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.

Schools

–Markey TownshipNot graded BAlbert TownshipBetter than 60% of districts in the state

Health

C+Markey TownshipHealthier than 37% of U.S. towns C−Albert TownshipHealthier than 22% of 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%

Markey Township$990/mo

Typical home $166K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $839/mo · Housing →

Albert Township$1,020/mo

Typical home $170K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $811/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

Markey TownshipAlbert Township

Snow a year66″57″

January low11°F 11°F

July high81°F 81°F

Growing season (days)125d 133d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd 8th

Outdoors & history

Markey TownshipAlbert Township

Trails16 mi 138 mi

Conserved land7.3%49.5%

Settled—1883

Archive photos—2

Community

Markey TownshipAlbert Township

Library hours a week—38 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

41 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Markey TownshipRoscommon County Albert TownshipMontmorency County

Markey Township ↔ Albert Township41 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.

Only big differences vs Michigan average

Markey TownshipAlbert Township

People

Population 2,228Lowest 2,556Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.7%Highest MI: +2% -2.9%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 59.9±3.9Highest 49% above MI 57.9±5.1Lowest 44% above MI

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

Kids under 18 12.1%±3Highest MI: 21.2% 10.6%±3.4Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 39.9%±3.3Highest MI: 18.6% 35.4%±6.3Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.9%Lowest MI: 32.4% 21.7%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±0.7Lowest MI: 6.1% 0.7%±0.9Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $51,587±$10kLowest 29% below MI $54,423±$9kHighest 25% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $166,300±$26kLowest 28% below MI $170,200±$36kHighest 27% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $839±$45Highest 26% below MI $811±$380Lowest 28% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,399Lowest 52% below MI $1,531Highest 47% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.5%±28.8Highest MI: 50.4% 54.4%±32.6Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 12.2%Lowest MI: 13.2% 17.9%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 83.9%Lowest MI: 73.2% 85.3%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 8 yrs newer than MI 1973Lowest 1 yr newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 10% above MI 19 minLowest 23% below MI

Work from home 16.8%±6.1Highest MI: 13.5% 15.3%±6.6Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 3.2%Lowest 17.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 42.8 miHighest 26.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Lowest 0.57Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Denton Township (8%)Gaylord (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Albert TownshipFew work in Markey Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 7.3%Lowest 49.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 15.5 miLowest 138.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 2.0 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 8Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 5.7Highest 4.7Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#451 of 493 in MI

School district —Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools

High school in town —None in town

Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Markey Township vs Albert Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Grades and rankings, side by side

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

41 miles apart

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