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Mount Forest Township vs Cleon Township

97 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (10.1× in Cleon Township) and jobs per worker (6.1× in Cleon Township).

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Mount Forest Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsBay County · 1,453 people
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Cleon Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsManistee County · 1,124 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.

Mount Forest TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health67% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Mount Forest Township →
Cleon TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health89% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Cleon 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.

Trails10.1×
Cleon Township has more miles of trail
Cleon Township 15.1 miMount Forest Township 1.5 mi
Jobs per worker6.1×
Cleon Township is more of a job hub
Cleon Township 0.49Mount Forest Township 0.08
Property tax bill+42%
Tax bills are bigger in Mount Forest Township
Mount Forest Township $2,103Cleon Township $1,485
Growth since 2010+10.6 pts
Cleon Township has grown faster since 2010
Cleon Township +11.1%Mount Forest Township +0.5%
Street grid+77%
Cleon Township has the more walkable street grid
Cleon Township 2.3Mount Forest Township 1.3
★ What stands out · Life in each

Cleon Township gets 44 more inches of snow a year

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
Mount Forest TownshipCleon Township
Snow a year49″92″
January low13°F17°F
July high82°F80°F
Growing season (days)148d163d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th22nd
Outdoors & history
Mount Forest TownshipCleon Township
Trails2 mi15 mi
Conserved land1.3%0.4%
Community
Mount Forest TownshipCleon 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.

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
CMount Forest TownshipHealthier than 33% of U.S. towns DCleon TownshipHealthier than 11% 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.

Mount Forest Township$1,160/mo
Typical home $188K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $1,125/mo · Housing →
Cleon Township$1,110/mo
Typical home $188K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $1,167/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.

Where they are

97 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mount Forest TownshipBay CountyCleon TownshipManistee County
Mount Forest Township ↔ Cleon Township97 miles apart
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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.

Mount Forest TownshipCleon Township
People
Population 1,453Highest 1,124Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.5%Lowest MI: +2% +11.1%Highest MI: +2%
Median age 46.9±7.2Highest 17% above MI 46.5±6.9Lowest 16% above MI
Mount Forest Township and Cleon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.4%±4.9Lowest MI: 21.2% 20%±4.9Highest MI: 21.2%
Cleon Township and Mount Forest Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.4%±7Lowest MI: 18.6% 25.2%±6.9Highest MI: 18.6%
Cleon Township and Mount Forest Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.2%Highest MI: 32.4% 11.7%Lowest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±5.2Highest MI: 6.1% 2.4%±1.9Lowest MI: 6.1%
Mount Forest Township and Cleon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $64,792±$14kHighest 11% below MI $51,625±$14kLowest 29% below MI
Mount Forest Township and Cleon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $187,500±$22kLowest 19% below MI $188,000±$37kHighest 19% below MI
Cleon Township and Mount Forest Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,125±$338Lowest about the MI average $1,167±$698Highest 3% above MI
Cleon Township and Mount Forest Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,103Highest 28% below MI $1,485Lowest 49% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 63.3%±78.8Highest MI: 50.4%
Cleon Township and Mount Forest Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.2%Lowest MI: 13.2% 27.1%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.4%Highest MI: 73.2% 92.2%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 7 yrs newer than MI 1990Highest 18 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minLowest 48% above MI 37 minHighest 52% above MI
Work from home 8.7%±4.3Highest MI: 13.5% 3.5%±2.2Lowest MI: 13.5%
Mount Forest Township and Cleon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Lowest 4.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 22.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 0.49Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bay City (10%)Weldon Township (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cleon TownshipFew work in Mount Forest Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miLowest 15.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 2.3Highest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Mount Forest Township

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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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