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Grim Township vs Bourret Township

Next-door neighbors in Gladwin County. The biggest differences: street grid (4.4× in Bourret Township) and trails (5.1× in Grim Township).

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Grim Township, MIA small town of 214Gladwin County · 214 people
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Bourret Township, MIA small town of 410Gladwin County · 410 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.

Grim TownshipA small town of 214
Quiet strengthsGrim Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grim Township →
Bourret TownshipA small town of 410
Quiet strengthsBourret Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bourret 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.

Street grid4.4×
Bourret Township has the more walkable street grid
Bourret Township 2.2Grim Township 0.5
Trails5.1×
Grim Township has more miles of trail
Grim Township 141.4 miBourret Township 27.7 mi
Seasonal homes+22.2 pts
Bourret Township has more second homes
Bourret Township 52.7%Grim Township 30.5%
Property tax bill+27%
Tax bills are bigger in Bourret Township
Bourret Township $1,427Grim Township $1,125
Average commute6 min
Bourret Township has the shorter commute
Grim Township 39 minBourret Township 33 min
★ What stands out · 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.

Grim Township$860/mo
Typical home $145K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →
Bourret Township$740/mo
Typical home $118K (Census) · tax rate 1.21% · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Grim Township and Bourret 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

Grim Township and Bourret Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grim TownshipBourret TownshipGrim TownshipBourret Township
Grim Township ↔ Bourret Township7.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Grim TownshipBourret Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low13°F13°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)148d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th44th
Outdoors & history
Grim TownshipBourret Township
Trails141 mi28 mi
Conserved land11.4%10.5%
Archive photos2—
Community
Grim TownshipBourret 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.

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.

Grim TownshipBourret Township
People
Population 214Lowest 410Highest
Median age 50.4±10Lowest 25% above MI 59.6±5.1Highest 48% above MI
Bourret Township and Grim Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.6%±9.7Highest MI: 21.2% 10.2%±6.1Lowest MI: 21.2%
Grim Township and Bourret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.6%±12.3Lowest MI: 18.6% 31.7%±11Highest MI: 18.6%
Bourret Township and Grim Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.4%Highest MI: 32.4% 11.8%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±4.9Highest MI: 6.1% 0.5%±2.8Lowest MI: 6.1%
Grim Township and Bourret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,094±$17kLowest 30% below MI $57,750±$13kHighest 21% below MI
Bourret Township and Grim Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $145,300±$41kHighest 37% below MI $118,100±$60kLowest 49% below MI
Grim Township and Bourret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,125Lowest 61% below MI $1,427Highest 51% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±87.7 MI: 50.4%
Below poverty line 23%Highest MI: 13.2% 10.5%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.8%Highest MI: 73.2% 94.1%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 8 yrs newer than MI 1973Lowest 1 yr newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 39 minHighest 60% above MI 33 minLowest 36% above MI
Work from home 9.8%±10.1Highest MI: 13.5% 5.2%±4.8Lowest MI: 13.5%
Grim Township and Bourret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miLowest 41.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.37Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Midland (14%)Midland (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bourret TownshipFew work in Grim Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.4%Highest 10.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 141.4 miHighest 27.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.0 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 2.2Highest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Grim Township

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Gibson Township978 people · $169K homes
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Hay Township1,412 people · $150K homes
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Secord Township984 people · $219K homes
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Bentley Township944 people · $153K homes

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Holland Township216 people · $143K homes
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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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