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Horton Township vs Maybee

155 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (8.9× in Maybee) and property tax bill (+86% in Maybee).

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Horton Township, MIA small town of 783Ogemaw County · 783 people
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Maybee, MIA small town of 634Michigan · 634 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.

Horton TownshipA small town of 783
Quiet strengthsHorton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Horton Township →
MaybeeA small town of 634
Quiet strengthsMaybee doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Maybee →
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 grid8.9×
Maybee has the more walkable street grid
Maybee 15.2Horton Township 1.7
Property tax bill+86%
Tax bills are bigger in Maybee
Maybee $2,531Horton Township $1,359
Seasonal homes+29.6 pts
Horton Township has more second homes
Horton Township 29.6%Maybee 0%
Jobs per worker2.3×
Horton Township is more of a job hub
Horton Township 0.53Maybee 0.23
Average commute8 min
Horton Township has the shorter commute
Maybee 29 minHorton Township 21 min
Typical home built19 yrs
Maybee’s homes are older
Horton Township 1976Maybee 1957
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Horton Township$1,820/mo
Typical home $307K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $820/mo · Housing →
Maybee$1,810/mo
Typical home $298K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.01% · or rent about $943/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

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
Horton TownshipMaybee
Snow a year53″39″
January low10°F17°F
July high80°F84°F
Growing season (days)143d176d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th43rd
Outdoors & history
Horton TownshipMaybee
Trails28 mi0 mi
Conserved land6.5%0.1%
Settled—1873
Community
Horton TownshipMaybee
Library hours a week—28 hrs
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

155 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Horton TownshipOgemaw CountyMaybeeMI
Horton Township ↔ Maybee155 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.

Horton TownshipMaybee
People
Population 783Highest 634Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.7%Highest MI: +2% -3%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 44.9±7.1Highest 12% above MI 44.8±10.6Lowest 11% above MI
Horton Township and Maybee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.2%±5.7Highest MI: 21.2% 19.9%±5.1Lowest MI: 21.2%
Horton Township and Maybee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.6%±2.2Highest MI: 18.6% 14%±3.3Lowest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.6%Lowest MI: 32.4% 23.3%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±1.1Lowest MI: 6.1% 6.2%±4Highest MI: 6.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $47,321±$13kLowest 35% below MI $54,706±$12kHighest 25% below MI
Maybee and Horton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $164,400±$71kLowest 29% below MI $251,000±$79kHighest 8% above MI
Maybee and Horton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $820±$139Lowest 27% below MI $943±$181Highest 16% below MI
Maybee and Horton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,359Lowest 53% below MI $2,531Highest 13% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 32.9%±29.3Lowest MI: 50.4% 67.3%±34.4Highest MI: 50.4%
Maybee and Horton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12%Lowest MI: 13.2% 16.1%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.8%Highest MI: 73.2% 62.8%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 4 yrs newer than MI 1957Lowest 15 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 14% below MI 29 minHighest 19% above MI
Work from home 2%±2.6Lowest MI: 13.5% 15.2%±15.3Highest MI: 13.5%
Maybee and Horton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.3 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.53Highest 0.23Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town West Branch (18%)Exeter Township (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MaybeeFew work in Horton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.5%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 27.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.7Lowest 15.2Highest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Horton Township

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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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