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Millen Township vs Gustin Township

Next-door neighbors in Alcona County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10.6× in Gustin Township) and average commute (24 min in Gustin Township).

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Millen Township, MIAn outdoors townAlcona County · 367 people
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Gustin Township, MIAn outdoors townAlcona County · 839 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 →
Gustin TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors19.2% conserved land21 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Gustin 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 worker10.6×
Gustin Township is more of a job hub
Gustin Township 1.38Millen Township 0.13
Average commute24 min
Gustin Township has the shorter commute
Millen Township 43 minGustin Township 19 min
Conserved land+45.4 pts
Millen Township has more conserved land
Millen Township 64.6%Gustin Township 19.2%
Seasonal homes+42.1 pts
Millen Township has more second homes
Millen Township 57.1%Gustin Township 15%
Trails3.4×
Millen Township has more miles of trail
Millen Township 70.9 miGustin Township 20.8 mi
Median age14.7 yrs
Millen Township skews older
Millen Township 61.4Gustin Township 46.7
★ 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 →
Gustin Township$730/mo
Typical home $119K (Census) · tax rate 1.01% · or rent about $718/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Millen Township and Gustin 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.

Where they are

Millen Township and Gustin Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Millen TownshipGustin TownshipMillen TownshipGustin Township
Millen Township ↔ Gustin Township8.2 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
17 Millen Township residents work in Gustin Township (16.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Millen Township →
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
–Millen TownshipNot graded C+Gustin TownshipBetter than 38% of districts in the state
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 TownshipGustin Township
Snow a year41″41″
January low9°F9°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)133d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st15th
Outdoors & history
Millen TownshipGustin Township
Trails71 mi21 mi
Conserved land64.6%19.2%
Archive photos22
Community
Millen TownshipGustin Township
Library hours a week—30 hrs
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.

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 TownshipGustin Township
People
Population 367Lowest 839Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -2.8% MI: +2%
Median age 61.4±5.4Highest 53% above MI 46.7±7.2Lowest 16% above MI
Kids under 18 10.1%±5.9Lowest MI: 21.2% 16.4%±3Highest MI: 21.2%
Gustin 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% 25.4%±2.6Lowest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.7%Highest MI: 32.4% 7.2%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±4.6 MI: 6.1% 1.9%±3 MI: 6.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,469±$6kLowest 24% below MI $58,125±$27kHighest 20% below MI
Gustin 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 $119,300±$33kLowest 48% below MI
Millen Township and Gustin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $718±$59 36% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,244Highest 57% below MI $1,208Lowest 58% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 42%±37.9 MI: 50.4%
Below poverty line 15.8%Highest MI: 13.2% 12.8%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.5%Highest MI: 73.2% 87.4%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 2 yrs newer than MI 1979Highest 7 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 43 minHighest 79% above MI 19 minLowest 21% below MI
Work from home 5.2%±7.1Lowest MI: 13.5% 5.6%±3.2Highest MI: 13.5%
Gustin Township and Millen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 12.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miHighest 26.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 1.38Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Gustin Township (17%)Oscoda Township (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 17% work in Gustin TownshipFew work in Millen Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 64.6%Highest 19.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 70.9 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.9Highest
Schools
School district —Alcona Community Schools
High school in town —Alcona Community High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 13.4
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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