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Kinde vs Carsonville

39 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+30% in Kinde) and average commute (7 min in Kinde).

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Kinde, MIHomes around $157KMichigan · 414 people

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Carsonville, MIHomes around $209KMichigan · 463 people

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.

KindeHomes around $157K

Housing$157K typical home41% below the MI typical home All about Kinde →

CarsonvilleHomes around $209K

Housing$209K typical home21% below the MI typical home All about Carsonville →

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.

Property tax bill+30%

Tax bills are bigger in Kinde

Kinde $1,488Carsonville $1,143

Average commute7 min

Kinde has the shorter commute

Carsonville 27 minKinde 20 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Carsonville

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.

Down paymentRate%

Kinde$1,030/mo

Typical home $157K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.57% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →

Carsonville$1,290/mo

Typical home $209K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $858/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Carsonville and Kinde.

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

KindeCarsonville

Snow a year47″41″

January low16°F 13°F

July high77°F 82°F

Growing season (days)173d 147d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th 46th

Outdoors & history

KindeCarsonville

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0.7%0%

Archive photos5 3

Famous people born here—2

Community

KindeCarsonville

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

39 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

KindeMI CarsonvilleMI

Kinde ↔ Carsonville39 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.

Only big differences vs Michigan average

KindeCarsonville

People

Population 414Lowest 463Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -11.8% MI: +2%

Median age 39.6±13.7Highest about the MI average 38.1±9.3Lowest 5% below MI

Kinde and Carsonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 24.9%±13.6Lowest MI: 21.2% 25.5%±3Highest MI: 21.2%

Carsonville and Kinde are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 16.7%±7.1Highest MI: 18.6% 13.2%±4.3Lowest MI: 18.6%

Kinde and Carsonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 2.2%Lowest MI: 32.4% 10.2%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±2.9Lowest MI: 6.1% 5.6%±4.2Highest MI: 6.1%

Carsonville and Kinde are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $49,886±$6kLowest 32% below MI $57,647±$16kHighest 21% below MI

Carsonville and Kinde are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $94,800±$5kLowest 59% below MI $101,300±$26kHighest 56% below MI

Carsonville and Kinde are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $725±$419Lowest 36% below MI $858±$71Highest 24% below MI

Carsonville and Kinde are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,488Highest 49% below MI $1,143Lowest 61% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.3%±6.3Highest MI: 50.4% 45.3%±25.7Lowest MI: 50.4%

Kinde and Carsonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 10.7%Lowest MI: 13.2% 19.3%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 74.6%Highest MI: 73.2% 71.1%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 14 yrs older than MI 1964Highest 8 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 18% below MI 27 minHighest 11% above MI

Work from home 4.9%±3.5Highest MI: 13.5% 1.6%±2.1Lowest MI: 13.5%

Kinde and Carsonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.7%Lowest 1.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miHighest 14.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41 0.41

Top workplaceoutside town Bad Axe (15%)Sandusky (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CarsonvilleFew work in Kinde

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 18.6Lowest 24.3Highest

Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Kinde neighborsTown Square →

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Carsonville neighborsTown Square →

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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.