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Mentor Township vs Gladwin Township

90 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (19.5× in Mentor Township) and property tax bill (+25% in Gladwin Township).

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Mentor Township, MIA small town of 866Cheboygan County · 866 people
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Gladwin Township, MIKnown for its schoolsGladwin County · 938 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.

Mentor TownshipA small town of 866
Quiet strengthsMentor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mentor Township →
Gladwin TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 66%of MI districts All about Gladwin Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails19.5×
Mentor Township has more miles of trail
Mentor Township 64.3 miGladwin Township 3.3 mi
Property tax bill+25%
Tax bills are bigger in Gladwin Township
Gladwin Township $1,758Mentor Township $1,406
Jobs per worker+65%
Mentor Township is more of a job hub
Mentor Township 1.14Gladwin Township 0.69
Growth since 2010+4.6 pts
Mentor Township has grown faster since 2010
Mentor Township +4.8%Gladwin Township +0.2%
Street grid+43%
Gladwin Township has the more walkable street grid
Gladwin Township 2.0Mentor Township 1.4
★ What stands out · Life in each

Mentor Township gets 35 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
Mentor TownshipGladwin Township
Snow a year84″49″
January low8°F13°F
July high80°F82°F
Growing season (days)95d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th35th
Outdoors & history
Mentor TownshipGladwin Township
Trails64 mi3 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Settled—1875
Archive photos—7
Famous people born here—4
Community
Mentor TownshipGladwin 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.

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.

Mentor Township$1,060/mo
Typical home $180K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $918/mo · Housing →
Gladwin Township$1,050/mo
Typical home $171K (Census) · tax rate 1.03% · or rent about $850/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.

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.

Schools
–Mentor TownshipNot graded B+Gladwin TownshipBetter than 66% of districts in the state
Where they are

90 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mentor TownshipCheboygan CountyGladwin TownshipGladwin County
Mentor Township ↔ Gladwin Township90 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.

Mentor TownshipGladwin Township
People
Population 866Lowest 938Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.8%Highest MI: +2% +0.2%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 51.5±6.2Highest 28% above MI 50.4±11.5Lowest 25% above MI
Mentor Township and Gladwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.9%±6.1Highest MI: 21.2% 20.4%±5.2Lowest MI: 21.2%
Mentor Township and Gladwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.5%±3Lowest MI: 18.6% 24.1%±7.3Highest MI: 18.6%
Gladwin Township and Mentor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.6%Highest MI: 32.4% 19.5%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±2Highest MI: 6.1% 0.7%±0.8Lowest MI: 6.1%
Mentor Township and Gladwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,208±$13kHighest 17% below MI $58,906±$10kLowest 19% below MI
Mentor Township and Gladwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $179,600±$36kHighest 22% below MI $171,400±$33kLowest 26% below MI
Mentor Township and Gladwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $918±$139Highest 19% below MI $850±$26Lowest 25% below MI
Mentor Township and Gladwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,406Lowest 52% below MI $1,758Highest 39% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28.3%±35.4Highest MI: 50.4% 26.1%±76.3Lowest MI: 50.4%
Mentor Township and Gladwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.5%Lowest MI: 13.2% 18.7%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.5%Lowest MI: 73.2% 86.4%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 11 yrs newer than MI 1981Lowest 9 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 20% above MI 29 minLowest 19% above MI
Work from home 6.4%±3.7Highest MI: 13.5% 5.6%±4.4Lowest MI: 13.5%
Mentor Township and Gladwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.2%Highest 1.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 30.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.14Highest 0.69Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Petoskey (7%)Gladwin (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Gladwin TownshipFew work in Mentor Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 64.3 miHighest 3.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.8 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Lowest 2.0Highest
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.

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