Census) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $638/mo · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,700 a year, between Gladwin and Buckeye 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

Gladwin and Buckeye Township share a border

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

GladwinBuckeye Township

Gladwin ↔ Buckeye Township4.8 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

75 Buckeye Township residents work in Gladwin (17.2% of its workers)

Work & commute in Buckeye 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.

Safety

C−GladwinSafer than 19% of U.S. towns –Buckeye TownshipNot graded

Schools

B+GladwinBetter than 66% of districts in the state –Buckeye TownshipNot graded

Health

DGladwinHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns C−Buckeye TownshipHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns

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

GladwinBuckeye Township

Snow a year49″49″

January low13°F 13°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)148d 148d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)9th 20th

Outdoors & history

GladwinBuckeye Township

Trails1 mi 15 mi

Conserved land4.8%5.7%

Settled1875 —

Archive photos7 1

Famous people born here4 —

Community

GladwinBuckeye Township

Library hours a week44 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Only big differences vs Michigan average

GladwinBuckeye Township

People

Population 3,098Highest 1,391Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.6%Highest MI: +2% +4%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 47±12.8Highest 17% above MI 42.4±4.8Lowest 5% above MI

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

Kids under 18 22%±4.7Lowest MI: 21.2% 25.3%±3.4Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 25.2%±5.9Highest MI: 18.6% 16.3%±3.3Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.6%Highest MI: 32.4% 11.2%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±1.3Lowest MI: 6.1% 1.4%±1.2Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $43,005±$14kLowest 41% below MI $52,708±$12kHighest 28% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $126,900±$23kLowest 45% below MI $139,800±$28kHighest 40% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $628±$110Lowest 44% below MI $638±$151Highest 43% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,670Lowest 42% below MI $1,696Highest 42% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.6%±13Lowest MI: 50.4% 74.1%±34.5Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 17.4%Lowest MI: 13.2% 21%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 52.3%Lowest MI: 73.2% 90.7%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 7 yrs older than MI 1990Highest 18 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 19% below MI 37 minHighest 51% above MI

Work from home 17.8%±9.3Highest MI: 13.5% 9.5%±4.7Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 25.2%Highest 0.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 24.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.21Highest 0.15Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Midland (9%)Midland (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Buckeye Township17% work in Gladwin

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.8%Lowest 5.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 15.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 61.5Highest 1.9Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #303 of 493 in MI—

School district Gladwin Community Schools—

High school in town Gladwin High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 24.1 —

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.

Gladwin neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Gladwin

Grout Township2,324 people · $157K homes

Gladwin Township938 people · $171K homes

Sage Township2,325 people · $164K homes

Towns like Gladwin

Bad Axe2,992 people · $125K homes

Clio2,185 people · $138K homes

Clare3,324 people · $135K homes

Harrison2,110 people · $135K 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.