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Green Township vs Forester Township

117 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (11.9× in Green Township) and jobs per worker (4.3× in Green Township).

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Green Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsAlpena County · 961 people
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Forester Township, MIA small town of 970Sanilac County · 970 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.

Green TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health67% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Green Township →
Forester TownshipA small town of 970
Quiet strengthsForester Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Forester Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails11.9×
Green Township has more miles of trail
Green Township 19.0 miForester Township 1.6 mi
Jobs per worker4.3×
Green Township is more of a job hub
Green Township 0.26Forester Township 0.06
Average commute14 min
Green Township has the shorter commute
Forester Township 41 minGreen Township 26 min
Street grid+92%
Forester Township has the more walkable street grid
Forester Township 2.3Green Township 1.2
Seasonal homes+17.3 pts
Forester Township has more second homes
Forester Township 49.4%Green Township 32.1%
★ What stands out · Life in each

Green Township gets 30 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
Green TownshipForester Township
Snow a year78″47″
January low12°F16°F
July high81°F77°F
Growing season (days)136d173d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th17th
Outdoors & history
Green TownshipForester Township
Trails19 mi2 mi
Conserved land3.1%1.2%
Archive photos1—
Community
Green TownshipForester 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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Green Township$1,000/mo
Typical home $167K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $969/mo · Housing →
Forester Township$1,130/mo
Typical home $192K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Forester Township and Green 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.

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.

Health
CGreen TownshipHealthier than 33% of U.S. towns –Forester TownshipNot graded
Where they are

117 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Green TownshipAlpena CountyForester TownshipSanilac County
Green Township ↔ Forester Township117 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.

Green TownshipForester Township
People
Population 961Lowest 970Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9%Highest MI: +2% -12.7%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 58.7±4.4 46% above MI 58.7±3.8 46% above MI
Kids under 18 13.2%±4Lowest MI: 21.2% 14%±3.6Highest MI: 21.2%
Forester Township and Green Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 36.3%±5Lowest MI: 18.6% 36.7%±5.2Highest MI: 18.6%
Forester Township and Green Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.1%Lowest MI: 32.4% 22%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±1.3Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.1%±3.5Highest MI: 6.1%
Forester Township and Green Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,000±$13kLowest 25% below MI $59,583±$18kHighest 18% below MI
Forester Township and Green Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $167,100±$33kLowest 28% below MI $191,800±$30kHighest 17% below MI
Forester Township and Green Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $969±$110 14% below MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,434Lowest 51% below MI $1,508Highest 48% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 86.7%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 33.3%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%
Green Township and Forester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.6%Highest MI: 13.2% 12.7%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93%Lowest MI: 73.2% 95.8%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 5 yrs newer than MI 1973Lowest 1 yr newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 9% above MI 41 minHighest 68% above MI
Work from home 13.8%±11.1Lowest MI: 13.5% 19.8%±8.2Highest MI: 13.5%
Forester Township and Green Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Highest 0.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Alpena (31%)Sandusky (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Forester TownshipFew work in Green Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 19.0 miHighest 1.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 2.3Highest
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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