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Loud Township vs Nester Township

53 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.5× in Loud Township) and street grid (6× in Loud Township).

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Loud Township, MIAn outdoors townMontmorency County · 218 people
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Nester Township, MIAn outdoors townRoscommon County · 183 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.

Loud TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors49.1% conserved land49 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Loud Township →
Nester TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors57.2% conserved land147 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Nester 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.

Jobs per worker11.5×
Loud Township is more of a job hub
Loud Township 0.23Nester Township 0.02
Street grid6×
Loud Township has the more walkable street grid
Loud Township 1.8Nester Township 0.3
Average commute25 min
Loud Township has the shorter commute
Nester Township 46 minLoud Township 20 min
Trails3×
Nester Township has more miles of trail
Nester Township 147.2 miLoud Township 49.1 mi
Property tax bill+56%
Tax bills are bigger in Nester Township
Nester Township $1,461Loud Township $935
Seasonal homes+20.7 pts
Nester Township has more second homes
Nester Township 71.7%Loud Township 51%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Nester 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.

Loud Township$590/mo
Typical home $97K (Census) · tax rate 0.96% · or rent about $431/mo · Housing →
Nester Township$810/mo
Typical home $132K (Census) · tax rate 1.11% · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Nester Township and Loud 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
Loud TownshipNester Township
Snow a year57″49″
January low11°F13°F
July high81°F82°F
Growing season (days)133d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th52nd
Outdoors & history
Loud TownshipNester Township
Trails49 mi147 mi
Conserved land49.1%57.2%
National Register places—1
Archive photos—4
Community
Loud TownshipNester 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

53 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Loud TownshipMontmorency CountyNester TownshipRoscommon County
Loud Township ↔ Nester Township53 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.

Loud TownshipNester Township
People
Population 218Highest 183Lowest
Median age 65.2±2.7Highest 62% above MI 64±3.9Lowest 59% above MI
Loud Township and Nester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 1.4%±13.5Lowest MI: 21.2% 3.3%±12.4Highest MI: 21.2%
Nester Township and Loud Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 51.4%±4.9Highest MI: 18.6% 47%±22.4Lowest MI: 18.6%
Loud Township and Nester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.2%Highest MI: 32.4% 14%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.1 MI: 6.1% 0%±8.5 MI: 6.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $46,250±$7kLowest 37% below MI $63,750±$44kHighest 13% below MI
Nester Township and Loud Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $97,300±$29kLowest 58% below MI $132,100±$54kHighest 43% below MI
Nester Township and Loud Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $431±$348 62% below MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $935Lowest 68% below MI $1,461Highest 50% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 70%±100 MI: 50.4% —
Below poverty line 14%Highest MI: 13.2% 10.9%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.3%Lowest MI: 73.2% 97.7%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 3 yrs newer than MI 1986Highest 14 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 16% below MI 46 minHighest 88% above MI
Work from home 10%±15.5Highest MI: 13.5% 4.4%±8.4Lowest MI: 13.5%
Loud Township and Nester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.8 miLowest 44.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Highest 0.02Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Alpena (12%)Denton Township (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Nester TownshipFew work in Loud Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 49.1%Lowest 57.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 49.1 miLowest 147.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miLowest 2.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Highest 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.

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