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Grim Township vs Warner Township

82 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2.7× in Grim Township) and average commute (13 min in Warner Township).

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Grim Township, MIA small town of 214Gladwin County · 214 people
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Warner Township, MIA small town of 334Antrim County · 334 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 →
Warner TownshipA small town of 334
Quiet strengthsWarner Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Warner 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.

Trails2.7×
Grim Township has more miles of trail
Grim Township 141.4 miWarner Township 52.5 mi
Average commute13 min
Warner Township has the shorter commute
Grim Township 39 minWarner Township 25 min
Seasonal homes+20.9 pts
Grim Township has more second homes
Grim Township 30.5%Warner Township 9.6%
Property tax bill+39%
Tax bills are bigger in Warner Township
Warner Township $1,561Grim Township $1,125
Street grid+80%
Warner Township has the more walkable street grid
Warner Township 0.9Grim Township 0.5
★ What stands out · Life in each

Warner Township gets 63 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
Grim TownshipWarner Township
Snow a year49″112″
January low13°F14°F
July high82°F84°F
Growing season (days)148d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th7th
Outdoors & history
Grim TownshipWarner Township
Trails141 mi53 mi
Conserved land11.4%6.9%
Archive photos2—
Community
Grim TownshipWarner 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.

Grim Township$860/mo
Typical home $145K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →
Warner Township$820/mo
Typical home $131K (Census) · tax rate 1.19% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

82 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grim TownshipGladwin CountyWarner TownshipAntrim County
Grim Township ↔ Warner Township82 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.

Grim TownshipWarner Township
People
Population 214Lowest 334Highest
Median age 50.4±10Highest 25% above MI 48.7±2Lowest 21% above MI
Grim Township and Warner 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% 11.7%±3.3Lowest MI: 21.2%
Grim Township and Warner 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% 18.3%±8.1Highest MI: 18.6%
Warner 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%Lowest MI: 32.4% 12.7%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±4.9Highest MI: 6.1% 1.8%±2Lowest MI: 6.1%
Grim Township and Warner 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 $75,469±$11kHighest 4% above MI
Warner 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 $131,300±$49kLowest 43% below MI
Grim Township and Warner 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 $1,561Highest 46% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 70%±100 MI: 50.4%
Below poverty line 23%Highest MI: 13.2% 13.5%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.8%Highest MI: 73.2% 93.6%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 8 yrs newer than MI 1977Lowest 5 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 39 minHighest 60% above MI 25 minLowest 5% above MI
Work from home 9.8%±10.1Lowest MI: 13.5% 10.2%±7.3Highest MI: 13.5%
Warner Township and Grim Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 24.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.39Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Midland (14%)East Jordan (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Warner TownshipFew work in Grim Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.4%Highest 6.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 141.4 miHighest 52.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.0 miHighest 1.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.9Highest
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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Bourret Township410 people · $118K 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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