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Loud Township vs Rust Township

Next-door neighbors in Montmorency County. The biggest differences: home values (+78% in Rust Township) and conserved land (+45.2 pts in Loud Township).

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Loud Township, MIAn outdoors townMontmorency County · 218 people
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Rust Township, MIA small town of 489Montmorency County · 489 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 →
Rust TownshipA small town of 489
Quiet strengthsRust Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rust 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.

Home values+78%
Homes cost more in Rust Township
Rust Township $173,500Loud Township $97,300
Conserved land+45.2 pts
Loud Township has more conserved land
Loud Township 49.1%Rust Township 3.9%
Property tax bill+48%
Tax bills are bigger in Rust Township
Rust Township $1,388Loud Township $935
Age 65++15.8 pts
Loud Township has more people 65 and up
Loud Township 51.4%Rust Township 35.6%
Trails2.6×
Rust Township has more miles of trail
Rust Township 126.1 miLoud Township 49.1 mi
Street grid2.3×
Loud Township has the more walkable street grid
Loud Township 1.8Rust Township 0.8
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $440 more a month in Rust 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 →
Rust Township$1,030/mo
Typical home $174K (Census) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $763/mo · Housing →

The difference: $440 a month, about $5,200 a year, between Rust 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.

Where they are

Loud Township and Rust Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Loud TownshipRust TownshipLoud TownshipRust Township
Loud Township ↔ Rust Township5.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipRust Township
Snow a year57″78″
January low11°F12°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)133d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th40th
Outdoors & history
Loud TownshipRust Township
Trails49 mi126 mi
Conserved land49.1%3.9%
Archive photos—2
Community
Loud TownshipRust 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.

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 TownshipRust Township
People
Population 218Lowest 489Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -7.5% MI: +2%
Median age 65.2±2.7Highest 62% above MI 56.1±6Lowest 40% above MI
Kids under 18 1.4%±13.5Lowest MI: 21.2% 17.6%±8.7Highest MI: 21.2%
Rust 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% 35.6%±2.8Lowest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.2%Highest MI: 32.4% 14.1%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.1Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.5%±2.3Highest MI: 6.1%
Rust Township and Loud Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $46,250±$7kLowest 37% below MI $49,313±$3kHighest 32% below MI
Rust 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 $173,500±$29kHighest 25% below MI
Rentmedian gross, monthly $431±$348Lowest 62% below MI $763±$180Highest 32% below MI
Rust Township and Loud Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $935Lowest 68% below MI $1,388Highest 52% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 70%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 60%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%
Loud Township and Rust Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14%Lowest MI: 13.2% 22.5%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.3%Highest MI: 73.2% 87.8%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 3 yrs newer than MI 1981Highest 9 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 16% below MI 30 minHighest 22% above MI
Work from home 10%±15.5Highest MI: 13.5% 8.1%±9.1Lowest MI: 13.5%
Loud Township and Rust Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.2% 1.2%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.8 miHighest 27.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Highest 0.16Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Alpena (12%)Hillman Township (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rust TownshipFew work in Loud Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 49.1%Highest 3.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 49.1 miLowest 126.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miLowest 1.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 16Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Highest 0.8Lowest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Loud Township

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Albert Township2,556 people · $170K homes
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Avery Township641 people · $175K homes
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Clinton Township406 people · $174K homes

Towns like Loud Township

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Trout Lake Township203 people · $130K homes
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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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