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Interior Township vs Chatham

101 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (47.3× in Interior Township) and street grid (9.9× in Chatham).

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Interior Township, MIAn outdoors townOntonagon County · 226 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.

Interior TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors69.4% conserved land76 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves All about Interior 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.

Trails47.3×
Interior Township has more miles of trail
Interior Township 75.7 miChatham 1.6 mi
Street grid9.9×
Chatham has the more walkable street grid
Chatham 6.9Interior Township 0.7
Jobs per worker10.7×
Chatham is more of a job hub
Chatham 1.07Interior Township 0.10
Conserved land+49.1 pts
Interior Township has more conserved land
Interior Township 69.4%Chatham 20.3%
Seasonal homes+27.3 pts
Interior Township has more second homes
Interior Township 36.2%Chatham 8.9%
Property tax bill+49%
Tax bills are bigger in Chatham
Chatham $1,800Interior Township $1,211
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $830 more a month in Chatham

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.

Interior Township$580/mo
Typical home $92K (Census) · tax rate 1.32% · Housing →
Chatham$1,410/mo
Typical home $221K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.37% · or rent about $713/mo · Housing →

The difference: $830 a month, about $10,000 a year, between Chatham and Interior Township.

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

Chatham gets 43 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
Interior TownshipChatham
Snow a year121″164″
January low6°F8°F
July high76°F78°F
Growing season (days)123d119d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd23rd
Outdoors & history
Interior TownshipChatham
Trails76 mi2 mi
Conserved land69.4%20.3%
Settled—1896
Famous people born here1—
Community
Interior 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

101 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Interior TownshipOntonagon CountyChathamMI
Interior Township ↔ Chatham101 miles apart
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.

Interior TownshipChatham
People
Population 226Highest 135Lowest
Median age 63.1±6.5Highest 57% above MI 62±5.3Lowest 54% above MI
Interior Township and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 4.4%±11.5Lowest MI: 21.2% 8.9%±19Highest MI: 21.2%
Chatham and Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 45.6%±1.6Highest MI: 18.6% 43%±14.8Lowest MI: 18.6%
Interior 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+ 14.7%Lowest MI: 32.4% 20%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.9Lowest MI: 6.1% 2.2%±8.9Highest MI: 6.1%
Chatham and Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $42,500±$18kLowest 42% below MI $48,438±$24kHighest 34% below MI
Chatham and Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $92,000±$10kLowest 60% below MI $131,300±$61kHighest 43% below MI
Chatham and Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $713±$40 37% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,211Lowest 58% 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 Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.5%Highest MI: 13.2% 15.7%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.7%Highest MI: 73.2% 85.9%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 4 yrs newer than MI 1965Lowest 7 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 19% above MI 20 minLowest 18% below MI
Work from home 0%±14.3Lowest MI: 13.5% 2.4%±4.8Highest MI: 13.5%
Chatham and Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.6%Lowest 4.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.8 miHighest 26.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 1.07Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watersmeet Township (17%)Munising (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ChathamFew work in Interior Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 69.4%Highest 20.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 75.7 miHighest 1.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 6.9Highest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Interior Township

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Haight Township190 people · $170K homes
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Duncan Township203 people · $90K homes
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Watersmeet Township1,041 people · $265K 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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