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Meade Township vs Maple Forest Township

101 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (129.7× in Maple Forest Township) and jobs per worker (4.8× in Meade Township).

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Meade Township, MIA small town of 561Huron County · 561 people
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Maple Forest Township, MIA small town of 786Crawford County · 786 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.

Meade TownshipA small town of 561
Quiet strengthsMeade Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Meade Township →
Maple Forest TownshipA small town of 786
Quiet strengthsMaple Forest Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Maple Forest 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.

Trails129.7×
Maple Forest Township has more miles of trail
Maple Forest Township 77.8 miMeade Township 0.6 mi
Jobs per worker4.8×
Meade Township is more of a job hub
Meade Township 0.19Maple Forest Township 0.04
Average commute19 min
Meade Township has the shorter commute
Maple Forest Township 38 minMeade Township 19 min
Seasonal homes+20.9 pts
Maple Forest Township has more second homes
Maple Forest Township 30.5%Meade Township 9.6%
Property tax bill+34%
Tax bills are bigger in Maple Forest Township
Maple Forest Township $1,741Meade Township $1,298
Typical home built17 yrs
Meade Township’s homes are older
Maple Forest Township 1988Meade Township 1971
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $220 more a month in Maple Forest 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.

Meade Township$830/mo
Typical home $138K (Census) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →
Maple Forest Township$1,050/mo
Typical home $173K (Census) · tax rate 1.01% · or rent about $925/mo · Housing →

The difference: $220 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Maple Forest Township and Meade 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

Maple Forest Township gets 102 more inches of snow a year

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
Meade TownshipMaple Forest Township
Snow a year47″149″
January low16°F12°F
July high77°F78°F
Growing season (days)173d147d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd26th
Outdoors & history
Meade TownshipMaple Forest Township
Trails—78 mi
Conserved land—2.9%
Community
Meade TownshipMaple Forest 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

101 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Meade TownshipHuron CountyMaple Forest TownshipCrawford County
Meade Township ↔ Maple Forest Township101 miles apart
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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.

Meade TownshipMaple Forest Township
People
Population 561Lowest 786Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.1%Highest MI: +2% -8.4%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 52.1±9Lowest 30% above MI 54±8.8Highest 34% above MI
Maple Forest Township and Meade Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.5%±5.7Highest MI: 21.2% 17.3%±5.3Lowest MI: 21.2%
Meade Township and Maple Forest Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.6%±7.6Highest MI: 18.6% 22.3%±3.3Lowest MI: 18.6%
Meade Township and Maple Forest Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.6%Lowest MI: 32.4% 20.5%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±1.6Highest MI: 6.1% 2.2%±1.3Lowest MI: 6.1%
Meade Township and Maple Forest Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $73,571±$19kLowest about the MI average $79,167±$15kHighest 9% above MI
Maple Forest Township and Meade Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $137,500±$47kLowest 41% below MI $172,700±$46kHighest 25% below MI
Maple Forest Township and Meade Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $850±$198Lowest 25% below MI $925±$100Highest 18% below MI
Maple Forest Township and Meade Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,298Lowest 55% below MI $1,741Highest 40% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±52.4Highest MI: 50.4% 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%
Meade Township and Maple Forest Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.2%Highest MI: 13.2% 2.2%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.3%Lowest MI: 73.2% 90.5%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 1 yr older than MI 1988Highest 16 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 23% below MI 38 minHighest 56% above MI
Work from home 7.9%±6.8Lowest MI: 13.5% 11.5%±9.7Highest MI: 13.5%
Maple Forest Township and Meade Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Highest 1.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 40.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Winsor Township (17%)Grayling (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Maple Forest TownshipFew work in Meade Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Lowest 2.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 77.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 2.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.4Highest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Meade Township

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Chandler Township471 people · $149K 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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