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Joyfield Township vs Avery Township

104 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (8× in Avery Township) and jobs per worker (4.6× in Joyfield Township).

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Joyfield Township, MIA small town of 632Benzie County · 632 people
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Avery Township, MIA small town of 641Montmorency County · 641 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.

Joyfield TownshipA small town of 632
Quiet strengthsJoyfield Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Joyfield Township →
Avery TownshipA small town of 641
Quiet strengthsAvery Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Avery 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.

Trails8×
Avery Township has more miles of trail
Avery Township 22.5 miJoyfield Township 2.8 mi
Jobs per worker4.6×
Joyfield Township is more of a job hub
Joyfield Township 0.69Avery Township 0.15
Seasonal homes+29.6 pts
Avery Township has more second homes
Avery Township 42.6%Joyfield Township 13%
Average commute9 min
Joyfield Township has the shorter commute
Avery Township 33 minJoyfield Township 24 min
Growth since 2010+7 pts
Avery Township has grown faster since 2010
Avery Township +2.5%Joyfield Township -4.5%
Property tax bill+19%
Tax bills are bigger in Joyfield Township
Joyfield Township $1,456Avery Township $1,220
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Joyfield 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.

Joyfield Township$1,280/mo
Typical home $221K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $1,036/mo · Housing →
Avery Township$1,020/mo
Typical home $175K (Census) · tax rate 0.70% · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Joyfield Township and Avery 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

Joyfield Township gets 35 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
Joyfield TownshipAvery Township
Snow a year92″57″
January low17°F11°F
July high80°F81°F
Growing season (days)163d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st40th
Outdoors & history
Joyfield TownshipAvery Township
Trails3 mi23 mi
Conserved land0.4%8.8%
Community
Joyfield TownshipAvery 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

104 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Joyfield TownshipBenzie CountyAvery TownshipMontmorency County
Joyfield Township ↔ Avery Township104 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.

Joyfield TownshipAvery Township
People
Population 632Lowest 641Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.5%Lowest MI: +2% +2.5%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 50.1±15.7Lowest 25% above MI 53.5±8Highest 33% above MI
Avery Township and Joyfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19%±4.5Highest MI: 21.2% 13.9%±6.8Lowest MI: 21.2%
Joyfield Township and Avery Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.3%±3.2Lowest MI: 18.6% 27.5%±7.7Highest MI: 18.6%
Avery Township and Joyfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.1%Lowest MI: 32.4% 11.5%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±1.5Highest MI: 6.1% 0.2%±1.7Lowest MI: 6.1%
Joyfield Township and Avery Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,250±$15kLowest 30% below MI $60,714±$14kHighest 17% below MI
Avery Township and Joyfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $220,800±$47kHighest 5% below MI $174,600±$35kLowest 25% below MI
Joyfield Township and Avery Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,036±$840 8% below MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,456Highest 50% below MI $1,220Lowest 58% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.3%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 100%±100Highest MI: 50.4%
Avery Township and Joyfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.9%Highest MI: 13.2% 12.3%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.3%Lowest MI: 73.2% 98.4%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 10 yrs newer than MI 1979Lowest 7 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest about the MI average 33 minHighest 36% above MI
Work from home 11%±4.9Highest MI: 13.5% 9.3%±5.3Lowest MI: 13.5%
Joyfield Township and Avery Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.7%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 31.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.69Highest 0.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Frankfort (19%)Briley Township (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Avery TownshipFew work in Joyfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 8.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.8 miLowest 22.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6 1.6
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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