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Millen Township vs Bourret Township

48 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+54.1 pts in Millen Township) and street grid (2.8× in Bourret Township).

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Millen Township, MIAn outdoors townAlcona County · 367 people
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Bourret Township, MIA small town of 410Gladwin County · 410 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.

Millen TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors64.6% conserved land71 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Millen Township →
Bourret TownshipA small town of 410
Quiet strengthsBourret Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bourret 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.

Conserved land+54.1 pts
Millen Township has more conserved land
Millen Township 64.6%Bourret Township 10.5%
Street grid2.8×
Bourret Township has the more walkable street grid
Bourret Township 2.2Millen Township 0.8
Jobs per worker2.8×
Bourret Township is more of a job hub
Bourret Township 0.37Millen Township 0.13
Trails2.6×
Millen Township has more miles of trail
Millen Township 70.9 miBourret Township 27.7 mi
Average commute11 min
Bourret Township has the shorter commute
Millen Township 43 minBourret Township 33 min
★ 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.

Millen Township$850/mo
Typical home $142K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · Housing →
Bourret Township$740/mo
Typical home $118K (Census) · tax rate 1.21% · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Millen Township and Bourret 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

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
Millen TownshipBourret Township
Snow a year41″49″
January low9°F13°F
July high79°F82°F
Growing season (days)133d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st44th
Outdoors & history
Millen TownshipBourret Township
Trails71 mi28 mi
Conserved land64.6%10.5%
Archive photos2—
Community
Millen TownshipBourret 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

48 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Millen TownshipAlcona CountyBourret TownshipGladwin County
Millen Township ↔ Bourret Township48 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.

Millen TownshipBourret Township
People
Population 367Lowest 410Highest
Median age 61.4±5.4Highest 53% above MI 59.6±5.1Lowest 48% above MI
Millen Township and Bourret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.1%±5.9Lowest MI: 21.2% 10.2%±6.1Highest MI: 21.2%
Bourret Township and Millen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 40.6%±5.5Highest MI: 18.6% 31.7%±11Lowest MI: 18.6%
Millen Township and Bourret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.7%Lowest MI: 32.4% 11.8%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±4.6Highest MI: 6.1% 0.5%±2.8Lowest MI: 6.1%
Millen Township and Bourret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,469±$6kLowest 24% below MI $57,750±$13kHighest 21% below MI
Bourret Township and Millen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $142,400±$22kHighest 39% below MI $118,100±$60kLowest 49% below MI
Millen Township and Bourret Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,244Lowest 57% below MI $1,427Highest 51% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±87.7 MI: 50.4%
Below poverty line 15.8%Highest MI: 13.2% 10.5%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.5%Highest MI: 73.2% 94.1%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 2 yrs newer than MI 1973Lowest 1 yr newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 43 minHighest 79% above MI 33 minLowest 36% above MI
Work from home 5.2%±7.1 MI: 13.5% 5.2%±4.8 MI: 13.5%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miLowest 41.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.37Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Gustin Township (17%)Midland (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bourret TownshipFew work in Millen Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 64.6%Highest 10.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 70.9 miHighest 27.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 2.2Highest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Millen Township

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Mitchell Township476 people · $91K 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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