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Gustin Township vs Moore Township

86 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.1× in Gustin Township) and trails (3.1× in Gustin Township).

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Gustin Township, MIAn outdoors townAlcona County · 839 people
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Moore Township, MIA small town of 845Sanilac County · 845 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.

Gustin TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors19.2% conserved land21 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Gustin Township →
Moore TownshipA small town of 845
Quiet strengthsMoore Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Moore 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.

Jobs per worker5.1×
Gustin Township is more of a job hub
Gustin Township 1.38Moore Township 0.27
Trails3.1×
Gustin Township has more miles of trail
Gustin Township 20.8 miMoore Township 6.7 mi
Conserved land+18.4 pts
Gustin Township has more conserved land
Gustin Township 19.2%Moore Township 0.8%
Growth since 2010+4.9 pts
Gustin Township has grown faster since 2010
Gustin Township -2.8%Moore Township -7.7%
Work in town+9.3 pts
More of Gustin Township’s workers stay in town
Gustin Township 12.7%Moore Township 3.4%
Typical home built13 yrs
Moore Township’s homes are older
Gustin Township 1979Moore Township 1966
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Moore Township

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.

Gustin Township$730/mo
Typical home $119K (Census) · tax rate 1.01% · or rent about $718/mo · Housing →
Moore Township$880/mo
Typical home $148K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $1,021/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Moore Township and Gustin 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.

Schools
C+Gustin TownshipBetter than 38% of districts in the state –Moore TownshipNot graded
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
Gustin TownshipMoore Township
Snow a year41″43″
January low9°F13°F
July high79°F80°F
Growing season (days)133d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)15th53rd
Outdoors & history
Gustin TownshipMoore Township
Trails21 mi7 mi
Conserved land19.2%0.8%
Archive photos2—
Famous people born here—1
Community
Gustin TownshipMoore Township
Library hours a week30 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.

Where they are

86 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Gustin TownshipAlcona CountyMoore TownshipSanilac County
Gustin Township ↔ Moore Township86 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.

Gustin TownshipMoore Township
People
Population 839Lowest 845Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.8%Highest MI: +2% -7.7%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 46.7±7.2Highest 16% above MI 46.6±6.1Lowest 16% above MI
Gustin Township and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.4%±3Lowest MI: 21.2% 20.6%±4Highest MI: 21.2%
Moore Township and Gustin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.4%±2.6Lowest MI: 18.6% 27.5%±0.5Highest MI: 18.6%
Moore Township and Gustin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.2%Lowest MI: 32.4% 7.7%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±3Highest MI: 6.1% 0.8%±1.5Lowest MI: 6.1%
Gustin Township and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,125±$27kHighest 20% below MI $48,750±$10kLowest 33% below MI
Gustin Township and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $119,300±$33kLowest 48% below MI $148,300±$25kHighest 36% below MI
Moore Township and Gustin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $718±$59Lowest 36% below MI $1,021±$288Highest 10% below MI
Moore Township and Gustin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,208Lowest 58% below MI $1,236Highest 57% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42%±37.9Highest MI: 50.4% 18.2%±88.4Lowest MI: 50.4%
Gustin Township and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.8%Lowest MI: 13.2% 18.6%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.4%Lowest MI: 73.2% 92.3%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 7 yrs newer than MI 1966Lowest 6 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 21% below MI 22 minHighest 11% below MI
Work from home 5.6%±3.2Lowest MI: 13.5% 10.5%±8.4Highest MI: 13.5%
Moore Township and Gustin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 12.7%Highest 3.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 24.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.38Highest 0.27Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Oscoda Township (8%)Sandusky (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Moore TownshipFew work in Gustin Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 19.2%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 20.8 miHighest 6.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Highest 1.6Lowest
Schools
School district Alcona Community Schools—
High school in town Alcona Community High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 13.4 —
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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