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%

Oma$1,810/mo

Typical home $296K (Census) · tax rate 1.03% · Housing →

Erwin Township$1,090/mo

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

The difference: $710 a month, about $8,600 a year, between Oma 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

Oma and Erwin Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OmaErwin Township

Oma ↔ Erwin Township7.0 miles apart · They share a border

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

OmaErwin Township

Snow a year155″155″

January low3°F 3°F

July high77°F 77°F

Growing season (days)128d 128d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th 12th

Outdoors & history

OmaErwin Township

Trails27 mi 76 mi

Conserved land28.2%37.8%

National Register places1 —

Community

OmaErwin 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.

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.

Only big differences vs U.S. average

OmaErwin Township

People

Population 309Lowest 349Highest

Median age 64.2±3Highest 65% above U.S. 63.3±4.9Lowest 63% above U.S.

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

Kids under 18 7.8%±7.8Highest U.S.: 22% 7.7%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22%

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

Age 65+ 47.6%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% 39.5%±10.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2%

Oma 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+ 36.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% 26.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% 1.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $70,000±$9kHighest 13% below U.S. $67,500±$17kLowest 16% below U.S.

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $295,800±$51kHighest 11% below U.S. $185,200±$38kLowest 44% below U.S.

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $850±$799 40% below U.S.

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,059Highest about the U.S. average $1,453Lowest 53% below U.S.

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 U.S.: 51.1%

Below poverty line 3.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% 8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 98.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% 95%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest same as U.S. 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S.

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minHighest 34% below U.S. 14 minLowest 46% below U.S.

Work from home 26.2%±14Highest U.S.: 15.1% 2.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1%

Work in townworking residents 2%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miLowest 39.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Highest 0.19Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Mercer (18%)Watersmeet Township (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Erwin TownshipFew work in Oma

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 28.2%Lowest 37.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 26.9 miLowest 76.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 1.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Highest 0.9Lowest

U.S. 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.

Oma vs Erwin Township

Two towns, two different strengths

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A typical home costs $710 more a month in Oma

Oma and Erwin Township share a border

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