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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Ocqueoc 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.

Down paymentRate%

Ocqueoc Township$1,280/mo

Typical home $221K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →

Erwin Township$1,090/mo

Typical home $185K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,300 a year, between Ocqueoc Township and Erwin 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.

Where they are

297 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ocqueoc TownshipPresque Isle County Erwin TownshipGogebic County

Ocqueoc Township ↔ Erwin Township297 miles apart

Everything, side by side

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Only big differences vs Michigan average

Ocqueoc TownshipErwin Township

People

Population 448Highest 349Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -16.9% MI: +2% —

Median age 64.7±1.8Highest 61% above MI 63.3±4.9Lowest 57% above MI

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

Kids under 18 7.1%±3.4Lowest MI: 21.2% 7.7%±4.6Highest MI: 21.2%

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

Age 65+ 48.2%±7.4Highest MI: 18.6% 39.5%±10.2Lowest MI: 18.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.9%Highest MI: 32.4% 26.5%Lowest MI: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.5Lowest MI: 6.1% 1.4%±1.2Highest MI: 6.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $57,031±$4kLowest 22% below MI $67,500±$17kHighest 7% below MI

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $221,000±$36kHighest 5% below MI $185,200±$38kLowest 20% below MI

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $850±$799 25% below MI

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,476Highest 49% below MI $1,453Lowest 50% below MI

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

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

Below poverty line 10.3%Highest MI: 13.2% 8.9%Lowest MI: 13.2%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 96.7%Highest MI: 73.2% 95%Lowest MI: 73.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 3 yrs newer than MI 1956Lowest 16 yrs older than MI

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 6% above MI 14 minLowest 41% below MI

Work from home 24%±9.1Highest MI: 13.5% 2.1%±2.5Lowest MI: 13.5%

Work in townworking residents 0.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.8 miLowest 39.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Highest 0.19Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Rogers City (13%)Watersmeet Township (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Erwin TownshipFew work in Ocqueoc Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 43.6%Highest 37.8%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 72.0 miLowest 76.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miLowest 1.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.9Highest 0.9Lowest

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.

Ocqueoc Township vs Erwin Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Erwin Township gets 68 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Ocqueoc Township

297 miles apart

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