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Jordan Township vs Warner Township

Next-door neighbors in Antrim County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.3× in Warner Township) and trails (2× in Warner Township).

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Jordan Township, MIA small town of 907Antrim County · 907 people
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Warner Township, MIA small town of 334Antrim County · 334 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.

Jordan TownshipA small town of 907
Quiet strengthsJordan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Jordan Township →
Warner TownshipA small town of 334
Quiet strengthsWarner Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Warner Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker3.3×
Warner Township is more of a job hub
Warner Township 0.39Jordan Township 0.12
Trails2×
Warner Township has more miles of trail
Warner Township 52.5 miJordan Township 26.3 mi
Size2.7×
Jordan Township is the bigger place
Jordan Township 907Warner Township 334
Street grid+44%
Jordan Township has the more walkable street grid
Jordan Township 1.3Warner Township 0.9
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Jordan 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.

Jordan Township$1,200/mo
Typical home $206K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $838/mo · Housing →
Warner Township$820/mo
Typical home $131K (Census) · tax rate 1.19% · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,600 a year, between Jordan Township and Warner 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.

Where they are

Jordan Township and Warner Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Jordan TownshipWarner TownshipJordan TownshipWarner Township
Jordan Township ↔ Warner Township5.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Jordan TownshipWarner Township
Snow a year112″112″
January low14°F14°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)133d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)7th7th
Outdoors & history
Jordan TownshipWarner Township
Trails26 mi53 mi
Conserved land0.8%6.9%
Community
Jordan TownshipWarner 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.

Jordan TownshipWarner Township
People
Population 907Highest 334Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -10.6% MI: +2% —
Median age 48.7±4.2 21% above MI 48.7±2 21% above MI
Kids under 18 13.3%±2.6Highest MI: 21.2% 11.7%±3.3Lowest MI: 21.2%
Jordan Township and Warner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.6%±5.7Highest MI: 18.6% 18.3%±8.1Lowest MI: 18.6%
Jordan Township and Warner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.7%Highest MI: 32.4% 12.7%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±2.1Highest MI: 6.1% 1.8%±2Lowest MI: 6.1%
Jordan Township and Warner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,000±$15kLowest 14% below MI $75,469±$11kHighest 4% above MI
Warner Township and Jordan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $205,900±$36kHighest 11% below MI $131,300±$49kLowest 43% below MI
Jordan Township and Warner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $838±$447 26% below MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,489Lowest 49% below MI $1,561Highest 46% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40%±60.6Lowest MI: 50.4% 70%±100Highest MI: 50.4%
Warner Township and Jordan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.8%Lowest MI: 13.2% 13.5%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.9%Lowest MI: 73.2% 93.6%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 10 yrs newer than MI 1977Lowest 5 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 15% above MI 25 minLowest 5% above MI
Work from home 9.4%±3.9Lowest MI: 13.5% 10.2%±7.3Highest MI: 13.5%
Warner Township and Jordan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.39Highest
Top workplaceoutside town East Jordan (13%)East Jordan (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Warner TownshipFew work in Jordan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Lowest 6.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 26.3 miLowest 52.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miLowest 1.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 0.9Lowest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Jordan Township

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Towns like Jordan 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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