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.

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.

Down paymentRate%

Maple River Township$1,280/mo

Typical home $221K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $1,239/mo · Housing →

Ogden Township$1,220/mo

Typical home $199K (Census) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $1,082/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Maple River Township and Ogden 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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Michigan ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Health

C+Maple River TownshipHealthier than 43% of U.S. towns –Ogden TownshipNot graded

Where they are

262 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Maple River TownshipEmmet County Ogden TownshipLenawee County

Maple River Township ↔ Ogden Township262 miles apart

Everything, side by side

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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

Maple River TownshipOgden Township

People

Population 1,322Highest 986Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.9%Highest MI: +2% -6.2%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 41.2±4.1Highest about the MI average 40±8.8Lowest about the MI average

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

Kids under 18 22.8%±3.8Lowest MI: 21.2% 26.9%±6.2Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 18.6%±7.2Lowest MI: 18.6% 20.6%±4Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.2%Highest MI: 32.4% 19.6%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±1.5Highest MI: 6.1% 1.5%±0.8Lowest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $72,019±$16kLowest about the MI average $93,029±$3kHighest 28% above MI

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $220,900±$14kHighest 5% below MI $198,700±$25kLowest 14% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,239±$309Highest 10% above MI $1,082±$194Lowest 4% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,474Lowest 49% below MI $2,173Highest 25% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 10.8%±52.6Highest MI: 50.4% 4.9%±46.8Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 15.8%Highest MI: 13.2% 5.3%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 91.5%Highest MI: 73.2% 88%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 19 yrs newer than MI 1938Lowest 34 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 3% below MI 33 minHighest 35% above MI

Work from home 8%±2.8Highest MI: 13.5% 2.8%±1.7Lowest MI: 13.5%

Work in townworking residents 0.9%Lowest 2.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 18.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Highest 0.12Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Petoskey (16%)Adrian (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ogden TownshipFew work in Maple River Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.6%Highest 0.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 13.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.2Highest 1.5Lowest

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.

Maple River Township vs Ogden Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Maple River Township gets 94 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs about the same each month

Grades and rankings, side by side

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