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%

Moore Township$880/mo

Typical home $148K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $1,021/mo · Housing →

Gustin Township$730/mo

Typical home $119K (Census) · tax rate 1.01% · or rent about $718/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Moore 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.

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

–Moore 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

Moore TownshipGustin Township

Snow a year43″41″

January low13°F 9°F

July high80°F 79°F

Growing season (days)152d 133d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd 15th

Outdoors & history

Moore TownshipGustin Township

Trails7 mi 21 mi

Conserved land0.8%19.2%

Archive photos—2

Famous people born here1 —

Community

Moore TownshipGustin Township

Library hours a week—30 hrs

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.

Where they are

86 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Moore TownshipSanilac County Gustin TownshipAlcona County

Moore Township ↔ Gustin Township86 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.

Only big differences vs Michigan average

Moore TownshipGustin Township

People

Population 845Highest 839Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.7%Lowest MI: +2% -2.8%Highest MI: +2%

Median age 46.6±6.1Lowest 16% above MI 46.7±7.2Highest 16% above MI

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

Kids under 18 20.6%±4Highest MI: 21.2% 16.4%±3Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 27.5%±0.5Highest MI: 18.6% 25.4%±2.6Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.7%Highest MI: 32.4% 7.2%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±1.5Lowest MI: 6.1% 1.9%±3Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $48,750±$10kLowest 33% below MI $58,125±$27kHighest 20% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $148,300±$25kHighest 36% below MI $119,300±$33kLowest 48% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,021±$288Highest 10% below MI $718±$59Lowest 36% below MI

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,236Highest 57% below MI $1,208Lowest 58% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 18.2%±88.4Lowest MI: 50.4% 42%±37.9Highest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 18.6%Highest MI: 13.2% 12.8%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 92.3%Highest MI: 73.2% 87.4%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1966Lowest 6 yrs older than MI 1979Highest 7 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 11% below MI 19 minLowest 21% below MI

Work from home 10.5%±8.4Highest MI: 13.5% 5.6%±3.2Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 3.4%Lowest 12.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miLowest 26.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 1.38Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Sandusky (13%)Oscoda Township (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Gustin TownshipFew work in Moore Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Lowest 19.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 6.7 miLowest 20.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Lowest 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.

Moore Township vs Gustin Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Moore Township

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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