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Klacking Township vs Gilford Township

65 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (45.4× in Klacking Township) and seasonal homes (+40.9 pts in Klacking Township).

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Klacking Township, MIA small town of 709Ogemaw County · 709 people
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Gilford Township, MIA small town of 813Tuscola County · 813 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.

Klacking TownshipA small town of 709
Quiet strengthsKlacking Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Klacking Township →
Gilford TownshipA small town of 813
Quiet strengthsGilford Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gilford 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.

Trails45.4×
Klacking Township has more miles of trail
Klacking Township 81.7 miGilford Township 1.8 mi
Seasonal homes+40.9 pts
Klacking Township has more second homes
Klacking Township 40.9%Gilford Township 0%
Jobs per worker2.8×
Klacking Township is more of a job hub
Klacking Township 0.31Gilford Township 0.11
Typical home built31 yrs
Gilford Township’s homes are older
Klacking Township 1982Gilford Township 1951
Growth since 2010+6 pts
Gilford Township has grown faster since 2010
Gilford Township -0.8%Klacking Township -6.8%
Property tax bill+19%
Tax bills are bigger in Klacking Township
Klacking Township $2,180Gilford Township $1,837
★ 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.

Klacking Township$1,060/mo
Typical home $168K (Census) · tax rate 1.29% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →
Gilford Township$1,030/mo
Typical home $167K (Census) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Klacking TownshipGilford Township
Snow a year53″42″
January low10°F15°F
July high80°F82°F
Growing season (days)143d154d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th31st
Outdoors & history
Klacking TownshipGilford Township
Trails82 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.1%0.2%
Famous people born here1—
Community
Klacking TownshipGilford 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

65 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Klacking TownshipOgemaw CountyGilford TownshipTuscola County
Klacking Township ↔ Gilford Township65 miles apart
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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.

Klacking TownshipGilford Township
People
Population 709Lowest 813Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.8%Lowest MI: +2% -0.8%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 39.8±5Lowest about the MI average 42.4±6.3Highest 5% above MI
Gilford Township and Klacking Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.5%±6.9Highest MI: 21.2% 24.2%±5.1Lowest MI: 21.2%
Klacking Township and Gilford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.4%±8Lowest MI: 18.6% 27.2%±6.1Highest MI: 18.6%
Gilford Township and Klacking Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14%Highest MI: 32.4% 13.6%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.3%±1.7Lowest MI: 6.1% 4.9%±2.7Highest MI: 6.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $64,500±$13kLowest 11% below MI $70,938±$18kHighest about the MI average
Gilford Township and Klacking Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $168,400±$39kHighest 27% below MI $167,300±$11kLowest 28% below MI
Klacking Township and Gilford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $850±$427 25% below MI $850±$33 25% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,180Highest 25% below MI $1,837Lowest 37% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 63.6%±97Highest MI: 50.4%
Gilford Township and Klacking Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.9%Lowest MI: 13.2% 12.1%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95%Highest MI: 73.2% 94.7%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 10 yrs newer than MI 1951Lowest 21 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 5% above MI 26 minHighest 9% above MI
Work from home 10.9%±7.2Highest MI: 13.5% 5.6%±2.5Lowest MI: 13.5%
Klacking Township and Gilford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.31Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town West Branch (15%)Caro (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Gilford TownshipFew work in Klacking Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 81.7 miHighest 1.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Lowest 1.6Highest
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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