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Mentor Township vs Springvale Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.3× in Mentor Township) and household income (+70% in Springvale Township).

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Mentor Township, MIA small town of 866Cheboygan County · 866 people
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Springvale Township, MIAn outdoors townEmmet County · 2,619 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 →
Springvale TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#62 most trails in MI84 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 81%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Springvale 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.

Jobs per worker6.3×
Mentor Township is more of a job hub
Mentor Township 1.14Springvale Township 0.18
Household income+70%
Households in Springvale Township earn more
Springvale Township $102,083Mentor Township $60,208
Property tax bill+74%
Tax bills are bigger in Springvale Township
Springvale Township $2,453Mentor Township $1,406
Homeowners+16.7 pts renters
Mentor Township has more renters
Springvale Township 97.2%Mentor Township 80.5%
Size3×
Springvale Township is the bigger place
Springvale Township 2,619Mentor Township 866
Bachelor’s degree++15.7 pts
More adults in Springvale Township have a degree
Springvale Township 37.3%Mentor Township 21.6%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $480 more a month in Springvale 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.

Mentor Township$1,060/mo
Typical home $180K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $918/mo · Housing →
Springvale Township$1,540/mo
Typical home $254K (Census) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $1,645/mo · Housing →

The difference: $480 a month, about $5,700 a year, between Springvale Township and Mentor 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

Springvale Township gets 36 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 TownshipSpringvale Township
Snow a year84″120″
January low8°F12°F
July high80°F76°F
Growing season (days)95d147d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th51st
Outdoors & history
Mentor TownshipSpringvale Township
Trails64 mi84 mi
Conserved land0%2.1%
Community
Mentor TownshipSpringvale 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

Mentor Township and Springvale Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mentor TownshipSpringvale TownshipMentor TownshipSpringvale Township
Mentor Township ↔ Springvale Township6.4 miles apart · They share a border
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.

Health
–Mentor TownshipNot graded A−Springvale TownshipHealthier than 81% of U.S. towns
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 TownshipSpringvale Township
People
Population 866Lowest 2,619Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.8%Highest MI: +2% +0.2%Lowest MI: +2%
Median age 51.5±6.2Highest 28% above MI 43.6±4.8Lowest 8% above MI
Mentor Township and Springvale Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.9%±6.1Lowest MI: 21.2% 24.9%±4.3Highest MI: 21.2%
Springvale Township and Mentor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.5%±3Highest MI: 18.6% 13.8%±2.3Lowest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.6%Lowest MI: 32.4% 37.3%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±2 MI: 6.1% 2.1%±1.3 MI: 6.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,208±$13kLowest 17% below MI $102,083±$18kHighest 40% above MI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $179,600±$36kLowest 22% below MI $254,000±$41kHighest 10% above MI
Springvale Township and Mentor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $918±$139Lowest 19% below MI $1,645±$701Highest 46% above MI
Springvale Township and Mentor 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 $2,453Highest 16% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28.3%±35.4Lowest MI: 50.4% 29.6%±78.2Highest MI: 50.4%
Springvale Township and Mentor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.5%Highest MI: 13.2% 3.2%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.5%Lowest MI: 73.2% 97.2%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Lowest 11 yrs newer than MI 1991Highest 19 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 20% above MI 26 minLowest 7% above MI
Work from home 6.4%±3.7Highest MI: 13.5% 5.6%±3Lowest MI: 13.5%
Mentor Township and Springvale 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%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.14Highest 0.18Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Petoskey (7%)Petoskey (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Springvale TownshipFew work in Mentor Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 64.3 miLowest 83.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.8 mi 1.8 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 10Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Lowest 1.6Highest
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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