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Millen Township vs Mitchell Township

Next-door neighbors in Alcona County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.8× in Mitchell Township) and trails (3.2× in Mitchell Township).

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Millen Township, MIAn outdoors townAlcona County · 367 people
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Mitchell Township, MIAn outdoors townAlcona County · 476 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 →
Mitchell TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors31.9% conserved land224 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Mitchell 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.

Jobs per worker4.8×
Mitchell Township is more of a job hub
Mitchell Township 0.62Millen Township 0.13
Trails3.2×
Mitchell Township has more miles of trail
Mitchell Township 224.1 miMillen Township 70.9 mi
Conserved land+32.7 pts
Millen Township has more conserved land
Millen Township 64.6%Mitchell Township 31.9%
Average commute12 min
Mitchell Township has the shorter commute
Millen Township 43 minMitchell Township 31 min
Age 65++8.7 pts
Millen Township has more people 65 and up
Millen Township 40.6%Mitchell Township 31.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Millen 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.

Millen Township$850/mo
Typical home $142K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · Housing →
Mitchell Township$580/mo
Typical home $91K (Census) · tax rate 1.28% · or rent about $1,042/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,300 a year, between Millen Township and Mitchell 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 Mitchell Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Millen TownshipMitchell TownshipMillen TownshipMitchell Township
Millen Township ↔ Mitchell Township10 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipMitchell Township
Snow a year41″57″
January low9°F11°F
July high79°F81°F
Growing season (days)133d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st21st
Outdoors & history
Millen TownshipMitchell Township
Trails71 mi224 mi
Conserved land64.6%31.9%
Archive photos23
Community
Millen TownshipMitchell 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.

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 TownshipMitchell Township
People
Population 367Lowest 476Highest
Median age 61.4±5.4Highest 53% above MI 56.3±5.7Lowest 40% above MI
Millen Township and Mitchell 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% 14.9%±5.2Highest MI: 21.2%
Mitchell 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% 31.9%±2.6Lowest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.7%Highest MI: 32.4% 11.6%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±4.6Highest MI: 6.1% 0%±3.3Lowest MI: 6.1%
Millen Township and Mitchell 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±$6kHighest 24% below MI $48,250±$9kLowest 34% below MI
Millen Township and Mitchell 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 $91,300±$35kLowest 61% below MI
Millen Township and Mitchell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,042±$172 8% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,244Highest 57% below MI $1,166Lowest 60% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 17.4%±83.5 MI: 50.4%
Below poverty line 15.8%Lowest MI: 13.2% 20.2%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.5%Highest MI: 73.2% 90.2%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 2 yrs newer than MI 1977Highest 5 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 43 minHighest 79% above MI 31 minLowest 28% above MI
Work from home 5.2%±7.1Lowest MI: 13.5% 8.5%±4.9Highest MI: 13.5%
Mitchell 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 4.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miLowest 31.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.62Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Gustin Township (17%)Curtis Township (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mitchell TownshipFew work in Millen Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 64.6%Highest 31.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 70.9 miLowest 224.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miLowest 1.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.7Lowest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Millen Township

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Hawes Township979 people · $176K homes
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Gustin Township839 people · $119K homes
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Mikado Township766 people · $130K homes
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Curtis Township1,130 people · $111K 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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