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Minden Township vs Paris Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (11.3× in Minden Township) and median age (13.2 yrs in Paris Township).

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Minden Township, MIAn outdoors townSanilac County · 584 people

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Paris Township, MIA small town of 362Huron County · 362 people

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.

Minden TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors17.5% conserved land23 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Minden Township →

Paris TownshipA small town of 362

Quiet strengthsParis Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Paris 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.

Minden Township has more miles of trail

Minden Township 22.6 miParis Township 2.0 mi

Median age13.2 yrs

Paris Township skews older

Paris Township 50.7Minden Township 37.5

Average commute11 min

Paris Township has the shorter commute

Minden Township 30 minParis Township 19 min

Age 65++8.2 pts

Paris Township has more people 65 and up

Paris Township 22.1%Minden Township 13.9%

Conserved land+12 pts

Minden Township has more conserved land

Minden Township 17.5%Paris Township 5.5%

★ What stands out · Where they are

Minden Township and Paris Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Minden TownshipParis Township

Minden Township ↔ Paris Township6.6 miles apart · They share a border

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.

Down paymentRate%

Minden Township$970/mo

Typical home $163K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $861/mo · Housing →

Paris Township$980/mo

Typical home $165K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $850/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

Minden TownshipParis Township

Snow a year47″47″

January low16°F 16°F

July high77°F 77°F

Growing season (days)173d 173d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th 28th

Outdoors & history

Minden TownshipParis Township

Trails23 mi 2 mi

Conserved land17.5%5.5%

Archive photos—2

Community

Minden TownshipParis Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Only big differences vs Michigan average

Minden TownshipParis Township

People

Population 584Highest 362Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.4% MI: +2% —

Median age 37.5±6.5Lowest 7% below MI 50.7±5.8Highest 26% above MI

Kids under 18 24%±4.2Highest MI: 21.2% 16%±4.7Lowest MI: 21.2%

Minden Township and Paris Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 13.9%±2.7Lowest MI: 18.6% 22.1%±3.7Highest MI: 18.6%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.5%Lowest MI: 32.4% 14%Highest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±3Highest MI: 6.1% 2.5%±1.9Lowest MI: 6.1%

Minden Township and Paris Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $85,192±$15kHighest 17% above MI $62,115±$11kLowest 15% below MI

Minden Township and Paris Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $162,500±$35kLowest 30% below MI $164,900±$17kHighest 29% below MI

Paris Township and Minden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $861±$32Highest 24% below MI $850±$434Lowest 25% below MI

Minden Township and Paris Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,453Highest 50% below MI $1,420Lowest 51% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.9%±73.8Highest MI: 50.4% 27.3%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%

Minden Township and Paris Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 9.1%Highest MI: 13.2% 8%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 86.3%Highest MI: 73.2% 83.7%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1958 14 yrs older than MI 1958 14 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 24% above MI 19 minLowest 22% below MI

Work from home 7.9%±7.7Lowest MI: 13.5% 8.8%±4.8Highest MI: 13.5%

Paris Township and Minden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 21.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.31Lowest 0.45Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Bad Axe (13%)Bad Axe (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Paris TownshipFew work in Minden Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 17.5%Highest 5.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 22.6 miHighest 2.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 1.0Lowest

Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Minden Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Minden Township

Delaware Township756 people · $219K homes

Wheatland Township380 people · $185K homes

Austin Township550 people · $140K homes

Towns like Minden Township

Martin579 people · $176K homes

Coldwater Township794 people · $158K homes

Lafayette Township573 people · $164K homes

Ransom Township851 people · $171K homes

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.