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Hendricks Township vs Haight 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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Hendricks Township, MIA small town of 121Mackinac County · 121 people
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Haight Township, MIAn outdoors townOntonagon County · 190 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 →
Haight TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors67.2% conserved land114 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves All about Haight 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
Hendricks TownshipHaight Township
Snow a year99″180″
January low9°F3°F
July high77°F78°F
Growing season (days)131d123d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)14th23rd
Outdoors & history
Hendricks TownshipHaight Township
Trails103 mi114 mi
Conserved land1%67.2%
Community
Hendricks TownshipHaight 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.

Hendricks TownshipMackinac CountyHaight TownshipOntonagon County
Hendricks Township ↔ Haight 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.

Hendricks TownshipHaight Township
People
Population 121Lowest 190Highest
Median age 63.5±7.5Highest 58% above MI 62.2±5.1Lowest 55% 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 2.5%±22.7Lowest MI: 21.2% 12.6%±10Highest 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+ 46.3%±16.9Highest MI: 18.6% 41.1%±9.5Lowest 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+ 11.5%Lowest MI: 32.4% 14.6%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.4%±11.4Highest MI: 6.1% 0.5%±5.9Lowest 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 $46,250±$12kLowest 37% below MI $50,893±$12kHighest 30% 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 $1,100Lowest 62% below MI $1,600Highest 45% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 44.4%±100Highest 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 3.3%Lowest MI: 13.2% 6.8%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.4%Lowest MI: 73.2% 86%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 9 yrs newer than MI 1977Lowest 5 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 63 minHighest 159% above MI 22 minLowest 11% below MI
Work from home 3.6%±2.6Lowest MI: 13.5% 20.3%±9Highest MI: 13.5%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 48.3 miHighest 37.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Ignace (13%)Watersmeet Township (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Haight TownshipFew work in Hendricks Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1%Lowest 67.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 102.7 miLowest 114.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 1.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 0.5Highest
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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