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Hendricks Township vs Chatham

87 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (64.2× in Hendricks Township) and street grid (23× in Chatham).

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Hendricks Township, MIA small town of 121Mackinac County · 121 people
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Chatham, MIAn outdoors townMichigan · 135 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.

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 →
ChathamAn outdoors town
Outdoors20.3% conserved land1.6 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Housing$221K typical home17% below the MI typical home All about Chatham →
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.

Trails64.2×
Hendricks Township has more miles of trail
Hendricks Township 102.7 miChatham 1.6 mi
Street grid23×
Chatham has the more walkable street grid
Chatham 6.9Hendricks Township 0.3
Average commute43 min
Chatham has the shorter commute
Hendricks Township 63 minChatham 20 min
Jobs per worker4.3×
Chatham is more of a job hub
Chatham 1.07Hendricks Township 0.25
Seasonal homes+48.5 pts
Hendricks Township has more second homes
Hendricks Township 57.4%Chatham 8.9%
Property tax bill+64%
Tax bills are bigger in Chatham
Chatham $1,800Hendricks Township $1,100
★ What stands out · Life in each

Chatham gets 66 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
Hendricks TownshipChatham
Snow a year99″164″
January low9°F8°F
July high77°F78°F
Growing season (days)131d119d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)14th23rd
Outdoors & history
Hendricks TownshipChatham
Trails103 mi2 mi
Conserved land1%20.3%
Settled—1896
Community
Hendricks TownshipChatham
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

87 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hendricks TownshipMackinac CountyChathamMI
Hendricks Township ↔ Chatham87 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.

Hendricks TownshipChatham
People
Population 121Lowest 135Highest
Median age 63.5±7.5Highest 58% above MI 62±5.3Lowest 54% above MI
Hendricks Township and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 2.5%±22.7Lowest MI: 21.2% 8.9%±19Highest MI: 21.2%
Chatham and Hendricks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 46.3%±16.9Highest MI: 18.6% 43%±14.8Lowest MI: 18.6%
Hendricks Township and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.5%Lowest MI: 32.4% 20%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.4%±11.4Highest MI: 6.1% 2.2%±8.9Lowest MI: 6.1%
Hendricks Township and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $46,250±$12kLowest 37% below MI $48,438±$24kHighest 34% below MI
Chatham and Hendricks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $131,300±$61k 43% below MI
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $713±$40 37% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,100Lowest 62% below MI $1,800Highest 38% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 100%±100Highest MI: 50.4%
Chatham and Hendricks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.3%Lowest MI: 13.2% 15.7%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.4%Lowest MI: 73.2% 85.9%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 9 yrs newer than MI 1965Lowest 7 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 63 minHighest 159% above MI 20 minLowest 18% below MI
Work from home 3.6%±2.6Highest MI: 13.5% 2.4%±4.8Lowest MI: 13.5%
Hendricks Township and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 4.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 48.3 miHighest 26.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Lowest 1.07Highest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Ignace (13%)Munising (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ChathamFew work in Hendricks Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1%Lowest 20.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 102.7 miHighest 1.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 6.9Highest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Moran Township998 people · $230K 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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