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Ishpeming Township vs Powell Township

Next-door neighbors in Marquette County. The biggest differences: street grid (4.5× in Ishpeming Township) and household income (+93% in Ishpeming Township).

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Ishpeming Township, MIKnown for its schoolsMarquette County · 3,416 people
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Powell Township, MIAn outdoors townMarquette County · 885 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 →
Powell TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors21.7% conserved land253 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves All about Powell 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.

Street grid4.5×
Ishpeming Township has the more walkable street grid
Ishpeming Township 1.8Powell Township 0.4
Household income+93%
Households in Ishpeming Township earn more
Ishpeming Township $94,271Powell Township $48,804
Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Ishpeming Township
Ishpeming Township $1,550Powell Township $768
Age 65++32.4 pts
Powell Township has more people 65 and up
Powell Township 51.5%Ishpeming Township 19.1%
Median age24.7 yrs
Powell Township skews older
Powell Township 66.4Ishpeming Township 41.7
Trails2.7×
Powell Township has more miles of trail
Powell Township 252.6 miIshpeming Township 94.7 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Ishpeming Township

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 →
Powell Township$920/mo
Typical home $164K (Census) · tax rate 0.47% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Ishpeming Township and Powell 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

Ishpeming Township gets 65 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
Ishpeming TownshipPowell Township
Snow a year197″132″
January low7°F10°F
July high76°F75°F
Growing season (days)129d137d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)11th26th
Outdoors & history
Ishpeming TownshipPowell Township
Trails95 mi253 mi
Conserved land1.5%21.7%
National Register places—3
Archive photos301
Famous people born here13—
Community
Ishpeming TownshipPowell 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

Ishpeming Township and Powell Township share a border

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

Ishpeming TownshipPowell TownshipIshpeming TownshipPowell Township
Ishpeming Township ↔ Powell Township16 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
9 Powell Township residents work in Ishpeming Township (4.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Powell Township →
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
A−Ishpeming TownshipBetter than 83% of districts in the state –Powell TownshipNot graded
Health
BIshpeming TownshipHealthier than 57% of U.S. towns –Powell TownshipNot graded
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 TownshipPowell Township
People
Population 3,416Highest 885Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.4%Highest MI: +2% -10%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 41.7±3.3Lowest 4% above MI 66.4±10.5Highest 65% above MI
Kids under 18 20.3%±4.8Highest MI: 21.2% 8.4%±4.6Lowest MI: 21.2%
Age 65+ 19.1%±3.9Lowest MI: 18.6% 51.5%±14.1Highest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.4%Highest MI: 32.4% 23.5%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.5%±4.1Highest MI: 6.1% 0.9%±1.6Lowest MI: 6.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $94,271±$26kHighest 29% above MI $48,804±$861Lowest 33% below MI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $206,400±$18kHighest 11% below MI $164,200±$6kLowest 29% below MI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $797±$353Lowest 29% below MI $850±$402Highest 25% below MI
Powell Township and Ishpeming Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,550Highest 47% below MI $768Lowest 74% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 8.8%±22.6Lowest MI: 50.4% 94.4%±100Highest MI: 50.4%
Powell Township and Ishpeming Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.3%Lowest MI: 13.2% 10.2%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.8%Lowest MI: 73.2% 90.9%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 1 yr newer than MI 1964Lowest 8 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 12% below MI 25 minHighest 3% above MI
Work from home 6.8%±3.6Lowest MI: 13.5% 9.9%±7.7Highest MI: 13.5%
Powell Township 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 10.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 23.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Lowest 0.76Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Marquette (28%)Marquette (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Powell Township4% work in Ishpeming Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Lowest 21.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 94.7 miLowest 252.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miLowest 1.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 12Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Highest 0.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #212 of 493 in MI—
School district NICE Community School DistrictPowell Township Schools
High school in town Westwood High SchoolNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 16.7 —
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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