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Grout Township vs Gladwin

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (22× in Gladwin) and jobs per worker (10.5× in Gladwin).

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Grout Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsGladwin County · 2,324 people
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Gladwin, MIHomes around $200KMichigan · 3,098 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.

Grout TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health85% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Grout Township →
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 →
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 grid22×
Gladwin has the more walkable street grid
Gladwin 61.5Grout Township 2.8
Jobs per worker10.5×
Gladwin is more of a job hub
Gladwin 2.21Grout Township 0.21
Trails7.7×
Grout Township has more miles of trail
Grout Township 4.6 miGladwin 0.6 mi
Household income+74%
Households in Grout Township earn more
Grout Township $74,688Gladwin $43,005
Homeowners+46.5 pts renters
Gladwin has more renters
Grout Township 98.8%Gladwin 52.3%
Work in town+24.3 pts
More of Gladwin’s workers stay in town
Gladwin 25.2%Grout Township 0.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $310 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.

Grout Township$950/mo
Typical home $157K (Census) · tax rate 0.99% · Housing →
Gladwin$1,260/mo
Typical home $200K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $628/mo · Housing →

The difference: $310 a month, about $3,700 a year, between Gladwin and Grout 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

Grout Township and Gladwin share a border

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

Grout TownshipGladwinGrout TownshipGladwin
Grout Township ↔ Gladwin4.3 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
145 Grout Township residents work in Gladwin (22.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Grout 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
–Grout TownshipNot graded C−GladwinSafer than 19% of U.S. towns
Schools
BGrout TownshipBetter than 60% of districts in the state B+GladwinBetter than 66% of districts in the state
Health
C−Grout TownshipHealthier than 15% of U.S. towns DGladwinHealthier than 13% 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
Grout TownshipGladwin
Snow a year49″49″
January low13°F13°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)148d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd9th
Outdoors & history
Grout TownshipGladwin
Trails5 mi1 mi
Conserved land3.5%4.8%
Settled—1875
Archive photos27
Famous people born here—4
Community
Grout TownshipGladwin
Library hours a week—44 hrs
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.

Grout TownshipGladwin
People
Population 2,324Lowest 3,098Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.5%Lowest MI: +2% +4.6%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 35.5±2.9Lowest 12% below MI 47±12.8Highest 17% above MI
Gladwin and Grout Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.8%±8Highest MI: 21.2% 22%±4.7Lowest MI: 21.2%
Grout Township and Gladwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.6%±0.1Lowest MI: 18.6% 25.2%±5.9Highest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.4%Highest MI: 32.4% 14.6%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±1.9Highest MI: 6.1% 0.8%±1.3Lowest MI: 6.1%
Grout 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 $74,688±$18kHighest about the MI average $43,005±$14kLowest 41% below MI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $157,100±$22kHighest 32% below MI $126,900±$23kLowest 45% below MI
Grout Township and Gladwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $628±$110 44% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,561Lowest 46% below MI $1,670Highest 42% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 35.6%±13Highest MI: 50.4%
Gladwin and Grout Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 26%Highest MI: 13.2% 17.4%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 98.8%Highest MI: 73.2% 52.3%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 12 yrs newer than MI 1965Lowest 7 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 19% above MI 20 minLowest 19% below MI
Work from home 6.3%±4Lowest MI: 13.5% 17.8%±9.3Highest MI: 13.5%
Gladwin and Grout Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Lowest 25.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Lowest 2.21Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Gladwin (22%)Midland (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 22% work in GladwinFew work in Grout Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.5%Lowest 4.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.6 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.8Lowest 61.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#303 of 493 in MI
School district Gladwin Community SchoolsGladwin Community Schools
High school in town Gladwin Community Alternative HSGladwin High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 24.1
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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