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

131 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LincolnMI Hendricks TownshipMackinac County

Lincoln ↔ Hendricks Township131 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Michigan average

LincolnHendricks Township

People

Population 225Highest 121Lowest

Median age 60.1±3Lowest 50% above MI 63.5±7.5Highest 58% above MI

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

Kids under 18 7.1%±9.2Highest MI: 21.2% 2.5%±22.7Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 39.1%±8.9Lowest MI: 18.6% 46.3%±16.9Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.2%Highest MI: 32.4% 11.5%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±5.2Lowest MI: 6.1% 7.4%±11.4Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $37,679±$14kLowest 48% below MI $46,250±$12kHighest 37% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $125,000±$78k 46% below MI —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $732±$56 35% below MI —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,229Highest 58% below MI $1,100Lowest 62% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.1%±28.5Highest MI: 50.4% 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 28%Highest MI: 13.2% 3.3%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 60.7%Lowest MI: 73.2% 71.4%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest same as MI 1981Highest 9 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 13 minLowest 45% below MI 63 minHighest 159% above MI

Work from home 6.4%±7.1Highest MI: 13.5% 3.6%±2.6Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 11.6%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miLowest 48.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 4.17Highest 0.25Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Gustin Township (17%)St. Ignace (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hendricks TownshipFew work in Lincoln

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Highest 1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 102.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 1.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 36.2Highest 0.3Lowest

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.

Lincoln vs Hendricks Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Hendricks Township gets 46 more inches of snow a year

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