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Hendricks Township vs Moran Township

Next-door neighbors in Mackinac County. The biggest differences: average commute (42 min in Moran Township) and size (8.2× in Moran Township).

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Hendricks Township, MIA small town of 121Mackinac County · 121 people
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Moran Township, MIAn outdoors townMackinac County · 998 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 →
Moran TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors41.3% conserved land237 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 28%of MI districts Housing$219K typical home18% below the MI typical home All about Moran 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.

Average commute42 min
Moran Township has the shorter commute
Hendricks Township 63 minMoran Township 20 min
Size8.2×
Moran Township is the bigger place
Moran Township 998Hendricks Township 121
Jobs per worker3.9×
Moran Township is more of a job hub
Moran Township 0.97Hendricks Township 0.25
Conserved land+40.3 pts
Moran Township has more conserved land
Moran Township 41.3%Hendricks Township 1%
Household income+47%
Households in Moran Township earn more
Moran Township $68,059Hendricks Township $46,250
Property tax bill+53%
Tax bills are bigger in Moran Township
Moran Township $1,685Hendricks Township $1,100
★ What stands out · Where they are

Hendricks Township and Moran Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hendricks TownshipMoran TownshipHendricks TownshipMoran Township
Hendricks Township ↔ Moran Township11 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Michigan ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Hendricks TownshipNot graded CMoran TownshipBetter than 28% of districts in the state
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

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 TownshipMoran Township
Snow a year99″81″
January low9°F7°F
July high77°F77°F
Growing season (days)131d130d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)14th4th
Outdoors & history
Hendricks TownshipMoran Township
Trails103 mi237 mi
Conserved land1%41.3%
National Register places—4
Community
Hendricks TownshipMoran 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.

Everything, side by side

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 TownshipMoran Township
People
Population 121Lowest 998Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +3.5% MI: +2%
Median age 63.5±7.5Highest 58% above MI 53.4±6.3Lowest 33% above MI
Hendricks Township and Moran 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% 14.3%±4.1Highest MI: 21.2%
Moran 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% 34.4%±3.7Lowest MI: 18.6%
Hendricks Township and Moran 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% 27.8%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.4%±11.4Highest MI: 6.1% 6.6%±4.2Lowest MI: 6.1%
Hendricks Township and Moran 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 $68,059±$8kHighest 7% below MI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $230,300±$51k about the MI average
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $855±$11 24% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,100Lowest 62% below MI $1,685Highest 42% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 52.5%±41.4Highest MI: 50.4%
Moran 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% 9%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.4%Lowest MI: 73.2% 79.8%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Lowest 9 yrs newer than MI 1987Highest 15 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 63 minHighest 159% above MI 20 minLowest 16% below MI
Work from home 3.6%±2.6Lowest MI: 13.5% 3.7%±3.1Highest MI: 13.5%
Moran Township 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%Lowest 8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 48.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Lowest 0.97Highest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Ignace (13%)St. Ignace (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Moran TownshipFew work in Hendricks Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1%Lowest 41.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 102.7 miLowest 236.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miLowest 1.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 9Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 0.5Highest
Schools
School district —St. Ignace Area Schools · Moran Township School District
High school in town —LaSalle High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 14.3
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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