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Mueller Township vs Au Sable Township

131 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (51.7× in Mueller Township) and street grid (4.7× in Au Sable Township).

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Mueller Township, MIA regional job hubSchoolcraft County · 272 people
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Au Sable Township, MIOne of the healthiest townsRoscommon County · 209 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.

Mueller TownshipA regional job hub
Work121 jobsbased in Mueller Township, a regional job hub All about Mueller Township →
Au Sable TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health88% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Au Sable Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker51.7×
Mueller Township is more of a job hub
Mueller Township 1.55Au Sable Township 0.03
Street grid4.7×
Au Sable Township has the more walkable street grid
Au Sable Township 1.4Mueller Township 0.3
Trails2.1×
Au Sable Township has more miles of trail
Au Sable Township 75.3 miMueller Township 35.3 mi
Average commute8 min
Mueller Township has the shorter commute
Au Sable Township 30 minMueller Township 21 min
Property tax bill+27%
Tax bills are bigger in Mueller Township
Mueller Township $1,463Au Sable Township $1,150
Typical home built18 yrs
Mueller Township’s homes are older
Au Sable Township 1987Mueller Township 1969
★ What stands out · 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.

Mueller Township$950/mo
Typical home $158K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $900/mo · Housing →
Au Sable Township$930/mo
Typical home $158K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · 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.

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
–Mueller TownshipNot graded DAu Sable TownshipHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns
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
Mueller TownshipAu Sable Township
Snow a year—66″
January low—11°F
July high—81°F
Growing season (days)—125d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th54th
Outdoors & history
Mueller TownshipAu Sable Township
Trails35 mi75 mi
Conserved land6.9%2.2%
Settled—1947
National Register places1—
Archive photos—4
Community
Mueller TownshipAu Sable 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.

Where they are

131 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mueller TownshipSchoolcraft CountyAu Sable TownshipRoscommon County
Mueller Township ↔ Au Sable Township131 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.

Mueller TownshipAu Sable Township
People
Population 272Highest 209Lowest
Median age 57.3±13.7Lowest 43% above MI 58.6±6.1Highest 46% above MI
Au Sable Township and Mueller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21%±5.6Highest MI: 21.2% 10.5%±9.4Lowest MI: 21.2%
Mueller Township and Au Sable Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 34.2%±2.8Highest MI: 18.6% 32.1%±1.6Lowest MI: 18.6%
Mueller Township and Au Sable Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.6%Lowest MI: 32.4% 20%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±2.9Lowest MI: 6.1% 5.7%±6.7Highest MI: 6.1%
Au Sable Township and Mueller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,472±$11kHighest 13% below MI $61,250±$27kLowest 16% below MI
Mueller Township and Au Sable Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $158,000±$48kLowest 32% below MI $158,300±$18kHighest 32% below MI
Au Sable Township and Mueller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $900±$364 20% below MI —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,463Highest 50% below MI $1,150Lowest 60% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±100Lowest MI: 50.4% 100%±100Highest MI: 50.4%
Au Sable Township and Mueller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11% MI: 13.2% 11% MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.6%Lowest MI: 73.2% 96%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 3 yrs older than MI 1987Highest 15 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 12% below MI 30 minHighest 22% above MI
Work from home 13.5%±11Highest MI: 13.5% 9%±7.6Lowest MI: 13.5%
Mueller Township and Au Sable Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miLowest 50.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.55Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Manistique (27%)Higgins Township (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Au Sable TownshipFew work in Mueller Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.9%Highest 2.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 35.3 miLowest 75.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 2.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 1.4Highest
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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