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Haight Township vs Hendricks Township

195 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.3× in Hendricks Township) and average commute (41 min in Haight Township).

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Haight Township, MIAn outdoors townOntonagon County · 190 people
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Hendricks Township, MIA small town of 121Mackinac County · 121 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.

Haight TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors67.2% conserved land114 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves All about Haight Township →
Hendricks TownshipA small town of 121
Quiet strengthsHendricks Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hendricks 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 worker8.3×
Hendricks Township is more of a job hub
Hendricks Township 0.25Haight Township 0.03
Average commute41 min
Haight Township has the shorter commute
Hendricks Township 63 minHaight Township 22 min
Conserved land+66.2 pts
Haight Township has more conserved land
Haight Township 67.2%Hendricks Township 1%
Work from home+16.7 pts
More people work from home in Haight Township
Haight Township 20.3%Hendricks Township 3.6%
Property tax bill+45%
Tax bills are bigger in Haight Township
Haight Township $1,600Hendricks Township $1,100
Homeowners+14.6 pts renters
Hendricks Township has more renters
Haight Township 86%Hendricks Township 71.4%
★ What stands out · Life in each

Haight Township gets 82 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
Haight TownshipHendricks Township
Snow a year180″99″
January low3°F9°F
July high78°F77°F
Growing season (days)123d131d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd14th
Outdoors & history
Haight TownshipHendricks Township
Trails114 mi103 mi
Conserved land67.2%1%
Community
Haight TownshipHendricks 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.

Where they are

195 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Haight TownshipOntonagon CountyHendricks TownshipMackinac County
Haight Township ↔ Hendricks Township195 miles apart
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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.

Haight TownshipHendricks Township
People
Population 190Highest 121Lowest
Median age 62.2±5.1Lowest 55% above MI 63.5±7.5Highest 58% above MI
Hendricks Township and Haight Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12.6%±10Highest MI: 21.2% 2.5%±22.7Lowest MI: 21.2%
Haight Township and Hendricks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 41.1%±9.5Lowest MI: 18.6% 46.3%±16.9Highest MI: 18.6%
Hendricks Township and Haight Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.6%Highest MI: 32.4% 11.5%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±5.9Lowest MI: 6.1% 7.4%±11.4Highest MI: 6.1%
Hendricks Township and Haight Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $50,893±$12kHighest 30% below MI $46,250±$12kLowest 37% below MI
Haight Township and Hendricks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $170,000±$42k 27% below MI —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $406±$135 64% below MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,600Highest 45% below MI $1,100Lowest 62% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.4%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%
Haight Township and Hendricks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.8%Highest MI: 13.2% 3.3%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86%Highest MI: 73.2% 71.4%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 5 yrs newer than MI 1981Highest 9 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 11% below MI 63 minHighest 159% above MI
Work from home 20.3%±9Highest MI: 13.5% 3.6%±2.6Lowest MI: 13.5%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 37.3 miLowest 48.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.25Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watersmeet Township (15%)St. Ignace (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hendricks TownshipFew work in Haight Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 67.2%Highest 1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 114.4 miHighest 102.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.3Lowest
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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