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Joyfield Township vs Doyle Township

113 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (26.1× in Doyle Township) and conserved land (+69.2 pts in Doyle Township).

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Joyfield Township, MIA small town of 632Benzie County · 632 people
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Doyle Township, MIAn outdoors townSchoolcraft County · 605 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 →
Doyle TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors69.6% conserved land73 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Doyle 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.

Trails26.1×
Doyle Township has more miles of trail
Doyle Township 73.2 miJoyfield Township 2.8 mi
Conserved land+69.2 pts
Doyle Township has more conserved land
Doyle Township 69.6%Joyfield Township 0.4%
Street grid4×
Joyfield Township has the more walkable street grid
Joyfield Township 1.6Doyle Township 0.4
Seasonal homes+36.1 pts
Doyle Township has more second homes
Doyle Township 49.1%Joyfield Township 13%
Average commute9 min
Joyfield Township has the shorter commute
Doyle Township 33 minJoyfield Township 24 min
Age 65++7.3 pts
Doyle Township has more people 65 and up
Doyle Township 30.6%Joyfield Township 23.3%
★ What stands out · 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.

Joyfield Township$1,280/mo
Typical home $221K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $1,036/mo · Housing →
Doyle Township$1,150/mo
Typical home $198K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Joyfield Township and Doyle 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
Joyfield TownshipDoyle Township
Snow a year92″—
January low17°F—
July high80°F—
Growing season (days)163d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st39th
Outdoors & history
Joyfield TownshipDoyle Township
Trails3 mi73 mi
Conserved land0.4%69.6%
Community
Joyfield TownshipDoyle 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

113 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Joyfield TownshipBenzie CountyDoyle TownshipSchoolcraft County
Joyfield Township ↔ Doyle Township113 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 TownshipDoyle Township
People
Population 632Highest 605Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.5%Highest MI: +2% -9.8%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 50.1±15.7Lowest 25% above MI 50.2±7.3Highest 25% above MI
Doyle 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%±4.5Lowest MI: 21.2% 26.9%±5.8Highest MI: 21.2%
Doyle Township and Joyfield 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% 30.6%±3.3Highest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.1%Lowest MI: 32.4% 16.7%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±1.5Lowest MI: 6.1% 2.6%±2.1Highest MI: 6.1%
Doyle Township and Joyfield 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 $62,632±$8kHighest 14% below MI
Doyle 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 $198,400±$24kLowest 14% below MI
Joyfield Township and Doyle 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 $1,349Lowest 54% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.3%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 75%±100Highest MI: 50.4%
Doyle 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%Lowest MI: 13.2% 22.2%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.3%Highest MI: 73.2% 94.7%Lowest 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%±4.9Lowest MI: 13.5% 11.9%±9.6Highest MI: 13.5%
Doyle Township and Joyfield 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 4.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 18.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.69Highest 0.49Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Frankfort (19%)Manistique (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Doyle TownshipFew work in Joyfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 69.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.8 miLowest 73.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 0.4Lowest
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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