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Meade Township vs Wisner Township

35 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (8× in Wisner Township) and average commute (21 min in Meade Township).

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Meade Township, MIA small town of 561Huron County · 561 people

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Wisner Township, MIA small town of 592Tuscola County · 592 people

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 →

Wisner TownshipA small town of 592

Quiet strengthsWisner Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Wisner 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.

Wisner Township has more miles of trail

Wisner Township 4.8 miMeade Township 0.6 mi

Average commute21 min

Meade Township has the shorter commute

Wisner Township 40 minMeade Township 19 min

Street grid2.9×

Wisner Township has the more walkable street grid

Wisner Township 2.9Meade Township 1.0

Property tax bill+36%

Tax bills are bigger in Wisner Township

Wisner Township $1,765Meade Township $1,298

Growth since 2010+9.4 pts

Meade Township has grown faster since 2010

Meade Township -3.1%Wisner Township -12.5%

Jobs per worker+58%

Meade Township is more of a job hub

Meade Township 0.19Wisner Township 0.12

★ What stands out · 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%

Meade Township$830/mo

Typical home $138K (Census) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

Wisner Township$840/mo

Typical home $133K (Census) · tax rate 1.33% · or rent about $767/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

Meade TownshipWisner Township

Snow a year47″42″

January low16°F 15°F

July high77°F 82°F

Growing season (days)173d 154d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd 31st

Outdoors & history

Meade TownshipWisner Township

Conserved land—9%

Settled—1861

Community

Meade TownshipWisner Township

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

35 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Meade TownshipHuron County Wisner TownshipTuscola County

Meade Township ↔ Wisner Township35 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

Meade TownshipWisner Township

People

Population 561Lowest 592Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.1%Highest MI: +2% -12.5%Lowest MI: +2%

Median age 52.1±9Lowest 30% above MI 53.1±3.4Highest 32% above MI

Wisner 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% 15.7%±3.8Lowest MI: 21.2%

Meade Township and Wisner 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% 29.2%±4.9Lowest MI: 18.6%

Meade Township and Wisner 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% 21.2%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±1.6Lowest MI: 6.1% 3.7%±3.1Highest MI: 6.1%

Wisner Township and Meade 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±$19kHighest about the MI average $61,406±$16kLowest 16% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $137,500±$47kHighest 41% below MI $132,800±$34kLowest 43% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $850±$198Highest 25% below MI $767±$157Lowest 32% below MI

Meade Township and Wisner 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 $1,765Highest 39% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±52.4Highest MI: 50.4% 21.4%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 8.2%Lowest MI: 13.2% 9%Highest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 87.3%Lowest MI: 73.2% 90.8%Highest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 1 yr older than MI 1963Lowest 9 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 23% below MI 40 minHighest 64% above MI

Work from home 7.9%±6.8Lowest MI: 13.5% 11.3%±6.1Highest MI: 13.5%

Wisner 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 1.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 19.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Highest 0.12Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Winsor Township (17%)Caro (7%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wisner TownshipFew work in Meade Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Lowest 9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 4.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 2.9Highest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Bordering Meade Township

Chandler Township471 people · $149K homes

Hume Township632 people · $180K homes

Colfax Township1,834 people · $160K homes

Lincoln Township748 people · $170K homes

Towns like Meade Township

Richmond Township724 people · $103K homes

Maple Forest Township786 people · $173K homes

Slagle Township521 people · $147K homes

Daggett Township575 people · $148K homes

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.