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Hendricks Township vs Forestville

211 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (342.3× in Hendricks Township) and street grid (151.7× in Forestville).

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Hendricks Township, MIA small town of 121Mackinac County · 121 people
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Forestville, MIHomes around $145KMichigan · 136 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 →
ForestvilleHomes around $145K
Housing$145K typical home45% below the MI typical home All about Forestville →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails342.3×
Hendricks Township has more miles of trail
Hendricks Township 102.7 miForestville 0.3 mi
Street grid151.7×
Forestville has the more walkable street grid
Forestville 45.5Hendricks Township 0.3
Average commute32 min
Forestville has the shorter commute
Hendricks Township 63 minForestville 31 min
Typical home built22 yrs
Forestville’s homes are older
Hendricks Township 1981Forestville 1959
Property tax bill+21%
Tax bills are bigger in Forestville
Forestville $1,333Hendricks Township $1,100
★ What stands out · Life in each

Hendricks Township gets 51 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 TownshipForestville
Snow a year99″47″
January low9°F16°F
July high77°F77°F
Growing season (days)131d173d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)14th17th
Outdoors & history
Hendricks TownshipForestville
Trails103 mi0 mi
Conserved land1%0%
Settled—1895
Community
Hendricks TownshipForestville
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

211 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hendricks TownshipMackinac CountyForestvilleMI
Hendricks Township ↔ Forestville211 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 TownshipForestville
People
Population 121Lowest 136Highest
Median age 63.5±7.5Highest 58% above MI 62.8±2.5Lowest 56% above MI
Hendricks Township and Forestville 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% 10.3%±12.5Highest MI: 21.2%
Forestville 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% 41.2%±14.2Lowest MI: 18.6%
Hendricks Township and Forestville 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% 13.4%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.4%±11.4Highest MI: 6.1% 0%±11.4Lowest MI: 6.1%
Hendricks Township and Forestville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $46,250±$12kHighest 37% below MI $40,938±$20kLowest 44% below MI
Hendricks Township and Forestville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $170,800±$28k 26% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,100Lowest 62% below MI $1,333Highest 54% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 100%±91.5Highest MI: 50.4%
Forestville 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% 30.1%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.4%Lowest MI: 73.2% 77.9%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 9 yrs newer than MI 1959Lowest 13 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 63 minHighest 159% above MI 31 minLowest 28% above MI
Work from home 3.6%±2.6Lowest MI: 13.5% 10%±11.5Highest MI: 13.5%
Forestville and Hendricks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 48.3 miHighest 21.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Ignace (13%)Bad Axe (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ForestvilleFew work in Hendricks Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 102.7 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 45.5Highest
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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