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Mitchell Township vs Millen 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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Mitchell Township, MIAn outdoors townAlcona County · 476 people
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Millen Township, MIAn outdoors townAlcona County · 367 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.

Mitchell TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors31.9% conserved land224 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Mitchell Township →
Millen TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors64.6% conserved land71 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Millen 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.

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

Mitchell Township and Millen Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mitchell TownshipMillen TownshipMitchell TownshipMillen Township
Mitchell Township ↔ Millen 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
Mitchell TownshipMillen Township
Snow a year57″41″
January low11°F9°F
July high81°F79°F
Growing season (days)133d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st21st
Outdoors & history
Mitchell TownshipMillen Township
Trails224 mi71 mi
Conserved land31.9%64.6%
Archive photos32
Community
Mitchell TownshipMillen 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.

Mitchell TownshipMillen Township
People
Population 476Highest 367Lowest
Median age 56.3±5.7Lowest 40% above MI 61.4±5.4Highest 53% 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 14.9%±5.2Highest MI: 21.2% 10.1%±5.9Lowest 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+ 31.9%±2.6Lowest MI: 18.6% 40.6%±5.5Highest MI: 18.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.6%Lowest MI: 32.4% 11.7%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.3Lowest MI: 6.1% 1.9%±4.6Highest 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 $48,250±$9kLowest 34% below MI $55,469±$6kHighest 24% 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 $91,300±$35kLowest 61% below MI $142,400±$22kHighest 39% 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 $1,166Lowest 60% below MI $1,244Highest 57% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 17.4%±83.5 MI: 50.4% —
Below poverty line 20.2%Highest MI: 13.2% 15.8%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.2%Lowest MI: 73.2% 97.5%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 5 yrs newer than MI 1974Lowest 2 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 28% above MI 43 minHighest 79% above MI
Work from home 8.5%±4.9Highest MI: 13.5% 5.2%±7.1Lowest 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 4.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miHighest 27.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.62Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Curtis Township (10%)Gustin Township (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Millen TownshipFew work in Mitchell Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 31.9%Lowest 64.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 224.1 miHighest 70.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.6 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 0.8Highest
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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