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

CMoran TownshipBetter than 28% of districts in the state –Hendricks TownshipNot graded

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

Moran TownshipHendricks Township

Snow a year81″99″

January low7°F 9°F

July high77°F 77°F

Growing season (days)130d 131d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)4th 14th

Outdoors & history

Moran TownshipHendricks Township

Trails237 mi 103 mi

Conserved land41.3%1%

National Register places4 —

Community

Moran TownshipHendricks 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.

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Only big differences vs Michigan average

Moran TownshipHendricks Township

People

Population 998Highest 121Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.5% MI: +2% —

Median age 53.4±6.3Lowest 33% above MI 63.5±7.5Highest 58% above MI

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

Kids under 18 14.3%±4.1Highest MI: 21.2% 2.5%±22.7Lowest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 34.4%±3.7Lowest MI: 18.6% 46.3%±16.9Highest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.8%Highest MI: 32.4% 11.5%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.6%±4.2Lowest MI: 6.1% 7.4%±11.4Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $68,059±$8kHighest 7% below MI $46,250±$12kLowest 37% below MI

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $230,300±$51k about the MI average —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $855±$11 24% below MI —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,685Highest 42% below MI $1,100Lowest 62% below MI

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.5%±41.4Highest MI: 50.4% 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4%

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

Below poverty line 9%Highest MI: 13.2% 3.3%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 79.8%Highest MI: 73.2% 71.4%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 15 yrs newer than MI 1981Lowest 9 yrs newer than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 16% below MI 63 minHighest 159% above MI

Work from home 3.7%±3.1Highest MI: 13.5% 3.6%±2.6Lowest MI: 13.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 8%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 48.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.97Highest 0.25Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town St. Ignace (23%)St. Ignace (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hendricks TownshipFew work in Moran Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 41.3%Highest 1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 236.7 miHighest 102.7 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.8 miHighest 1.3 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 4Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.3Lowest

Schools

School district St. Ignace Area Schools · Moran Township School District—

High school in town LaSalle High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 14.3 —

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.

Moran Township vs Hendricks Township

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