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%

McBride$700/mo

Typical home $118K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · Housing →

Carney$1,180/mo

Typical home $190K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $890/mo · Housing →

The difference: $470 a month, about $5,700 a year, between Carney and McBride.

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

McBrideCarney

Snow a year73″70″

January low13°F —

July high84°F —

Growing season (days)133d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)6th 12th

Outdoors & history

McBrideCarney

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Archive photos—8

Community

McBrideCarney

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

198 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

McBrideMI CarneyMI

McBride ↔ Carney198 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

McBrideCarney

People

Population 195Highest 177Lowest

Median age 47.1±21.4Highest 17% above MI 42.5±17.7Lowest 6% above MI

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

Kids under 18 13.8%±12.2Lowest MI: 21.2% 16.9%±7.9Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 8.7%±12.6Lowest MI: 18.6% 28.2%±13.2Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.9%Highest MI: 32.4% 11.5%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±6Lowest MI: 6.1% 7.9%±12.8Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $59,821±$15kHighest 18% below MI $48,750±$14kLowest 33% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $117,700±$24kHighest 49% below MI $114,200±$11kLowest 51% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $890±$113 21% below MI

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,045Lowest 64% below MI $1,292Highest 56% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MI: 50.4% 54.5%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 21%Highest MI: 13.2% 18.1%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 85.2%Highest MI: 73.2% 80.9%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 34 yrs older than MI 1961Highest 11 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minHighest about the MI average 22 minLowest 10% below MI

Work from home 3.3%±4.1Highest MI: 13.5% 3.1%±7.7Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 mi 19.8 mi

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 1.31Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Home Township (16%)Harris Township (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CarneyFew work in McBride

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.0Highest 11.7Lowest

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

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

McBride vs Carney

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $470 more a month in Carney

What daily life feels like in each

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