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Mills Township vs Edwards Township

29 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.5× in Mills Township) and rent (+56% in Mills Township).

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Mills Township, MIAn outdoors townMidland County · 1,695 people
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Edwards Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsOgemaw County · 1,398 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.

Mills TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#72 most conserved land in MI8.2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 66%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Mills Township →
Edwards TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health79% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Edwards 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 worker4.5×
Mills Township is more of a job hub
Mills Township 0.68Edwards Township 0.15
Rent+56%
Rent runs higher in Mills Township
Mills Township $1,208Edwards Township $775
Average commute14 min
Edwards Township has the shorter commute
Mills Township 34 minEdwards Township 19 min
Property tax bill+47%
Tax bills are bigger in Mills Township
Mills Township $2,477Edwards Township $1,685
Street grid+92%
Edwards Township has the more walkable street grid
Edwards Township 2.3Mills Township 1.2
Seasonal homes+17.5 pts
Edwards Township has more second homes
Edwards Township 22.8%Mills Township 5.3%
★ What stands out · 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
B+Mills TownshipHealthier than 66% of U.S. towns C−Edwards TownshipHealthier than 21% of 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.

Mills Township$1,150/mo
Typical home $180K (Census) · tax rate 1.38% · or rent about $1,208/mo · Housing →
Edwards Township$1,130/mo
Typical home $188K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $775/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.

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
Mills TownshipEdwards Township
Snow a year49″53″
January low16°F10°F
July high82°F80°F
Growing season (days)172d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th30th
Outdoors & history
Mills TownshipEdwards Township
Trails8 mi6 mi
Conserved land10.8%0.1%
Community
Mills TownshipEdwards 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

29 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mills TownshipEdwards TownshipMills TownshipEdwards Township
Mills Township ↔ Edwards Township29 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.

Mills TownshipEdwards Township
People
Population 1,695Highest 1,398Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.5%Lowest MI: +2% -3.7%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 52.3±2.2Lowest 30% above MI 53.7±9.5Highest 34% above MI
Edwards Township and Mills Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13%±2.6Lowest MI: 21.2% 18.4%±4.6Highest MI: 21.2%
Edwards Township and Mills Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.8%±2.2Lowest MI: 18.6% 34.4%±5.4Highest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.6%Lowest MI: 32.4% 21.3%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.4%±1.6Highest MI: 6.1% 0.9%±0.7Lowest MI: 6.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $71,607±$10kLowest about the MI average $72,431±$12kHighest about the MI average
Edwards Township and Mills Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $179,500±$32kLowest 22% below MI $188,000±$29kHighest 19% below MI
Edwards Township and Mills Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,208±$235Highest 7% above MI $775±$110Lowest 31% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,477Highest 15% below MI $1,685Lowest 42% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.7%±46.9Highest MI: 50.4% 12.5%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%
Mills Township and Edwards Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.6%Highest MI: 13.2% 4.8%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.2%Lowest MI: 73.2% 96.5%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Highest 16 yrs newer than MI 1977Lowest 5 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 39% above MI 19 minLowest 20% below MI
Work from home 7.1%±2.9Lowest MI: 13.5% 10.4%±4.1Highest MI: 13.5%
Edwards Township and Mills Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 38.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.68Highest 0.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Midland (39%)West Branch (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Edwards TownshipFew work in Mills Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.8%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.2 miHighest 5.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 2.3Highest
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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