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Ishpeming Township vs Ishpeming

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (20.3× in Ishpeming) and home values (+84% in Ishpeming Township).

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Ishpeming Township, MIKnown for its schoolsMarquette County · 3,416 people
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Ishpeming, MIAn outdoors townMichigan · 6,181 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.

Ishpeming TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#212 for schools in MIof 493 towns Outdoors#142 most trails in MI95 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 57%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Ishpeming Township →
IshpemingAn outdoors town
Outdoors#1 most trails in MI70 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Housing$202K typical home24% below the MI typical home SchoolsBetter than 62%of MI districts All about Ishpeming →
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 grid20.3×
Ishpeming has the more walkable street grid
Ishpeming 36.6Ishpeming Township 1.8
Home values+84%
Homes cost more in Ishpeming Township
Ishpeming Township $206,400Ishpeming $111,900
Household income+79%
Households in Ishpeming Township earn more
Ishpeming Township $94,271Ishpeming $52,754
Typical home built32 yrs
Ishpeming’s homes are older
Ishpeming Township 1973Ishpeming 1941
Homeowners+21 pts renters
Ishpeming has more renters
Ishpeming Township 90.8%Ishpeming 69.8%
Jobs per worker2.3×
Ishpeming is more of a job hub
Ishpeming 1.13Ishpeming Township 0.50
★ What stands out · Report cards

Ishpeming Township places higher on 13 of 20 MI lists

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.

Safety
–Ishpeming TownshipNot graded BIshpemingSafer than 59% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−Ishpeming TownshipBetter than 83% of districts in the state BIshpemingBetter than 62% of districts in the state
Health
BIshpeming TownshipHealthier than 57% of U.S. towns CIshpemingHealthier than 31% of U.S. towns
13Ishpeming Township
7Ishpeming

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 723 towns #712#231 Highest incomeIncome · 723 towns #173#645 Lowest depressionHealth · 723 towns #233#610 Highest graduation rateSchools · 540 towns #6#256 Most affordableCost of living · 723 towns #285#33 HealthiestHealth · 723 towns #296#515 Lowest obesityHealth · 723 towns #344#551 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 723 towns #163#353

Left end = #1 in Michigan. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Ishpeming Township’s rankings →

Where they are

Ishpeming Township and Ishpeming share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Ishpeming TownshipIshpemingIshpeming TownshipIshpeming
Ishpeming Township ↔ Ishpeming11 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
304 Ishpeming Township residents work in Ishpeming (22.5% of its workers)
96 Ishpeming residents work in Ishpeming Township (3.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Ishpeming Township →
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.

Ishpeming Township$1,210/mo
Typical home $206K (Census) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $797/mo · Housing →
Ishpeming$1,310/mo
Typical home $202K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.51% · or rent about $733/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Ishpeming and Ishpeming 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

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
Ishpeming TownshipIshpeming
Snow a year197″197″
January low7°F7°F
July high76°F76°F
Growing season (days)129d129d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)11th28th
Outdoors & history
Ishpeming TownshipIshpeming
Trails95 mi70 mi
Conserved land1.5%1.7%
National Register places—6
Archive photos3018
Famous people born here1313
Community
Ishpeming TownshipIshpeming
Library hours a week—42 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.

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.

Ishpeming TownshipIshpeming
People
Population 3,416Lowest 6,181Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.4%Highest MI: +2% -5.1%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 41.7±3.3Highest 4% above MI 34.8±2.4Lowest 13% below MI
Kids under 18 20.3%±4.8Lowest MI: 21.2% 24.8%±3.9Highest MI: 21.2%
Ishpeming and Ishpeming Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.1%±3.9Highest MI: 18.6% 17.2%±2.7Lowest MI: 18.6%
Ishpeming Township and Ishpeming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.4%Highest MI: 32.4% 27%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.5%±4.1Highest MI: 6.1% 4.2%±2.2Lowest MI: 6.1%
Ishpeming Township and Ishpeming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $94,271±$26kHighest 29% above MI $52,754±$5kLowest 28% below MI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $206,400±$18kHighest 11% below MI $111,900±$8kLowest 52% below MI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $797±$353Highest 29% below MI $733±$76Lowest 35% below MI
Ishpeming Township and Ishpeming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,550Lowest 47% below MI $1,689Highest 42% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 8.8%±22.6Lowest MI: 50.4% 52.7%±14.4Highest MI: 50.4%
Below poverty line 4.3%Lowest MI: 13.2% 18.7%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.8%Highest MI: 73.2% 69.8%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 1 yr newer than MI 1941Lowest 31 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 12% below MI 19 minLowest 22% below MI
Work from home 6.8%±3.6Lowest MI: 13.5% 7.5%±2.3Highest MI: 13.5%
Ishpeming and Ishpeming Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.4%Lowest 24.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Lowest 1.13Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Marquette (28%)Marquette (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 23% work in Ishpeming4% work in Ishpeming Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 94.7 miHighest 69.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miLowest 7.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Lowest 36.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #212 of 493 in MI#281 of 493 in MI
School district NICE Community School DistrictIshpeming Public School District No. 1
High school in town Westwood High SchoolIshpeming High School
Students per teacherat that high school 16.7Highest 12.7Lowest
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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