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Haight Township vs Honor

196 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (79.8× in Honor) and jobs per worker (50× in Honor).

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Haight Township, MIAn outdoors townOntonagon County · 190 people
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Honor, MIHomes around $425KMichigan · 172 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 →
HonorHomes around $425K
Housing$425K typical home60% above the MI typical home Work173 jobsbased in Honor, a regional job hub All about Honor →
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 grid79.8×
Honor has the more walkable street grid
Honor 39.9Haight Township 0.5
Jobs per worker50×
Honor is more of a job hub
Honor 1.50Haight Township 0.03
Conserved land+65.8 pts
Haight Township has more conserved land
Haight Township 67.2%Honor 1.4%
Seasonal homes+26.4 pts
Haight Township has more second homes
Haight Township 57.3%Honor 30.9%
Property tax bill+28%
Tax bills are bigger in Haight Township
Haight Township $1,600Honor $1,250
Average commute5 min
Haight Township has the shorter commute
Honor 26 minHaight Township 22 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,400 more a month in Honor

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.

Haight Township$1,020/mo
Typical home $170K (Census) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $406/mo · Housing →
Honor$2,430/mo
Typical home $425K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →

The difference: $1,400 a month, about $16,800 a year, between Honor and Haight 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.

Life in each

Haight Township gets 88 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 TownshipHonor
Snow a year180″92″
January low3°F17°F
July high78°F80°F
Growing season (days)123d163d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd30th
Outdoors & history
Haight TownshipHonor
Trails114 mi0 mi
Conserved land67.2%1.4%
Archive photos—5
Community
Haight TownshipHonor
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

196 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Haight TownshipOntonagon CountyHonorMI
Haight Township ↔ Honor196 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 TownshipHonor
People
Population 190Highest 172Lowest
Median age 62.2±5.1Highest 55% above MI 62.1±12.6Lowest 54% above MI
Haight Township and Honor 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% 7.6%±12.4Lowest MI: 21.2%
Haight Township and Honor 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% 41.3%±10.9Highest MI: 18.6%
Honor 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%Lowest MI: 32.4% 23.3%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±5.9Lowest MI: 6.1% 0.6%±6.6Highest MI: 6.1%
Honor 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 $45,341±$21kLowest 38% below MI
Haight Township and Honor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $170,000±$42kLowest 27% below MI $223,800±$30kHighest 3% below MI
Honor and Haight Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $406±$135 64% below MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,600Highest 45% below MI $1,250Lowest 57% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.4%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 100%±100Highest MI: 50.4%
Honor and Haight Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.8%Lowest MI: 13.2% 9.9%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86%Lowest MI: 73.2% 90.5%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 5 yrs newer than MI 1971Lowest 1 yr older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 11% below MI 26 minHighest 9% above MI
Work from home 20.3%±9Highest MI: 13.5% 14.1%±11Lowest MI: 13.5%
Haight Township and Honor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 37.3 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 1.50Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watersmeet Township (15%)Traverse City (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HonorFew work in Haight Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 67.2%Highest 1.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 114.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 39.9Highest
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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