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Nester Township vs Loud Township

53 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.5× in Loud Township) and street grid (6× in Loud Township).

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Nester Township, MIAn outdoors townRoscommon County · 183 people
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Loud Township, MIAn outdoors townMontmorency County · 218 people
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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Nester 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.

Nester Township$810/mo
Typical home $132K (Census) · tax rate 1.11% · Housing →
Loud Township$590/mo
Typical home $97K (Census) · tax rate 0.96% · or rent about $431/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Nester Township and Loud 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.

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
Nester TownshipLoud Township
Snow a year49″57″
January low13°F11°F
July high82°F81°F
Growing season (days)148d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd40th
Outdoors & history
Nester TownshipLoud Township
Conserved land57.2%49.1%
National Register places1—
Archive photos4—
Community
Nester TownshipLoud 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

53 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Nester Township ↔ Loud Township53 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.

Nester TownshipLoud Township
People
Population 183Lowest 218Highest
Median age 64±3.9Lowest 59% above MI 65.2±2.7Highest 62% above MI
Loud Township and Nester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 3.3%±12.4Highest MI: 21.2% 1.4%±13.5Lowest MI: 21.2%
Nester Township and Loud Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 47%±22.4Lowest MI: 18.6% 51.4%±4.9Highest MI: 18.6%
Loud Township and Nester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14%Lowest MI: 32.4% 15.2%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8.5 MI: 6.1% 0%±7.1 MI: 6.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,750±$44kHighest 13% below MI $46,250±$7kLowest 37% below MI
Nester Township and Loud Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $132,100±$54kHighest 43% below MI $97,300±$29kLowest 58% below MI
Nester Township and Loud Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $431±$348 62% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,461Highest 50% below MI $935Lowest 68% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 70%±100 MI: 50.4%
Below poverty line 10.9%Lowest MI: 13.2% 14%Highest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.7%Highest MI: 73.2% 93.3%Lowest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 14 yrs newer than MI 1975Lowest 3 yrs newer than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 46 minHighest 88% above MI 20 minLowest 16% below MI
Work from home 4.4%±8.4Lowest MI: 13.5% 10%±15.5Highest MI: 13.5%
Loud Township and Nester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 44.8 miHighest 33.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Lowest 0.23Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Denton Township (15%)Alpena (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Loud TownshipFew work in Nester Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 57.2%Highest 49.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 147.2 miHighest 49.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.1 miHighest 1.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 1.8Highest
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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